[aznddongman]

I have a XFX Nvidia Geforce 8500GT 512 MB and I cant seem to install the drivers for it on my vista. I can do it fine with xp, but not vista.
I tried the nvidia website, the cd, and the xfx website. Nothing works.
Help?

[unbidden]

Can you please explain what is happening when you try the install.

Did you remove the current drivers first?

[DaveA]

Are this Vista drivers?

[skinnywhiteboy]

Here are the Vista drivers for that device:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvist...9.25_whql.html

[aznddongman]

Tried it.
All of the drivers I get come with this message from the installation screen:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4170/errorlk6.jpg

Wait, should I upgrade to service pack 1?

[skinnywhiteboy]

Service Pack 1 for Vista has not been released yet.

[Gulo Luseus]

The error code is the one you recieve if you try and update with XP drivers instead of Vistas. Check you are definitely trying to use Vista drivers not XP- outside of that, cant think of anything that woul dcause the problem.

[aznddongman]

None of these work. D:

What should I do? Should I attempt to remove the xp drivers? If so, where are they normally?

[mtbird]

You may want to use Driver Cleaner Pro to clean up the mess......
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=745

Even though it doesn't say Vista is supported, it works. Be sure to read the directions for use ! Make sure you have no NVidia drivers listed in your add/remove. If you do, uninstall them.

I have more success installing drivers, by unpacking them to a folder directly off the root drive, then using driver update through the device manager. Just point it to the root folder.

[aznddongman]

Ok, I'll be sure to try it and report back!

[timothye]

did you find any drivers for your card , or have you resolved the problem in some way ?
Cheers T

[aznddongman]

Not yet, I will tomorrow.

I had no time yesterday D: