Nvidia installer not working

[Thanatognomonic]

Hey folks
After recently having to completely wipe my Nvidia drivers due to a Nv4_disp.dll blue screen error, (apparently re-installing all Nvidia drivers made the error go).

Now, every time I go to install the drivers, the installer gets stuck on the "system check" part. I've had it sitting on that one part for over 20 minutes..
Is there a way to fix this? or should I just leave it longer, but I remember it taking no where near 20 minutes my first time installing the drivers..

 

[Alec Mowat]

What videocard? PCI-E I imagine?

What version of Windows?
What driver version?

 

[Thanatognomonic]

I'm using a GTX 660ti
Using 32-bit windows xp SP 3
drivers would be the latest, so 335.04

 

[Alec Mowat]

Yuk, XP is a mess. That's your problem.

What is your CPU and RAM?

Migrate to 7 if possible. If meaning, as soon as.

If not, use the System Restore function and go back pre-uninstallation. Than uninstall from Safemode.

 

[pcgaming98]

Try going to Device Manager and installing the drivers from there (manual installation, if you didn't, unpack your driver files in a folder on the desktop).

EDIT:

Windows XP isn't supported anymore so it's kind of expected to see this.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Yuk, XP is a mess. That's your problem.

What is your CPU and RAM?

Migrate to 7 if possible. If meaning, as soon as.

If not, use the System Restore function and go back pre-uninstallation. Than uninstall from Safemode.

Currently running off a Semprom 140 and 4gb of 800mhz (Old I know, it's served me well until recent)
I plan on migrating to 7 when I come to building a new rig, no point spending £70 then another in a few months.
System restore is gonna be a last resort incase nothing else works.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Try going to Device Manager and installing the drivers from there (manual installation, if you didn't, unpack your driver files in a folder on the desktop).

EDIT:

Windows XP isn't supported anymore so it's kind of expected to see this.

I'd expect Nvidia to atleast fail the first test instead of just running it,
is there a way I can download older drivers?

 

[pcgaming98]

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx

Well here is a driver finder on their site (if you didn't use that already), oddly enough, Windows XP isn't on the list for Operating Systems.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_archive.html

Here's an older list of drivers that work for Windows 2000/XP.

EDIT: Those drivers appear to not support the 6xx series, dont use them. I advise upgrading to 7/8, XP is no longer supported.

 

[Alec Mowat]

Did you just buy this videocard?

I don't think you have a driver issue. I would gamble that your motherboard (or PSU) just can't run that GPU. Windows XP is just adding to the situation.

A fresh, 64-bit install of Windows 7 (or Even Vista) would make a significant performance boost on your system. I would say that's easily that safest thing to do.

 

[Alec Mowat]

Try going to Device Manager and installing the drivers from there (manual installation, if you didn't, unpack your driver files in a folder on the desktop).

EDIT:

Windows XP isn't supported anymore so it's kind of expected to see this.

I'd expect Nvidia to atleast fail the first test instead of just running it,
is there a way I can download older drivers?

I've been experimenting a lot with older hardware.

If you go under "features" on this site and compare the FX8350 to your chip, you will see how many instruction sets are missing. There are basically built in short cuts to decode media or perform similar tasks repeatably.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-Sempron-140-vs-AMD-FX-8350

If the Driver attempts (or the card) to take advantage of any of those instruction sets, the chip won't support it and it will bluescreen, crash or generally not boot into Windows.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Did you just buy this videocard?

I don't think you have a driver issue. I would gamble that your motherboard (or PSU) just can't run that GPU. Windows XP is just adding to the situation.

A fresh, 64-bit install of Windows 7 (or Even Vista) would make a significant performance boost on your system. I would say that's easily that safest thing to do.

I got the video card 60% off with a XFX ProSeries 450w PSU around December and they've both been working perfectly with absolutely no hiccups until I decided to install the newest Nvidia drivers.

 

[Alec Mowat]

Use system restore and there should be a restore point before the upgrade. That's the easiest solution.

I would leave it there than. I have to run the 96 drivers for a FX5950 on the system specs in my sig.

 

[pcgaming98]

Probably because the default installed graphics drivers for Windows were designed to work, but they wouldn't work perfectly, one way or another, you'd find yourself with problems or needing features. That's what the drivers from Nvidia are for.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Alright, so I fixed it.. My computer was just having problems not wanting to install it..
I've got 335.04 running currently and it's already improved performance a buck-tonne.

Thanks for your help guys!

 

[Alec Mowat]

Seriously ditch XP. That's a DX11 card, and XP only supports DX9c. Going to Windows 7 will most likely increase performance more than you expect.

You are way overdue for an OS upgrade, especially if you are trying to play games. Microsoft might release a free version of Windows 8.1, which might be worth looking into.

 

[pcgaming98]

Seriously ditch XP. That's a DX11 card, and XP only supports DX9c. Going to Windows 7 will most likely increase performance more than you expect.

You are way overdue for an OS upgrade, especially if you are trying to play games. Microsoft might release a free version of Windows 8.1, which might be worth looking into.

It's free to upgrade if you have Windows 8.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

I know i'm over-due for an OS upgrade, but like I said, I'm building a new computer within the next month so I'm saving money for then because there's no point paying £70 for a new OS now then paying another £70 in the next month or two.

 

[Alec Mowat]

I know i'm over-due for an OS upgrade, but like I said, I'm building a new computer within the next month so I'm saving money for then because there's no point paying £70 for a new OS now then paying another £70 in the next month or two.

You can use the same CD key, you just need to deactivate it on the old system after the install. I've transferred my Windows 7 CD between 3 - 4 different computers.