• Cannot Install Nvidia Drivers
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I just installed a new hard drive and needed to move my Windows installation. So I backed everything up, formatted everything, and reinstalled. Everything has been relatively pain free until I go to install the drivers for my 470GTX. After a few seconds, I simply get this: [url]http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af146/Zarrendragon/random%20images/nvidiafailedinstall.jpg[/url] Sometimes the resolution will flip around before it states it has failed. I have tried searching the web, but I cannot find anything related to this particular problem. This is a fresh install so there are no previous drivers that could be causing issues. In fact, windows is using a 'generic graphics driver' currently. I have also downloaded older drivers with the same result. Any ideas?
Perhaps you're downloading the wrong drivers? Open STEAM and right click on the upper-left, tab, "STEAM" and tab down to "Check for Video Driver updates..." and it should find the ones you need automatically.
[QUOTE=Xolo;27760968]Perhaps you're downloading the wrong drivers? Open STEAM and right click on the upper-left, tab, "STEAM" and tab down to "Check for Video Driver updates..." and it should find the ones you need automatically.[/QUOTE] Actually I figured it out, especially since i couldn't install Steam either! I seem to be one of the unlucky few to have a glitch Windows 7 HP install. The default administrator user that is created upon install does not have administrator rights in my case. With the conflicting settings, programs crash with odd errors. The only solution i have found is to just immediately create a second user with admin rights and use that instead. Everything works fine then. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] I guess I should change this into a 'Cannot install Steam' thread. Everything is installing just fine, except for steam. When i run the installer i get a message stating that the file is not a valid installation package.
I'm hoping you've re-downloaded steam.
[QUOTE=moesislack;27766243]I'm hoping you've re-downloaded steam.[/QUOTE] I have tried downloading it many times and each one is 'an invalid installer package'.
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