Unable to install or uninstall Graphics drivers.

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    TexasKeef is offline Full Member

    Unhappy Unable to install or uninstall Graphics drivers.

    Hello, I've been trying to fix this for quite some time now.
    I have the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 I tried to update my graphics driver, when I started this mess I had v. 275.33.
    If I run the Nvidia updater from the software, it said I am up to date. If I run the scan from the website
    it tells me to download 285.62. I downloaded it and it fails to install. I go to uninstall 275.33 and it fails
    to uninstall, or do anything at all really. I try to uninstall any and all of the nvidia drivers, all fail. I tried driver cleaner, driver sweeper, ect. with
    no success. I restored my computer to a previous point as to start from the beginning.

    I then was able to unistall most of the driver from the device manager menu, as I read from another source. It was then VGA as the source. Ran driver sweeper in safe mode, rebooted and tried to install the driver again. no luck. I tried with microsoft update as it suggested it could install the driver. I tried and got the error, "the reqired line was not found in the inf"

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Running windows 7 ultimate with MSI N460GTX Twin Frozr II SOC GeForce GTX 460

    Any suggestions?

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    Dan Penny is offline Staff
    Graphics Driver - GeForce 295.73 Driver - GeForce <--- Based upon the info you provided, this should be the latest driver for that card.

    Did you try Safe Mode to clean up the bad driver?

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    TexasKeef is offline Full Member
    Yes, which got me to the point where every thing was removed, device manager listed vga. Windows uninstall programs listed the video driver still but again when I click uninstall, the hourglass flashed for a second then nothing.

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    TexasKeef is offline Full Member
    Also at this point, all the other nvidia programs are still listed on the programs list, attempting to uninstall any of them results in a failed uninstall.

  5. #5
    Dan Penny is offline Staff
    Did you try to install the 295.73 driver?

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    TexasKeef is offline Full Member
    Yes I have, no matter what I have tried it fails or does nothing at all.

  7. #7
    Dan Penny is offline Staff
    Is your Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit based, or 64 Bit? The drivers outlined above are for 32 Bit.

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