"Peter " <> wrote in message
news:31BDEC4A-C41A-4B5F-89B6-...
>I am running Vista Business Sp2 - recently restored from a backup image
>after some problems occurred. Today I tried to install the latest Vista
>driver for my GeForce 6600 video card. It will not install and gives me
>the message "this driver will only install on a computer running Windows
>Vista".
>
> How can I get it to recognize my operating system? When booting up, the
> Vista choice (it's dual booted with XP) is "Windows Vista (Restored).
>
> Peter
What's happening is that the installer is asking the OS for a version check,
and the OS is returning a version that isn't what the installer wants to
see.
This message is because you are running a beta of a service pack, so the
answer is to remove that beta service pack. You should be able to
re-install it later if you wish.
nVidia can't be expected to provide production drivers for beta operating
system installs. When Vista SP2 is released, nVidia will likely re-test
and re-issue the drivers with support for SP2.
You may find utilities that can alter what the OS returns at the version
check; these used to be useful for poorly written installers in the Win3.x -
9.x days.
HTH
-pk
|
Similar Threads
Linear Mode
