Current nVidia Video Driver

[Mike Warren]

I need to support a 7000 series nVidia video card on a machine that
currently has a small image and therefore will not run nVidia's
latest InstallSheild installer.

When I try to run the installer, nothing happens. No error messages,
nothing.

The older 6000 series installer does work but is not suitable for the
card I'm using.

This looks like a difficult driver to componentise so in the interest
of fixing it quickly I thought it might be easier to include
components that support the installer in my image. This may not be
the last time I need to change the video card on this image.

Does anyone know what components I would need to start with to
support the installer?

Even better would be if someone has already componentised the driver
and is willing to share it. I couldn't find anything on xpefiles.com

 

[vcnewbie]

Hi, Mike

Maybe it will sound a bit obvious, but have you tryed to create a new
component?

I'm doing this: clean temporary folders, run the installer on any
computer, open temporary folder and find a new one with all files
needed for a new component, including DLLs, INFs, etc. Sometimes
there are some CABs, instead. Then you'll need a ZIP extrator utility
to open those. Then it's just a matter of creating the component.

I'm opened to critics / suggestions ;-) Hope this helps
Francisco

 

[Mike Warren]

Maybe it will sound a bit obvious, but have you tryed to create a
new component?

Thanks for the reply Francisco.

This is just for maintenance on some older machines that need to have
the video cards replaced.

I wanted to avoid making a component for this since I suspect this
will be a difficult one and I may need to change the driver again
soon.

I added Windows Installer Service component and that seems to have
allowed the installer to work.