NVIDA ForceWare 169.21 WHQL Released

Jimmy 2004 · Dec 19, 2007, 05:17 PM

NVIDIA has updated its WHQL ForceWare driver to version 169.21 for Windows XP, which supports just about all GeForce FX, 6, 7 and 8 series graphics cards. The changes in this release are added support for the new 512MB 8800 GTS and numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Download locations are as follows:

Windows XP 32-bit – here
Windows XP 64-bit – here

Source: NVIDIA

a111087 · Dec 19, 2007, 06:23 PM

hmmm... several nvidia drivers already, but no ATi driver updates?

sneekypeet · Dec 19, 2007, 06:31 PM

hahaha funny thing is yesterday I got my 7600 back from RMA yesterday, and this driver was a beta. Now its WHQL.

FatForester · Dec 19, 2007, 07:03 PM

Yea, feeling the need to upgrade to every beta and WHQL the release is annoying, but heck of a lot better than what they've done in the past.

Imperceptible · Dec 19, 2007, 10:12 PM

One word: Finally.

erocker · Dec 19, 2007, 10:39 PM

WHQL takes a while... Yay!!!

Dec 19, 2007, 05:17 PM	#1
Jimmy 2004 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England Posts: 5,047 (1.66/day) Thanks: 134 Thanked 276 Times in 185 Posts System Specs	NVIDIA ForceWare 169.21 WHQL Released NVIDIA has updated its WHQL ForceWare driver to version 169.21 for Windows XP, which supports just about all GeForce FX, 6, 7 and 8 series graphics cards. The changes in this release are added support for the new 512MB 8800 GTS and numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Download locations are as follows: Windows XP 32-bit – here Windows XP 64-bit – here Source: NVIDIA Last edited by Jimmy 2004; Dec 19, 2007 at 09:02 PM.

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FatForester Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 937 (0.41/day) Thanks: 94 Thanked 155 Times in 139 Posts System Specs	Yea, feeling the need to upgrade to every beta and WHQL the release is annoying, but heck of a lot better than what they've done in the past.

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Dec 19, 2007, 10:12 PM	#5
Imperceptible Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	One word: Finally.

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