Window Vista, All GPUs: Installing a new driver will sometimes
result in a black screen or no display.
This is an issue with the current Windows Vista installation process. This can
be worked around using the following instructions.
1 Uninstall all old drivers on your system using Device manager -> Display
Adapter -> uninstall.
2 Unzip the new driver package to a temporary folder on your desktop.
3 Open the file nv*.inf for editing, locate the [Version] section, and
modify the date in the DriverVer line as follows:
; NVIDIA Windows Vista Display INF file
; Copyright (c) NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
Provider = %NVIDIA%
ClassGUID = {4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Class = Display
CatalogFile = NV_DISP.CAT
DriverVer = 03/10/2006, 8.7.4.4
modify the line above to:
DriverVer = 03/11/2006, 8.7.4.4
4 Save the change and install the driver using the revised INF.
The driver should now install with no problems.
Any time you attempt to reinstall a driver that has been previously installed
on that system, you must change the DriverVer date in the INF.
• The default video decoders in Windows Vista do not yet take
advantage of hardware acceleration.