Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn This article is a guide on how to install the latest Nvidia GeForce Notebook Driver on any Nvidia mobile GPU originally not supported by the INFs included in official Nvidia mobile GPU drivers. Upgrading laptops powered by GPUs to Windows 7 has become annoyingly tormenting. Windows’ own WDDM driver—installed by Windows 7 Setup during a fresh Windows 7 install, or provided by Windows Update—is no good, lacking many features an original Nvidia Windows Display Driver contain. That’s when all drivers OEMs provide their clients with are rather old. The latest Nvidia notebook/netbook display driver known as the Notebook GeForce Driver is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows 7.

Describes how to troubleshoot compatibility issues with NVIDIA drivers in order to upgrade to Windows 10. Solution to GeForce 6 or 7 Series, Go and more. Version: 342.01 - WHQL: Release Date: Wed Dec 14, 2016: Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 8 64-bit.

Please note this Nvidia display driver release also supports Microsoft Windows Vista x86 / x64 operating systems. Nvidia declares in its WHQL-certified notebook driver download page that “As part of the NVIDIA Verde Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website.

NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.” Answering “I can’t hear you,” the common practice is to download the latest Nvidia notebook driver (32-bit / 64-bit), create a System Restore Point, and run the downloaded driver executable file.

The Nvidia setup will extract to C: NVIDIA DisplayDriver, but because all hardware/software companies do exist for one and only one reason and that’s to make consumers suffer, the following message is shown: The NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit.

The Solution: Modded INF File [Updated October 29, 2011] Pieter Schaar of has patched the display INF file out of the original Nvidia GPU driver INF file. All you need to do is to download the right INF depending on your Windows architecture edition (i.e., 32 bit or 64 bit), copy it at the same folder your non-working Nvidia display driver had previously extracted (e.g. Vcardorganizer 1 2 Keygen Software more. , C: NVIDIA DisplayDriver version WinVista_Win7 language Display.Driver) and run setup.exe just inside of its upper folder. Disabling Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 By default, both Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 do not allow unsigned drivers to install. Welcome to NVIDIA Setup. This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on your computer. Step 2: License Agreement Click Yes.

Step 3: Windows Security Confirmation The original driver is a WHQL-certified package, but because the added driver’s INF file is modified, Windows can’t verify the original publisher of the driver security catalog (nv_disp.cat) against it, so Windows Security will show a message indicating “Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software,” click Install this driver software anyway. Step 4: Installing Display Driver and Utilities “Installing driver components” is shown, indicating the time-consuming display driver installation process. Your screen might blink or turn black during this process. All you need to do is to be patient. Step 5: Restart Your Computer Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer. Don’t forget to enable Windows Aero once your computer has booted up. Please note despite Nvidia’s claim that the Sony VAIO support will be added in a later release, you can use the modded INF with the Notebook GeForce Driver on your Sony VAIO laptop making use of Windows 7.