NVIDIA GeForce Experience Doesn't Open/Install

[Hydranoid620]

I recently re-installed windows and when I was installing GeForce Experience, it failed every time I tried. I tried installing a version or two back but still wouldn't install. The icon shows up the in the system tray but when I click it nothing happens. I looked in the event viewer to see if that could tell me anything (it didn't). I tried reinstalling all my NVIDIA applications in safe mode. Everything re-installs fine except Experience. But, when I search "NVIDIA" Experience doesn't show up on that list. I've tried everything I could think of and things other people have done as well but nothing seems to work for me. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You make no mention of your GPU model or what "Experience" version.

 

[Hydranoid620]

You make no mention of your GPU model or what "Experience" version.

I thought I had added that in.. I've got a EVGA GeForce GTX 660 and I tried the latest Experience version and the two prior.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Here's what I'd try.

Don't use anything you have already downloaded to do the following. Download fresh from these exact links.


Download the Display driver uninstaller.

http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/



Download the 344.11 NVidia drivers.

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/77837/en-us


Run the Display driver uninstaller. Select the NVidia option and remove everything. Allow the safe mode reboot.

After it completes, reboot and install the 344.11 drivers. Reboot.

Download and try to install the Experience package again.

 

[Hydranoid620]

Here's what I'd try.

Don't use anything you have already downloaded to do the following. Download fresh from these exact links.


Download the Display driver uninstaller.

http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/



Download the 344.11 NVidia drivers.

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/77837/en-us


Run the Display driver uninstaller. Select the NVidia option and remove everything. Allow the safe mode reboot.

After it completes, reboot and install the 344.11 drivers. Reboot.

Download and try to install the Experience package again.

I went to reboot into safe mode to uninstall all the NVIDIA things (that's what I understood and I read somewhere that when uninstalling graphics drivers to boot in safe mode) but now my POST chip gives me "Legacy option ROM initialization" and hangs there. So I tried removing my graphics card and sure enough it boots fine (I saw from the integrated graphics). Could this be my graphics card is dead or something simple?

Update: Leaving my computer to sit for a while seems to make the POST chip run to "IDE initialization started" which was always what it showed as the last code but it would boot fine. It makes a beep every now and then from the onboard speaker and HDD light is on pretty constantly (does flicker) but shows nothing on either of my monitors.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You were not supposed to boot into safe mode to do the uninstall. You were supposed to allow the uninstaller to reboot itself into safe mode. It does it automatically but prompts you for permission to do it during the uninstall. Any other way, is wrong.

As far as your other issues. I'd run Memtest86 for seven passes on each memory module, individually (Running it on multiple modules can cause false errors) to see if something there is causing an issue followed by running Seatools for windows to check the hard drives. Run the short DST and long generic tests.

IF none of those has an issue run a SFC/Scannow to check the system for errors.

 

[Hydranoid620]

To my problem I made the tread about: I've given up on trying to get Experince to work. Every time I tried to do something, I messed something else up.

To my other problem: Flashing the BIOS prior to the one I had (had F18 now on F17) and setting it to optimized defaults. When it booted, it went to B2 again BUT if I immediately went to the boot menu (without letting it do it on its own) and telling it to boot from my boot drive, it worked perfectly fine! 3 boots and it's working good!

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, I'm glad that's working good. I don't recall any mention of a BIOS issue, but it's almost always better to have the most recent BIOS installed. Going backwards, when possible, it usually only done in cases where an overclock or RAM timing worked better prior to updating, but if it works, go with it.