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    Hybrid SLI in XP

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Aaronbeh, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. Aaronbeh

    Aaronbeh Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    nVidia has stated that Hybrid SLI will NOT be supported under XP. At the same time I see people using Vista drivers with Windows 7, along with Hybrid SLI. With that said, can one use the Vista drivers under XP and thus be able to use Hybrid SLI?

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  2. jessi3k3

    jessi3k3 Notebook Evangelist

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    That doesnt make sense. You still cant use vista drivers to enable hybrid sli as far as i know in XP. Vista and Windows 7 share the same driver, uh, how do i say this, structure? In windows vista they changed how video drivers interact with the OS, so basically Windows 7 improved on that. This is why you can use vista drivers with Windows 7 drivers.
     
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  3. Aaronbeh

    Aaronbeh Notebook Guru

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    Thanks jessi3k3, that is what I thought but I wasn't sure if someone out there had figured out a way to mod the Vista drivers to work with XP. The change in how they intereact with the OS would negate that possibility then.
     
    Aaronbeh, Feb 9, 2009
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