7800GT And Vista issues

NeoKrieger · Oct 28, 2006, 08:39 PM

Hey guys,
I just upgraded to a 7800GT from an ATI X800GTO on my dual XP/Vista rig. I must say, wither I am doing something wrong or Nvidia is behind ATI in Vista support.

Ok, I am running Vista RC1 and everything worked great with their CCC divers. I was able to Play Half Life 2, Dark Messiah and City of Heroes beautifully and without any problems......then I upgraded to Nvidia.

I installed the card and didnt even bother with the software CD, I can right here and got the newest DH0 drivers I know and love!! 0.9291 installed, and I rebooted. Hmmm, still crappy resolution and no Windows Aero ( I was able to run them full with the X800). Went into device manager, everything showed up as working properly. Ran the Driver Cleaner Professional program and tried it again, rebooting after each wipe and install. I'v tried this 5 times now, each time downloading a fresh copy from the site, as well.

The ONLY thing that I noticed wrong about the install was right after it finishes and prompts me to reboot, a window shows up behind the installer, saying "RunDLL32.exe has quit" It disapears as soon as I tell it to reboot, so I think I was just missing that on the other attempts.

Sorry for the long post, but I've already tried a few things and I've stumped everyone else I know. Thats why I need DH's help!!

Here are a few screenshots to help with the diagnosis:

And the full system specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
ASrock 775Dual-VSTA
1GB Kingston DDR400
320GB SATA2
250GB SATA
120GB SATA
7800GT
Windows XP Pro SP2/Vista RC1

NeoKrieger · Oct 30, 2006, 09:01 AM

to anyone else that is running Vista RC1 with 7-Series GeForce: what drivers are you using?

Prince_Link · Oct 30, 2006, 02:48 PM

WTF

92.91 ARE XP DRIVERS

you need RC1 drivers.
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&ct...T788WFWw3-mTmA

NeoKrieger · Oct 31, 2006, 09:36 AM

sorry, it was actually 96.33 as per the driver screenshot. i was getting confused, sry

and that link is for x86 - i need it for 64-bit

Prince_Link · Nov 1, 2006, 04:46 AM

no newer drivers exist for Rc1

thats the problem of using an alrady out dated RC build.

NeoKrieger · Nov 5, 2006, 11:08 PM

know any way that I can get my hands on x64 RC2?

Prince_Link · Nov 6, 2006, 07:05 AM

nope, it was a limited release, and there will be no RC3

the latest build is 58xx 59xx and is an internal build.. RTM will be build 6000 i believe

Oct 28, 2006, 08:39 PM	#1
NeoKrieger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	7800GT And Vista issues Hey guys, I just upgraded to a 7800GT from an ATI X800GTO on my dual XP/Vista rig. I must say, wither I am doing something wrong or Nvidia is behind ATI in Vista support. Ok, I am running Vista RC1 and everything worked great with their CCC divers. I was able to Play Half Life 2, Dark Messiah and City of Heroes beautifully and without any problems......then I upgraded to Nvidia. I installed the card and didnt even bother with the software CD, I can right here and got the newest DH0 drivers I know and love!! 0.9291 installed, and I rebooted. Hmmm, still crappy resolution and no Windows Aero ( I was able to run them full with the X800). Went into device manager, everything showed up as working properly. Ran the Driver Cleaner Professional program and tried it again, rebooting after each wipe and install. I'v tried this 5 times now, each time downloading a fresh copy from the site, as well. The ONLY thing that I noticed wrong about the install was right after it finishes and prompts me to reboot, a window shows up behind the installer, saying "RunDLL32.exe has quit" It disapears as soon as I tell it to reboot, so I think I was just missing that on the other attempts. Sorry for the long post, but I've already tried a few things and I've stumped everyone else I know. Thats why I need DH's help!! Here are a few screenshots to help with the diagnosis: And the full system specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 ASrock 775Dual-VSTA 1GB Kingston DDR400 320GB SATA2 250GB SATA 120GB SATA 7800GT Windows XP Pro SP2/Vista RC1 Last edited by NeoKrieger; Oct 28, 2006 at 08:45 PM.

Oct 30, 2006, 02:48 PM	#3
Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	WTF 92.91 ARE XP DRIVERS you need RC1 drivers. http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&ct...T788WFWw3-mTmA __________________

Nov 1, 2006, 04:46 AM	#5
Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	no newer drivers exist for Rc1 thats the problem of using an alrady out dated RC build. __________________

Nov 6, 2006, 07:05 AM	#7
Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	nope, it was a limited release, and there will be no RC3 the latest build is 58xx 59xx and is an internal build.. RTM will be build 6000 i believe __________________

Oct 30, 2006, 09:01 AM	Thread Starter #2
NeoKrieger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	to anyone else that is running Vista RC1 with 7-Series GeForce: what drivers are you using?

Oct 31, 2006, 09:36 AM	Thread Starter #4
NeoKrieger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	sorry, it was actually 96.33 as per the driver screenshot. i was getting confused, sry and that link is for x86 - i need it for 64-bit

Nov 5, 2006, 11:08 PM	Thread Starter #6
NeoKrieger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	know any way that I can get my hands on x64 RC2?