NVIDIA ForceWare 97.64 Vista Drivers Released

malware · Jan 6, 2007, 06:22 AM

NVIDIA has released the following WHQL certified drivers for use with Windows Vista RTM 32/64bit version that will enable you to test the basic features and capabilities of the new operating system. For a full list of fixed issues, please view the release notes.

Download:
ForceWare 97.46 Vista Driver x86 RTM 32bit (38.5MB)
ForceWare 97.46 Vista Driver x64 RTM 64bit (47.6MB)

Source: NVIDIA

PyroInc · Jan 6, 2007, 09:04 AM

humm.... I wonder how basic.....

WarEagleAU · Jan 6, 2007, 12:52 PM

pretty basic is my guess.

mascaras · Jan 6, 2007, 03:21 PM

its not 97.64 its 97.46

regards

newtekie1 · Jan 6, 2007, 06:59 PM

So at this point can we just assume that NVidia has dropped support for all of its cards that don't start with an 8 and all OSes that don't start with a V and end with an ISTA?

I really would like to upgrade from the extremely buggy 93.81 driver sometime soon, but seeing as how their last driver release for anyting that wasn't Vista or an 8800 was over 2 months ago, I don't thing I will see a new driver any time soon.

mascaras · Jan 6, 2007, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtekie1

So at this point can we just assume that NVidia has dropped support for all of its cards that don't start with an 8 and all OSes that don't start with a V and end with an ISTA?

I really would like to upgrade from the extremely buggy 93.81 driver sometime soon, but seeing as how their last driver release for anyting that wasn't Vista or an 8800 was over 2 months ago, I don't thing I will see a new driver any time soon.

this Vista drivers is NOT for 8800 series , its for all other series

they also relased a new 8800 series driver for win xp

Quote:

8800 series:

---8800 Series WHQL 97.92 for 2K/XP

regards

newtekie1 · Jan 6, 2007, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mascaras

this Vista drivers is NOT for 8800 series , its for all other series

they also relased a new 8800 series driver for win xp

Did you miss the entire point of my post?

8800+XP:Check
Others+Vista:Check
Others+XP:Houston we have a problem

So, while the users of Vista or 8800 series cards and get to enjoy pretty decent WHQL certified drivers, the users of older cards that still use XP have been stuck using the complete pile of crap driver know as 93.71 for over two months now.

PyroInc · Jan 6, 2007, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mascaras

this Vista drivers is NOT for 8800 series , its for all other series

they also relased a new 8800 series driver for win xp

regards

humm..... I can't find this file on the nvidia site so is it real?

Ketxxx · Jan 6, 2007, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtekie1

Did you miss the entire point of my post?

8800+XP:Check
Others+Vista:Check
Others+XP:Houston we have a problem

So, while the users of Vista or 8800 series cards and get to enjoy pretty decent WHQL certified drivers, the users of older cards that still use XP have been stuck using the complete pile of crap driver know as 93.71 for over two months now.

Not that im on a vendetta or anything

newtekie1 · Jan 6, 2007, 09:24 PM

Yes, I know, but those aren't offically released like that from NVidia, and by the way there is a 97.28 version like that also, and you can actually modify the later version to work too.

But again, you seem to be missing one important part of my post, WHQL, and the fact that NVidia isn't aren't actually releasing the drivers this way. They are simply hacked to work with other cards.

Ketxxx · Jan 6, 2007, 09:34 PM

the asus drivers arent hacked as far as im aware, all native support. and im sure im not the only one to say nobody cares if the driver is beta or not, if it works, it works, we all get a small perf boost, yay!

newtekie1 · Jan 6, 2007, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ketxxx

the asus drivers arent hacked as far as im aware, all native support. and im sure im not the only one to say nobody cares if the driver is beta or not, if it works, it works, we all get a small perf boost, yay!

1.) I care(not really though, I just want them to work)
2.) Did I mention why they aren't WHQL certified? No. Well it is a minor issue of them breaking SLI in all the lower cards. I have never successfully been able to enable SLI on my 7900GTs using any driver higher than the 93.81. Whenever I try the machine just reboots instantly and SLI remains disabled.

malware · Jan 7, 2007, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mascaras

its not 97.64 its 97.46

regards

Fixed, thank you

Jan 6, 2007, 06:22 AM	#1
malware Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 5,413 (1.74/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 986 Times in 497 Posts System Specs	NVIDIA ForceWare 97.46 Vista Drivers Released NVIDIA has released the following WHQL certified drivers for use with Windows Vista RTM 32/64bit version that will enable you to test the basic features and capabilities of the new operating system. For a full list of fixed issues, please view the release notes. Download: ForceWare 97.46 Vista Driver x86 RTM 32bit (38.5MB) ForceWare 97.46 Vista Driver x64 RTM 64bit (47.6MB) Source: NVIDIA Last edited by malware; Jan 7, 2007 at 07:10 AM.

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Jan 6, 2007, 12:52 PM	#3
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Jan 6, 2007, 09:04 AM	#2
PyroInc Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 514 (0.21/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	humm.... I wonder how basic.....

Jan 6, 2007, 03:21 PM	#4
mascaras Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: portugal Posts: 122 (0.04/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	its not 97.64 its 97.46 regards __________________ » C2D E8400 » Geforce 9800GX2 » Asus P5E » 4GB Gskill 8000 PQ » Corsair TX750W » Lian Li V1000 Modded & Watercooled » Samsung 226BW LCD 22"

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newtekie1 Semi-Retired Folder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 17,744 (6.48/day) Thanks: 780 Thanked 5,114 Times in 3,705 Posts System Specs	So at this point can we just assume that NVidia has dropped support for all of its cards that don't start with an 8 and all OSes that don't start with a V and end with an ISTA? I really would like to upgrade from the extremely buggy 93.81 driver sometime soon, but seeing as how their last driver release for anyting that wasn't Vista or an 8800 was over 2 months ago, I don't thing I will see a new driver any time soon.

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newtekie1 Semi-Retired Folder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 17,744 (6.48/day) Thanks: 780 Thanked 5,114 Times in 3,705 Posts System Specs	Yes, I know, but those aren't offically released like that from NVidia, and by the way there is a 97.28 version like that also, and you can actually modify the later version to work too. But again, you seem to be missing one important part of my post, WHQL, and the fact that NVidia isn't aren't actually releasing the drivers this way. They are simply hacked to work with other cards.

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