NVIDIA DRIVER UPDATE FOR NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Failed

The NVIDIA driver update continues to fail on my Dell XPS 410. It has been
failing since 4/10/07 to update. I tried multiple times myself to update it
today and yep failure again. Any suggestions? I have cable connection,
therefore no worries about disconnection problems. Thanks.

Joyfulgrace wrote:
> The NVIDIA driver update continues to fail on my Dell XPS 410. It
> has been failing since 4/10/07 to update. I tried multiple times
> myself to update it today and yep failure again. Any suggestions? I
> have cable connection, therefore no worries about disconnection
> problems.

If you are trying to get this 'update' from Windows Updates (Microsoft
Updates) --> STOP NOW.

Microsoft did not make the hardware in your system. The driver they are
trying to give you is likely old and *not* the best driver out there. What
they have is a driver that NVidia likely PAID them to approve and place on
their sites. What you should do is get the driver for your video card
straight from the manufacturer.

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Graphics Driver --> GeForce Series 8 (You can choose this - it takes you to
the ForceWare Release 162 release) --> whatever OS you have... You did not
say.

It was released on July 26, 2007 by the company that actually manufacturered
your video chipset. ;-)

Having a Dell - you should also get your drivers *from Dell* if it is not
something like a video card - where the manufacturer will be more likely to
have the latest/greatest.

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&catid=&impid=

The point being - do not get drivers for non-Microsoft produced hardware
from thw Windows/Microsoft Updates areas. Microsoft did not create the
hardware - why would they be the one you would choose to support it? ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Hi there,

And last but not at least: if it ain't broke: do not try to"FIX" it.

Best regards.
Michel Denie

"Shenan Stanley" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Joyfulgrace wrote:
>> The NVIDIA driver update continues to fail on my Dell XPS 410. It
>> has been failing since 4/10/07 to update. I tried multiple times
>> myself to update it today and yep failure again. Any suggestions? I
>> have cable connection, therefore no worries about disconnection
>> problems.
>
> If you are trying to get this 'update' from Windows Updates (Microsoft
> Updates) --> STOP NOW.
>
> Microsoft did not make the hardware in your system. The driver they are
> trying to give you is likely old and *not* the best driver out there.
> What they have is a driver that NVidia likely PAID them to approve and
> place on their sites. What you should do is get the driver for your video
> card straight from the manufacturer.
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
>
> Graphics Driver --> GeForce Series 8 (You can choose this - it takes you
> to the ForceWare Release 162 release) --> whatever OS you have... You did
> not say.
>
> It was released on July 26, 2007 by the company that actually
> manufacturered your video chipset. ;-)
>
> Having a Dell - you should also get your drivers *from Dell* if it is not
> something like a video card - where the manufacturer will be more likely
> to have the latest/greatest.
>
> http://support.dell.com/support/down...&catid=&impid=
>
> The point being - do not get drivers for non-Microsoft produced hardware
> from thw Windows/Microsoft Updates areas. Microsoft did not create the
> hardware - why would they be the one you would choose to support it? ;-)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>