Galdere has pulled my arm for this release and its finally ready. I've changed the way the nvidia control panel gets installed and it means that it should definitely install. The side effect to this means the driver package looks small but thats no bad thing. I've also fixed the nvcpl.dll startup error for vista/win 7 x 64 users and added support for desktop & mobile geforce gpus from 6 - GT200 series. The drivers and installer were also tested on win7 and no probs. Have a look at "Whats new" to see changes since 182.46. I have not adjusted many IQ/Perf settings from the original but only added settings to ensure performance. Again thanks for the testers with this release (u know who u are).
This may be my last XP release, not too sure yet, but I've no love for it anymore.
Notes before installing
PhysX are removed from the drivers to reduce download size. You will have to download and install after you installed the drivers.
I highly recommend you fully clean uninstall the drivers before installing these.
Quadro gpus are not supported in this driver
Hybrid laptop users can install these drivers but they cannot switch to integrated graphics.
Whats new since 182.46?
-Added a minor installer feature: Installer will exit and close if it detects you are going to install drivers meant for another OS. For example running xp installer on vista will force a close.
-Re- enabled nvmctray: should fix errors a few were having of games saying they cant find the .dll
-Removed the need to be an admin to run the installer in vista and win 7: should ensure that people who have uac off will not have probs with the installer
-Removed alot of the directx and openGL hacks and only left in ones to ensure performance.
-Adjustments to the resolutions settings to be inline with Nvidia's release of this driver
-Minor bug fix to the device ids
-Added experimental dualview settings for mobile vista users only
-Done away with the different driver files to install based on each system: now mobile and desktop users will have same files installed, also this makes the package smaller than my 182.46.
Full Changes to drivers
ADDED: +Mobile Geforce gpu support from 6-GT200 series +Desktop Geforce gpu support from 6-GT200 series +Extra resolutions missing from original set +Settings to ensure optimal performance +Experimental dualview settings for mobile users (vista only) REMOVED: -PhysX software -Helps files -Language files -Nview and its associated files and reg enteries (XP only) -NVcolor.exe (XP only) -Nvidia tray icon (XP only) -Unnecessary reg entries made by Nvidia -Quadro files from installation -Nvmctray.dll from startup and its reg enteries OTHER: *Optimised for Geforce cards only *Different driver files for Desktop and Mobile systems *Optimised the Nvidia driver service *Improved responsiveness of Nvidia control panel *English language only in the Nvidia control panel
Supported Cards
NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6600" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F4.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F5.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F6.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS/XT" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_00F9.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_02E0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_02E1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_02E2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_02E3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS" NVIDIA_BR02.DEV_02E4.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0090.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0091.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0092.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0093.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0095.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7800 SLI" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0290.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0291.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0292.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0293.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0294.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0295.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7350 LE" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7550 LE" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01DD.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01DF.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_038B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7650 GS" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0390.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7650 GS" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0391.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0392.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0393.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0394.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7600 LE" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0395.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT" NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0191.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX" NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0193.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS" NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0194.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0400.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0401.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0402.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0403.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600GS" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0404.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0406.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0420.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 SE" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0421.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0422.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0423.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0424.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_042C.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0600.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0601.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0602.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0604.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0605.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0606.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_060D.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0610.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0611.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0612.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0613.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0614.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0615.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0622.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0623.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0625.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0626.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0627.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 140" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_062D.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_062E.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0637.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0640.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0641.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0642.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0643.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0644.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0645.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0646.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 120" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_065B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GS" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E4.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E6.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce G100" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E7.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 SE" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E9.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0040.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0041.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0042.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0043.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XE" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0044.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0045.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0047.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS" NVIDIA_NV40.DEV_0048.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT" NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS" NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800" NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE" NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0140.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0141.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6600" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0142.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0143.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0145.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0147.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_014F.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0160.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6500" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0161.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0162.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE TurboCache" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0163.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200 LE" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0169.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6250" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_016A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0221.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0222.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6200 A-LE" NVIDIA_NV45.DEV_0046.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT" NVIDIA_NV48.DEV_0211.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800" NVIDIA_NV48.DEV_0212.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE" NVIDIA_NV48.DEV_0215.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT" NVIDIA_NV48.DEV_0218.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT" NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05E0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295" NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05E1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280" NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05E2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260" NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05E3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285" NVIDIA_GT200.DEV.05E6.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05EB.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295" NVIDIA_C51.DEV_0240.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6150" NVIDIA_C51.DEV_0241.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE" NVIDIA_C51.DEV_0242.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6100" NVIDIA_C51.DEV_0245.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6150LE" NVIDIA_C61.DEV_03D0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430" NVIDIA_C61.DEV_03D1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405" NVIDIA_C61.DEV_03D2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 400" NVIDIA_C61.DEV_03D5.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 420" NVIDIA_C61.DEV_03D6.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a" NVIDIA_C68.DEV_053A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a" NVIDIA_C68.DEV_053B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a" NVIDIA_C68.DEV_053E.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a" NVIDIA_C73.DEV_07E0.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i" NVIDIA_C73.DEV_07E1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i" NVIDIA_C73.DEV_07E2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i" NVIDIA_C73.DEV_07E3.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i" NVIDIA_C73.DEV_07E5.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 620i " NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0846.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0847.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0848.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8300" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0849.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084A.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 730a" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084C.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084D.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084F.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0861.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0860.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0864.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0865.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0868.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 760i SLI" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086C.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086D.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0871.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200 " Mobile GPUs: NVIDIA_C51.DEV_0244.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150" NVIDIA_C51.DEV_0247.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100" NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C8.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800" NVIDIA_NV41.DEV_00C9.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0144.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0148.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600" NVIDIA_NV43.DEV_0149.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 GT" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0164.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0166.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0167.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200" NVIDIA_NV44.DEV_0168.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400" NVIDIA_C67.DEV_0530.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7190M" NVIDIA_C67.DEV_0531.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7150M" NVIDIA_C67.DEV_0532.1 = "NVIDIA MCP67M" NVIDIA_C67.DEV_0533.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7000M" NVIDIA_C67.DEV_053F.1 = "NVIDIA MCP67M" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0844.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G" NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0845.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200M" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0862.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0863.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0866.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0870.1 = "NVIDIA Geforce 9400M" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086E.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086F.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G" NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0870.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0098.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800" NVIDIA_G70.DEV_0099.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0297.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0298.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS" NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0299.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D4.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7350" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D6.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D7.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D8.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400" NVIDIA_G72.DEV_01D9.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7450" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0397.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0398.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_0399.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT" NVIDIA_G73.DEV_039B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 SE" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0405.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0406.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0407.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0408.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS" NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0409.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0425.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0426.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0427.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0428.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G" NVIDIA_G86.DEV_042E.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0608.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0609.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0617.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0618.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0631.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_060A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_060B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT" NVIDIA_G92.DEV_060C.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0628.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0631.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0632.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_062A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_062B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT" NVIDIA_G94.DEV_062C.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0647.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0648.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0649.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0651.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 110M" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0652.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_064A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_064B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G" NVIDIA_G96.DEV_064C.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E5.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E8.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E9.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06EC.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 105M" NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06EF.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 103M"
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