Full Version: trouble nvidia uninstaller
Help.. I have 2 7950GT 512mb graphics cards runnings sli on vista windows 64 bit. when i try install updated driver 4.0.100.1190 it tells me you are trying to installer driver on a 32 bit version of uninstaller. how do i get this fixed or changed to a 64 bit version of unistaller.the driver version i have now is 7.5.11.5818. also system is AMD athlon 64x2 dual core 5600 2.94ghz . 2 gb ram.
QUOTE(nystreets @ Jul 8 2007, 07:39 PM)
Help.. I have 2 7950GT 512mb graphics cards runnings sli on vista windows 64 bit. when i try install updated driver 4.0.100.1190 it tells me you are trying to installer driver on a 32 bit version of uninstaller. how do i get this fixed or changed to a 64 bit version of unistaller.the driver version i have now is 7.5.11.5818. also system is AMD athlon 64x2 dual core 5600 2.94ghz . 2 gb ram.
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Ya im havin the same problem! AAARGGH!!
QUOTE(Initiator @ Jul 12 2007, 05:55 AM)
Ya im havin the same problem! AAARGGH!!
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Same problem here, did you guys have any luck resolving this issue?
I'm having this same problem running an 8800 GTS card. My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium x64. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Is there an official statement from Nvidia concerning this issue ?
I am having the same problem.
I am unable to install thes current 162.22 drivers on my Vista 64 due to the following error message:
FATAL ERROR
"You are running a 32 bit version of NVIDIA uninstaller on a 64 bit system (Binary type I386)
Wrong version of uninstaller. Uninstaller exits now"
Which is stupid, because the 162.22 forceware_winvista_64bit - driver ist a 64 bit and not 32 bit.
I am having the same problem.
I am unable to install thes current 162.22 drivers on my Vista 64 due to the following error message:
FATAL ERROR
"You are running a 32 bit version of NVIDIA uninstaller on a 64 bit system (Binary type I386)
Wrong version of uninstaller. Uninstaller exits now"
Which is stupid, because the 162.22 forceware_winvista_64bit - driver ist a 64 bit and not 32 bit.
Try manually uninstalling the driver by using the following procedure:
1. Control Panel=>Windows Update=>Change Settings=>"Download updates but let me choose whether to install them".
2. Download the latest driver from the nvidia website. http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
3. Go to Device Manager, select your display adaptor, and uninstall it, choose to also delete drivers when prompted.
4. Reboot computer into safe mode by pressing f8 when the computer boots, when prompted to install new display driver choose "never install a driver for this device"
5. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\ and rename the file nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm_old.sys. Take note of the date of this file
6. Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename any other file of the same date as nvlddmkm.sys which begins with the letters 'nv'
**ADDED FOR CLARITY***
For examples:
nvcplui.exe become nvcplui_old.exe
nvd3dumx.dll becomes nvd3dumx_old.exe
etc..etc..etc..Repeat for all files with the same date as the file you found in step 5, they begin with the letters 'nv'
If it is too tedious to rename all the files, you can simply delete them, or move them to a different folder.
*********************
6a. For 64bit Vista, repeat step 6 in c:\windows\sysWOW64
7. Reboot to normal Windows, if prompted again to install a driver choose "never install a driver for this device.
8. Install the driver which you downloaded from the nvidia website.
Thank StickyWulf for that.
1. Control Panel=>Windows Update=>Change Settings=>"Download updates but let me choose whether to install them".
2. Download the latest driver from the nvidia website. http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
3. Go to Device Manager, select your display adaptor, and uninstall it, choose to also delete drivers when prompted.
4. Reboot computer into safe mode by pressing f8 when the computer boots, when prompted to install new display driver choose "never install a driver for this device"
5. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\ and rename the file nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm_old.sys. Take note of the date of this file
6. Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename any other file of the same date as nvlddmkm.sys which begins with the letters 'nv'
**ADDED FOR CLARITY***
For examples:
nvcplui.exe become nvcplui_old.exe
nvd3dumx.dll becomes nvd3dumx_old.exe
etc..etc..etc..Repeat for all files with the same date as the file you found in step 5, they begin with the letters 'nv'
If it is too tedious to rename all the files, you can simply delete them, or move them to a different folder.
*********************
6a. For 64bit Vista, repeat step 6 in c:\windows\sysWOW64
7. Reboot to normal Windows, if prompted again to install a driver choose "never install a driver for this device.
8. Install the driver which you downloaded from the nvidia website.
Thank StickyWulf for that.
QUOTE(Dostoyevsky77 @ Sep 10 2007, 07:42 PM)
Try manually uninstalling the driver by using the following procedure:
1. Control Panel=>Windows Update=>Change Settings=>"Download updates but let me choose whether to install them".
2. Download the latest driver from the nvidia website. http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
3. Go to Device Manager, select your display adaptor, and uninstall it, choose to also delete drivers when prompted.
4. Reboot computer into safe mode by pressing f8 when the computer boots, when prompted to install new display driver choose "never install a driver for this device"
5. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\ and rename the file nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm_old.sys. Take note of the date of this file
6. Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename any other file of the same date as nvlddmkm.sys which begins with the letters 'nv'
**ADDED FOR CLARITY***
For examples:
nvcplui.exe become nvcplui_old.exe
nvd3dumx.dll becomes nvd3dumx_old.exe
etc..etc..etc..Repeat for all files with the same date as the file you found in step 5, they begin with the letters 'nv'
If it is too tedious to rename all the files, you can simply delete them, or move them to a different folder.
*********************
6a. For 64bit Vista, repeat step 6 in c:\windows\sysWOW64
7. Reboot to normal Windows, if prompted again to install a driver choose "never install a driver for this device.
8. Install the driver which you downloaded from the nvidia website.
Thank StickyWulf for that.
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1. Control Panel=>Windows Update=>Change Settings=>"Download updates but let me choose whether to install them".
2. Download the latest driver from the nvidia website. http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
3. Go to Device Manager, select your display adaptor, and uninstall it, choose to also delete drivers when prompted.
4. Reboot computer into safe mode by pressing f8 when the computer boots, when prompted to install new display driver choose "never install a driver for this device"
5. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\ and rename the file nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm_old.sys. Take note of the date of this file
6. Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename any other file of the same date as nvlddmkm.sys which begins with the letters 'nv'
**ADDED FOR CLARITY***
For examples:
nvcplui.exe become nvcplui_old.exe
nvd3dumx.dll becomes nvd3dumx_old.exe
etc..etc..etc..Repeat for all files with the same date as the file you found in step 5, they begin with the letters 'nv'
If it is too tedious to rename all the files, you can simply delete them, or move them to a different folder.
*********************
6a. For 64bit Vista, repeat step 6 in c:\windows\sysWOW64
7. Reboot to normal Windows, if prompted again to install a driver choose "never install a driver for this device.
8. Install the driver which you downloaded from the nvidia website.
Thank StickyWulf for that.
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Thanks !
This works for me with the 163.67 Beta Driver,
But not with the current 162.22 where I still get the same FATAL error regarding the 32 bit uninstaller.
So there is something wrong with this release ?!
Thank you Dos, I will try that when I get a chance.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
QUOTE(ob1knobdc @ Sep 13 2007, 04:06 AM)
Thank you Dos, I will try that when I get a chance.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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I have the exact same issue currently and its driving me against the wall!
I installed the crysis demo today, I thought I would try the recommended beta drivers 169.01 , Crysis kept on crashing and crashing, I thought It would be best to roll back to the most current whql drivers 163.69.
Now running into that fatal error (you are running a 32 bit version of nvidia uninstaller on a 64 bit system (binary type I386) wrong version of uninstaller, uninstaller exits now) no matter what I do, I have tried the above mentioned solution but no go
Please tell me there is a way to resolve this as I do not feel like reinstalling vista.
Edit: Isnt there an nvidia forceware 64 bit uninstaller available for vista 64 bit btw ? that would solve this issue right ? Or any other kind of program that will remove all nvidia driver related stuff so that I can install the nvidia whql driver again.
bump 
I now also used guru3d's driversweep in safe mode, but it didnt help =(
Also after using the driversweep program I was able to install the 162.50 whql vista 64-bit drivers, but this is not an ideal situation where I would like to install the 163.69 whql driver but cannot.
btw why is it that the older 162.50 does not have the fatal uninstall error and the more current 163.69 does ?
I now also used guru3d's driversweep in safe mode, but it didnt help =(Also after using the driversweep program I was able to install the 162.50 whql vista 64-bit drivers, but this is not an ideal situation where I would like to install the 163.69 whql driver but cannot.
btw why is it that the older 162.50 does not have the fatal uninstall error and the more current 163.69 does ?
QUOTE(Sirial @ Oct 27 2007, 07:18 AM)
bump I now also used guru3d's driversweep in safe mode, but it didnt help =(
Also after using the driversweep program I was able to install the 162.50 whql vista 64-bit drivers, but this is not an ideal situation where I would like to install the 163.69 whql driver but cannot.
btw why is it that the older 162.50 does not have the fatal uninstall error and the more current 163.69 does ?
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I now also used guru3d's driversweep in safe mode, but it didnt help =(Also after using the driversweep program I was able to install the 162.50 whql vista 64-bit drivers, but this is not an ideal situation where I would like to install the 163.69 whql driver but cannot.
btw why is it that the older 162.50 does not have the fatal uninstall error and the more current 163.69 does ?
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Terribly sorry to shamelessly bump this thread but this issue still is unresolved and I hope somebody will come along that knows of a fix
QUOTE(Sirial @ Oct 28 2007, 07:04 AM)
Terribly sorry to shamelessly bump this thread but this issue still is unresolved and I hope somebody will come along that knows of a fix
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One more bump, maybe somone knows of a way to help me out.
Bump again.
This is silly stupid. Have you read the FAQ and seen the lame solution? I'm supposed to buy a 3rd party driver cleaner? I'll sooner RMA my board. I don't have time for this crap. Why are they still packaging this? I like the idea but it is still too buggy. Then it is not uninstallable. Not even with the Windows Install Cleanup tool. The NAM is junk. It's bringing down my whole system. Interfering with software compatability and inturrupting my work.
This is silly stupid. Have you read the FAQ and seen the lame solution? I'm supposed to buy a 3rd party driver cleaner? I'll sooner RMA my board. I don't have time for this crap. Why are they still packaging this? I like the idea but it is still too buggy. Then it is not uninstallable. Not even with the Windows Install Cleanup tool. The NAM is junk. It's bringing down my whole system. Interfering with software compatability and inturrupting my work.
Dear Dostoyevsky77,
I found you post of Sep 10 2007, 07:42 PM regarding the error message: You are running a 32 bit-version of NVIDIA uninstaller on a 64 bit system.
Following your instructions I got my graphic card updated - but that did not rid me of my problem, because I had got this error message in trying to update the chip-set drivers to version 15.01.
Of course I got the same error message again, as I tried that again.
Do you have any suggestions how I can update that driver to version 15.01?
My system:
ASUS motherboard: M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition
CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ AM2
Vista 64 Home Premium
Best wishes
GottfriedHutter
I found you post of Sep 10 2007, 07:42 PM regarding the error message: You are running a 32 bit-version of NVIDIA uninstaller on a 64 bit system.
Following your instructions I got my graphic card updated - but that did not rid me of my problem, because I had got this error message in trying to update the chip-set drivers to version 15.01.
Of course I got the same error message again, as I tried that again.
Do you have any suggestions how I can update that driver to version 15.01?
My system:
ASUS motherboard: M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition
CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ AM2
Vista 64 Home Premium
Best wishes
GottfriedHutter
QUOTE(Dostoyevsky77 @ Sep 10 2007, 07:42 PM)
Try manually uninstalling the driver by using the following procedure:
1. Control Panel=>Windows Update=>Change Settings=>"Download updates but let me choose whether to install them".
2. Download the latest driver from the nvidia website. http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
3. Go to Device Manager, select your display adaptor, and uninstall it, choose to also delete drivers when prompted.
4. Reboot computer into safe mode by pressing f8 when the computer boots, when prompted to install new display driver choose "never install a driver for this device"
5. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\ and rename the file nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm_old.sys. Take note of the date of this file
6. Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename any other file of the same date as nvlddmkm.sys which begins with the letters 'nv'
**ADDED FOR CLARITY***
For examples:
nvcplui.exe become nvcplui_old.exe
nvd3dumx.dll becomes nvd3dumx_old.exe
etc..etc..etc..Repeat for all files with the same date as the file you found in step 5, they begin with the letters 'nv'
If it is too tedious to rename all the files, you can simply delete them, or move them to a different folder.
*********************
6a. For 64bit Vista, repeat step 6 in c:\windows\sysWOW64
7. Reboot to normal Windows, if prompted again to install a driver choose "never install a driver for this device.
8. Install the driver which you downloaded from the nvidia website.
Thank StickyWulf for that.
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1. Control Panel=>Windows Update=>Change Settings=>"Download updates but let me choose whether to install them".
2. Download the latest driver from the nvidia website. http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
3. Go to Device Manager, select your display adaptor, and uninstall it, choose to also delete drivers when prompted.
4. Reboot computer into safe mode by pressing f8 when the computer boots, when prompted to install new display driver choose "never install a driver for this device"
5. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\ and rename the file nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm_old.sys. Take note of the date of this file
6. Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename any other file of the same date as nvlddmkm.sys which begins with the letters 'nv'
**ADDED FOR CLARITY***
For examples:
nvcplui.exe become nvcplui_old.exe
nvd3dumx.dll becomes nvd3dumx_old.exe
etc..etc..etc..Repeat for all files with the same date as the file you found in step 5, they begin with the letters 'nv'
If it is too tedious to rename all the files, you can simply delete them, or move them to a different folder.
*********************
6a. For 64bit Vista, repeat step 6 in c:\windows\sysWOW64
7. Reboot to normal Windows, if prompted again to install a driver choose "never install a driver for this device.
8. Install the driver which you downloaded from the nvidia website.
Thank StickyWulf for that.
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This fix didn't help me to instil 169.25 on my Vista Ultimate 64-bit system.
I ran the "fix", but on install, the system is still trying to run a 32-bit unistaller with the appropriate terminal fail that results.
I ran the "fix", but on install, the system is still trying to run a 32-bit unistaller with the appropriate terminal fail that results.
Bump. Any news on the problem ?
I`ve run into it recently when trying to reinstall 169.25 drivers. 169.44 gives the same error. When i install drivers manualy through comp->devMang->uninstall/install it seems to install them but when trying to launch games i get errors (ETQW gives openGL one). It seems that they are not completely installed that way. Plus i still get the uninstaller error when trying to do it normal way. Wierd thing is , its a recent problem for me, i`ve had .44 drivers installed w/o problem for a while. Then one day i had DirectX and Open GL errors pop up so i tried to reinstall them ...
Vista64 U , 8800 GTS , quad 2.4 , 4gb , added my Dxdiag right after manual install of .44 (after reboot Version and Date fields are empty in the display Tab)
I`ve run into it recently when trying to reinstall 169.25 drivers. 169.44 gives the same error. When i install drivers manualy through comp->devMang->uninstall/install it seems to install them but when trying to launch games i get errors (ETQW gives openGL one). It seems that they are not completely installed that way. Plus i still get the uninstaller error when trying to do it normal way. Wierd thing is , its a recent problem for me, i`ve had .44 drivers installed w/o problem for a while. Then one day i had DirectX and Open GL errors pop up so i tried to reinstall them ...
Vista64 U , 8800 GTS , quad 2.4 , 4gb , added my Dxdiag right after manual install of .44 (after reboot Version and Date fields are empty in the display Tab)
I'm having the same problem with 175.16 for an 8800GT. Was a solution found?
Hi everybody, i see more than one year has passed and the problem is still present.
This is what happened to me:
I have 2 8800M GTX, on Vista 64 bit.
I started with the 174.33 drivers, and i decided that it was time to look for an update. I downloaded the 175.19 from the Nvidia website and i tried to install.
Like everybody else here i got: "Fatal Error - You are running a 32 bit version of Nvidia uninstaller on a 64 bit system (Binary type I386). Wrong version of uninstaller. Uninstaller exits now."
Right after this you get "NVIDIA Setup Error - Setup detected that the operating system in use is not Windows Vista [64-bit]. This setup program and its associated drivers are designed to run only on Windows Vista [64-bit]. The installation will be terminated."
Then after this you get the first message again, and that's it.
Basically it tells you that you can't uninstall the old drivers because you're running a 32 bit uninstaller on a 64 bit OS, and then that you can't install because you are running a 64 bit installer on a 32 bit OS!!! Basically it doesn't make any sense!!!
I read someone used the Driver Sweeper program to remove all the remaining driver files after a unistallation, so i dowloaded it at http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Drive...tup)_d1655.html, where i also found a newer version of the Nvidia drivers, the 177.83 (how come the Nvidia site does not have the latest drivers and other sites have?), but of course i had the same error messages with these 177.83 drivers.
So i carefully tried the method that Dostoyevsky77 suggests, also using the Driver Sweeper program on top of that, but still nothing. Fortunately i managed to install a version of drivers older than the ones i started with, the 167.62, since i couldn't reinstall my original 174.33, or the newer found 175.19 and 177.83. Now if i go to check the DxDiag program (DirectX Diagnostic Tool) i can see that some tab is missing, as now i have only Display and i'm sure before i had one or two tabs more, something like Graphics 1 and 2 (because i have two graphic cards).
If i try to update the drivers through Device Manager, it tells me that they are already up to date.
Conclusion: I spent about 4 hours of my time and i got drivers older than the ones i started with, and thanks god i actually got any back in the end!!
I don't think Nvidia will ever give a damn about this problem but i'm still posting my experience in case it can be useful to some other user.
Every help is well welcome.
This is what happened to me:
I have 2 8800M GTX, on Vista 64 bit.
I started with the 174.33 drivers, and i decided that it was time to look for an update. I downloaded the 175.19 from the Nvidia website and i tried to install.
Like everybody else here i got: "Fatal Error - You are running a 32 bit version of Nvidia uninstaller on a 64 bit system (Binary type I386). Wrong version of uninstaller. Uninstaller exits now."
Right after this you get "NVIDIA Setup Error - Setup detected that the operating system in use is not Windows Vista [64-bit]. This setup program and its associated drivers are designed to run only on Windows Vista [64-bit]. The installation will be terminated."
Then after this you get the first message again, and that's it.
Basically it tells you that you can't uninstall the old drivers because you're running a 32 bit uninstaller on a 64 bit OS, and then that you can't install because you are running a 64 bit installer on a 32 bit OS!!! Basically it doesn't make any sense!!!
I read someone used the Driver Sweeper program to remove all the remaining driver files after a unistallation, so i dowloaded it at http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Drive...tup)_d1655.html, where i also found a newer version of the Nvidia drivers, the 177.83 (how come the Nvidia site does not have the latest drivers and other sites have?), but of course i had the same error messages with these 177.83 drivers.
So i carefully tried the method that Dostoyevsky77 suggests, also using the Driver Sweeper program on top of that, but still nothing. Fortunately i managed to install a version of drivers older than the ones i started with, the 167.62, since i couldn't reinstall my original 174.33, or the newer found 175.19 and 177.83. Now if i go to check the DxDiag program (DirectX Diagnostic Tool) i can see that some tab is missing, as now i have only Display and i'm sure before i had one or two tabs more, something like Graphics 1 and 2 (because i have two graphic cards).
If i try to update the drivers through Device Manager, it tells me that they are already up to date.
Conclusion: I spent about 4 hours of my time and i got drivers older than the ones i started with, and thanks god i actually got any back in the end!!
I don't think Nvidia will ever give a damn about this problem but i'm still posting my experience in case it can be useful to some other user.
Every help is well welcome.
QUOTE(Ignorant Cancer @ Aug 15 2008, 04:08 PM)
Hi everybody, i see more than one year has passed and the problem is still present.
This is what happened to me:
I have 2 8800M GTX, on Vista 64 bit.
I started with the 174.33 drivers, and i decided that it was time to look for an update. I downloaded the 175.19 from the Nvidia website and i tried to install.
Like everybody else here i got: "Fatal Error - You are running a 32 bit version of Nvidia uninstaller on a 64 bit system (Binary type I386). Wrong version of uninstaller. Uninstaller exits now."
Right after this you get "NVIDIA Setup Error - Setup detected that the operating system in use is not Windows Vista [64-bit]. This setup program and its associated drivers are designed to run only on Windows Vista [64-bit]. The installation will be terminated."
Then after this you get the first message again, and that's it.
Basically it tells you that you can't uninstall the old drivers because you're running a 32 bit uninstaller on a 64 bit OS, and then that you can't install because you are running a 64 bit installer on a 32 bit OS!!! Basically it doesn't make any sense!!!
I read someone used the Driver Sweeper program to remove all the remaining driver files after a unistallation, so i dowloaded it at http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Drive...tup)_d1655.html, where i also found a newer version of the Nvidia drivers, the 177.83 (how come the Nvidia site does not have the latest drivers and other sites have?), but of course i had the same error messages with these 177.83 drivers.
So i carefully tried the method that Dostoyevsky77 suggests, also using the Driver Sweeper program on top of that, but still nothing. Fortunately i managed to install a version of drivers older than the ones i started with, the 167.62, since i couldn't reinstall my original 174.33, or the newer found 175.19 and 177.83. Now if i go to check the DxDiag program (DirectX Diagnostic Tool) i can see that some tab is missing, as now i have only Display and i'm sure before i had one or two tabs more, something like Graphics 1 and 2 (because i have two graphic cards).
If i try to update the drivers through Device Manager, it tells me that they are already up to date.
Conclusion: I spent about 4 hours of my time and i got drivers older than the ones i started with, and thanks god i actually got any back in the end!!
I don't think Nvidia will ever give a damn about this problem but i'm still posting my experience in case it can be useful to some other user.
Every help is well welcome.
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This is what happened to me:
I have 2 8800M GTX, on Vista 64 bit.
I started with the 174.33 drivers, and i decided that it was time to look for an update. I downloaded the 175.19 from the Nvidia website and i tried to install.
Like everybody else here i got: "Fatal Error - You are running a 32 bit version of Nvidia uninstaller on a 64 bit system (Binary type I386). Wrong version of uninstaller. Uninstaller exits now."
Right after this you get "NVIDIA Setup Error - Setup detected that the operating system in use is not Windows Vista [64-bit]. This setup program and its associated drivers are designed to run only on Windows Vista [64-bit]. The installation will be terminated."
Then after this you get the first message again, and that's it.
Basically it tells you that you can't uninstall the old drivers because you're running a 32 bit uninstaller on a 64 bit OS, and then that you can't install because you are running a 64 bit installer on a 32 bit OS!!! Basically it doesn't make any sense!!!
I read someone used the Driver Sweeper program to remove all the remaining driver files after a unistallation, so i dowloaded it at http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Drive...tup)_d1655.html, where i also found a newer version of the Nvidia drivers, the 177.83 (how come the Nvidia site does not have the latest drivers and other sites have?), but of course i had the same error messages with these 177.83 drivers.
So i carefully tried the method that Dostoyevsky77 suggests, also using the Driver Sweeper program on top of that, but still nothing. Fortunately i managed to install a version of drivers older than the ones i started with, the 167.62, since i couldn't reinstall my original 174.33, or the newer found 175.19 and 177.83. Now if i go to check the DxDiag program (DirectX Diagnostic Tool) i can see that some tab is missing, as now i have only Display and i'm sure before i had one or two tabs more, something like Graphics 1 and 2 (because i have two graphic cards).
If i try to update the drivers through Device Manager, it tells me that they are already up to date.
Conclusion: I spent about 4 hours of my time and i got drivers older than the ones i started with, and thanks god i actually got any back in the end!!
I don't think Nvidia will ever give a damn about this problem but i'm still posting my experience in case it can be useful to some other user.
Every help is well welcome.
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QUOTE(Gman007 @ Sep 6 2008, 10:26 PM)
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Hi everybody,
I also have the same problem for more than 6 months now. It came up again when I tried to install the new drivers in order to work with the whole Physics thing.
asus p5n sli mobo
E6850
8800 gt
4gb
Its really pissing me off that nothing has been done about this for all this time.
QUOTE(MorgothG @ Sep 29 2008, 07:33 PM)
Hi everybody,
I also have the same problem for more than 6 months now. It came up again when I tried to install the new drivers in order to work with the whole Physics thing.
asus p5n sli mobo
E6850
8800 gt
4gb
Its really pissing me off that nothing has been done about this for all this time.
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I also have the same problem for more than 6 months now. It came up again when I tried to install the new drivers in order to work with the whole Physics thing.
asus p5n sli mobo
E6850
8800 gt
4gb
Its really pissing me off that nothing has been done about this for all this time.
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me too having the same problem with the
GeForce Release 178 WHQL
Version: 178.13
Release Date: September 25, 2008
Operating System: Windows Vista 64-bit
Language: U.S. English
File Size: 103 MB
driver.
the first post is made a long time ago!! and still the problem exists. What a shame, nvidia still do not have take any action on this. I'm using a 8600GT graphics card.
QUOTE(da_coolest @ Oct 6 2008, 08:47 PM)
Language: U.S. English
Try Driver Sweeper, or deleting the files as mentioned above. Also download the international driver, by choosing Language as English UK.
I'm sitting here with a brand new rig and an EVGA GTX 260, and I'm having the exact same problem (using Vista 64 bit Business). Can't get any drivers installed, except for the one that was supplied on the CD, which is of course half a year old. I was able to update to a newer driver using Windows Update, but that one is not new either (September), and not including PhysX, which I really want (one of the main reasons I chose nVidia instead of ATI). I was quite shocked to see that this problem has persisted for over a year WITHOUT NVIDIA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! Still no news on this?
Same problem with 178.24 WHQL..... guess that doesnt have any meaning to devs.....
my sys:
asus m3u
phenom 9750 quad
8800 GTX
4 gb ram
Vista Ultimate
im just too lasy to manualy sweep all drivers.... =)
my sys:
asus m3u
phenom 9750 quad
8800 GTX
4 gb ram
Vista Ultimate
im just too lasy to manualy sweep all drivers.... =)
Hi allI had the same problem while installing the 2 x Geforce 9600GT giving me the same error messages as shown above.Tried everything I gould thing of for hours THEN IT HIT ME if the problem is that it's tring to uninstall the old cards files but is not reading them correctly,what would happen if there was never any trace of nvidia on my computer at all.
SO i DELETED EVERY SINGLE FILE,CERTICATE,REGISTRY, THAT i COULD FIND ON MY COMPUTER MEANING THAT MY COMPUTER NEVER HEARD OF NVIDIA IN IT'S LIFE ,,Restarted my computer without any graphic cards in it so that it wouldn't try to download new files at restart,,bubble checked everything and went to systems settings and turned off INSTALL NEW DRIVERS AUTOMATICAL.
Shut down the PC and placed the nivida graphics card in and powered her up..reset the resalution to my proper settings as it onlt picked up 1 monitor since the card at this point has no driver installed.
And guess what the new driver installed without any problems what so ever.PROBLEM SOLVED This took some work and a couple of hours but it was worth it in the end.I hope this helps most of you if not all,word of advice but,,,If your not sure about what your doing get professional help becasue if you delete the wrong registry keys or files you will/may damage your system or programs won't work,,,So I can't stress enough be sure you know what your doing as this is not for the beginner user.
My Specs
X38T-DQ6 motherboard
Intel 2Quad Q9550 CPU overclocked to 3.4GHZ
1200WTs power supply
8GBs DDR3 memory
2 x nvidia 9600GT graphic cards I choose the 9600GT because I found it runs just as good as the 9800GTX but I am saving to but the 9800GX2 which is much much dearer at the moment since I will want 2 of them.
4 x 22" acer monitors
4 x 1TB hard drives
liquid cooling will be added very soon as I'm designing my own cooling system.
This is an awesome machine that I built myself but don't ask the price as it's way way up there in the few thousands.
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