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    Nvidia Driver Update Help

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Niqui, Feb 8, 2010.

  1. Niqui

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    Hey, I have been struggling with this for over three weeks now and am seriously annoyed. Can someone please help me.

    I want to update my graphics driver so I can get screen orientation as an option in Windows 7 for work. But sony has no new driver and I cant install directly from nvidia. So i did some research and uninstalled my sony nvidia driver and tried installing the nvidia itself and it says error not compatible with the hardware.....................I am flabbergasted.

    How do i update this damn driver?
    all help is greatly appreciated.
     
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    Get your driver from Laptopvideo2go with the appropriate modded inf. You can install your Vista driver too.
     
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    thanks, i went there and had the same error, which driver from their site do i need...i have to put that nvd file in the new install folder?
     
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    Download the original driver(exe) and the modded inf (nvxx.inf), copy and paste the modded inf into the driver package (got from running the original exe).
     
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    thks rajesh,,, i aint that quick though....can u explain a bit please?
    dont try and install the new driver, download my old one and the accompanying inf and place the inf into the new downloaded exe folder or the old one?? i assume new.

    do u which driver number this is, 8400 m is my card. i downloaded the 188.43...no luck even with the modded inf placed in that folder
     
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    If your notebook has hybrid GPU (Intel + Nvidia), this driver might not work as expected.
     
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    it installed fine....lost the brightness feature adjustment via fn key though??

    i do have hybrid graphics, what kind of issues?
    i will reboot with it off and see now.

    thanks for all the help

    it says to switch orientation to portrait i need to change the refresh rate and resolution, but to what??

    thks
     
    Niqui, Feb 8, 2010
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