claremm said:
I have a new computer running Vista 32 bit. My son bought Company of Heroes but it doesn't play
properly. I tried downloading a new driver for the graphics card (NVIDIA Ge Force 8300GS) fron
Windows but I got this message "Set Up Error Setup detected that the operating system in use is
not Windows Vista [32-bit]. This set up programme and its associated drivers are designed to run
only on Windows Vista. The installation will be terminated" My installation disc says Vista so
what is going on? I'm confused!!!
Okay, you "Must" have the correct drivers (Not necessarily the very latest) for both the hardware
and the operating system.
Windows update may offer the right drivers but for NVidia there are doubts about using Windows
update to install them, here is why.
You should never do anything else at the same time, if possible even turn off anti-virus and other
security software, but at the very least do this.
Here is what I recommend. Don't jump in and start yet, just read. From the control panel uninstall
the present drivers, reboot, install the new drivers, reboot. This keeps everything "Clean" so you
don't end up with half old and half new because something has been fighting with the installer.
See the point?
So to get new drivers go to the NVidia website, not Windows update. You sill find there is a
button you can hit to check your hardware and present drivers, it says Beta but try it because it
has been reliable.
Download the suggested package to your desktop so it is easy to find. The idea is to have
everything you need to hand so that if the desktop gets messed up (when you get to the next stage)
it's not awkward to fix.
You motherboard may have other NVidia parts too so you can check for other drivers as well, same
thing, download but do not install yet.
When you got the packages quite everything and reboot, stop anything that auto starts that you do
not need, Skype, Yahoo IM and stuff.
If you got the Non Video drivers package install that first.
Reboot and again stop anything tha auto starts you do not need.
Here is where you should uninstall the old video drivers, now most of the time I have found you
can get away with missing that step but if you try missing it be prepared to go back and try
again.
Now reboot again (If you uninstalled) and stop the unnecessary stuff again.
Install Video package and reboot, good to go.
I have never had the full procedure fail, most times you can cheat and get away with it if you
don't uninstall but use NVidia's own website, using Windows update is far less reliable, not
because there is anything wrong with it in theory but because it can easily get messed up by other
things.
Try to keep a hold of these suggestions as Video card drivers change quite often and the latest
usually brings some benefits, it is not something you want to be frightened to change or update.
Always keep a copy of at least one set of drivers, you can then go back if a new set gives you
problems with a particular game, so if the one's you get now work well archive them some place, it
makes sense to archive the packages you download for anything really, sometimes updates don't work
better...
Main thing is to keep things clean, so sorry if this sounds a bit daunting but it is far less so
that having things get crossed wires...