NEW NVIDIA DRIVERS.

[Conor]

Version 101.41 just released.

Important fixes a lot of people were getting:

# Brief corruption (flickering, boxes) on screen at Windows Vista
login, CTR-ALT-DEL (Task Manager), or other function that requires
Vista User Account Control
# Playback issues when playing TV/DVD/video in Media Center with Aero
enabled
# Outputting via TV-Out shows only a black and white display
# HDTV output does not keep HDTV resolution after restart
# Adjusting Video Color settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel are not
getting applied.
# Change Flat Panel Scaling page does not correctly work in the NVIDIA
Control Panel.
# Brightness, Contrast and Gamma values remain the same in Adjust
Desktop Color settings once closing and opening the NVIDIA Control
Panel.
# Corruption on DVI monitor while going to hibernation from standby

 

[Guest]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_101.41.html

 

[Richard Urban]

Please note that this is a "beta" driver, and that you *may* get undesirable
results, or even break your system.

If you are not prepared to redo your system, either from a saved image or by
doing a fresh install, beware of beta software - from anyone.



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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User

 

[BoXy]

SLI finally works on my 7950 GX2 now

BoXy

 

[Mark Maylon]

Installed them and ran some benchmark tests on aquamark3d and see no
performance increase out if 7900GS. No problems from the driver.

 

[Arne-Kolja Bachstein]

Installed it especially because there is announced in the changelog that
widescreen scaling should be fixed now. But unfortunately it doesn't seem so
here. Before this driver I could change options, but they didn't do
anything. Now with the new one I am not even able to change anything,
because it's grayed out. My lcd screen is recognized with it's correct name,
the native resolution too. But still the feature is just grayed out. Dammit
:-(

Arne
http://www.arnekolja.com

 

[newsgroupposter]

Hi there,

I saw those drivers and i was wondering if the Forceware driver is supposed
to be the complete driver ? or is that an add on driver??

thanks

 

[Mick]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_101.41.html

I have a GeForce fx5500 - downloaded this driver - worked for me -no
issues to report.

Mick

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[Conor]

Please note that this is a "beta" driver, and that you *may* get undesirable
results, or even break your system.

All nVidia Vista drivers have been BETA.

 

[newsgroupposter]

Hi,

I just tried to install the driver as my vga card is on the list of
supported hardware,but the setup did not complete as i received a message
the the setup program could not find any drivers that are compatible for the
hardware.Is this the "beta" part,where it doesnt work properly ??? Or what
might not be quite right ? hmmm

thanks

 

[Nonymous]

All nVidia Vista drivers have been BETA.

The previous version (100.65) is WHQL certified.

 

[JW]

Read the release notes in detail there is limited capabilitly in the new
relase for Overscan compensation if that is your objective.

 

[Roscoe]

They could break your system just was easy as the Beta drivers. Not that
either would.
Urban is kinda stupid.

 

[Peter M]

The previous version (100.65) is WHQL certified.

Which means "nothing". Read the NV release notes it plainly states many 3d
functions are not working and that these are just "basic" drivers. So yes,
they are beta.

 

[Arne-Kolja Bachstein]

Ah, thx, I didn't notice the more complete changelog. And no, it's not what
I meant to do (overscan compensation), but the info I needed is written down
there too... Flat panel scaling not yet available :-/

 

[Justin]

Thanks for the heads up!

A funny note about these fixes. People blamed a couple of these problems on
Vista.

Gee, looky here, a driver update fixed them.

 

[Guest]

they wont let me install them...it says i dont have vista installed! i do
have a 64-bit CPU...and the drivers r for 32-bit system!

 

[Justin]

Which version of Vista did you install?

they wont let me install them...it says i dont have vista installed! i do
have a 64-bit CPU...and the drivers r for 32-bit system!

 

[Guest]

Well one has a choice

Use XP drivers (though one has to upgrade XP to do this) and blue screen on
any Direct X call.
Use standard VGA driver and have most functions not work.
Use NVidia drivers and have a few problems but one's computer mostly works.

 

[Kurt Herman]

I had the same problems. Turns out the installer defaults to un-packing to
the NVidia folder on the C: drive. I have Vista on my L: partition. Pointed
the installer to that drive, and all went well.

Kurt