Nvidia has finally released another set of official beta drivers for Windows Vista. They are for GeForce 8800 GTS, GeForce 8800 GTX, and GeForce 8800 Ultra, and are available in both 32bit and 64bit flavors, with some more SLI support fixes. This is not a WHQL release, so Windows will prompt you about these drivers not being digitally signed. International downloads are available.
Release Highlights:
  • Please note this driver only supports the GeForce 8800 series GPUs
  • Improved 3D performance for single GPU and NVIDIA SLI
  • Add support for NVIDIA SLI on DirectX 10
  • Numerous game and application compatibility fixes
  • Updated NVIDIA Control Panel with improved user interface.
  • Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.
  • This driver supports the following 3D features:
    • Single GPU support
      • DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
      • DirectX 10 support for GeForce 8 series GPUs
      • OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
    • NVIDIA SLI support
      • DirectX 9 support for 6/7/8 series GPUs
      • DirectX 10 support for 8800 series GPUs
      • OpenGL support for 6/7/8 series GPUs
  • DirectX 10 NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 8 series GPUs will be available in a future driver
This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system
Download 158.42 Beta for: Vista x86 | Vista x64 (Freeware)
Link: Home Page | Driver Page


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Tantawi on 14 May 2007 - 20:50
Get the modified inf file to support all GeForce 6/7/8 series (32bit) here:
http://www.tantawi.net/nvidia/158.42/nv_disp.inf

Still, the Digital Vibrance setting wont stick after reboot (7800GS).
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Pierce28 on 14 May 2007 - 20:50
It mentions series 6/7... so is this not just for the 8 series, unlike what the second sentence says?
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Tantawi on 14 May 2007 - 20:52
NVIDIA likes to recycle old text, those drivers are for 8800s cards only (not even for 8600s) unless you use a modified inf.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Bryan000 on 14 May 2007 - 21:10
I use 8800 so not a problem for me... Just installed.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Jugalator on 15 May 2007 - 00:20
Changelog: ( changes since 158.18 )

(there often seem to be undocumented changes too so I wouldn't take this as the final word)

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit

• After hot‐plugging TV via HDMI, the user cannot switch to it from the Windows Display Settings page. [308587]
• The HDMI overscan settings are lost after switching from to the DVI output and then back to HDMI. [307007]
• NVIDIA Control Panel‐>Manage 3D Settings page list selections do not persist within the page. [264942]
• HDMI output is not sized properly and appears horizontally scrolled. [281866]
• Desktop reverts from Aero to Basic after rotating the secondary Dualview display. [274729]
• StationTV Digital–lip sync delay occurs with extended application playback. [303551]
• Doom3–the game does not play when set to 16‐bit color quality mode. [272017]
• Rainbow Six: Vegas–some shadows do not render when when antialiasing is enabled.[302344]
• Company of Heroes–the game consumes significantly more resources using DirectX 10 compared to DirectX 9. [299211]
• GeForce 8 Series: The system locks up when playing ʺOpen Seasonʺ BluRay disc title. [306013]
• GeForce 8 Series: 1280 x 800 resolution does not display correctly on the HP w20 monitor when connected via VGA. [293784]
• GeForce 8 Series: 3DMark03/05/06–the benchmark fails to run due to INVALIDCALL or DEVICELOST errors. [200956]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Lost Planet–the driver crashes while playing the game.[304441]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: The driver uninstall process leaves the driver installed. [309402]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: HD video playback using Cyberlink is green.[305860]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: ʺDisplay driver has stopped respondingʺ error message pops up when changing the Dualview primary display during HD DVD playback using the IVI application.[302241]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Chess Titans (built‐in Windows Vista game)– shadow corruption and other graphics corruption occurs in the game. [295899]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: nTune fan control does not work properly.[290013]
• [SLI], International Driver Versions: The NVIDIA Control panel crashes when enabling SLI mode.[309105]
• [SLI]: When disabling SLI mode, the NVIDIA Control Panel ʺrestartʺ dialog is hidden behind the control panel. [301563]
• [SLI], NVIDIA Control Panel: When disabling SLI mode, the NVIDIA Control Panel shows all displays as disconnected.[300471]
• [SLI]: The SLI notification pop‐up balloons do not appear to inform the user to enable SLI mode. [281302]
• [SLI]: Unreal Tournament 2004–the game takes too long to change resolutions. [245564]
• [SLI bridgeless], GeForce 8 Series: Dark Messiah–stuttering occurs during the video clips when first launching the game. [304736]
• [SLI] , GeForce 8 series: Enabling or disabling NVIDIA SLI mode causes the Windows shutdown dialog to appear. [306630]
• [SLI], GeForce 8 Series: Screen flickering occurs when playing a video using Windows Media Player 11 with SLI mode enabled. [309907]
• [SLI] GeForce 8800 GTX: Gothic 3–with SLI mode enabled, there are flickering shadows in the game. [267291]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800GTX: Neverwinter Nights 2–performance drops when SLI mode is enabeld. [296873]
• [SLI] GeForce 8800GTX: When trying to enable or disable SLI mode, the ʺShut Down Windowsʺ notification may appear, asking if you would like to put your computer in sleep mode or restart your computer. [306630]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Far Cry–with SLI mode enabled, the trees shimmer when resolution is 2560x1600 and 8x antialiasing is enabled.[304211]

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit

• Desktop reverts from Aero to Basic after rotating the secondary Dualview display. [274729]
• After hot‐plugging TV via HDMI, the user cannot switch to it from the Windows Display Settings page. [308587]
• GeForce 8 Series: 3DMark03/05/06–the benchmark fails to run due to INVALIDCALL or DEVICELOST errors. [200956]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Chess Titans (built‐in Windows Vista game)– shadow corruption and other graphics corruption occurs in the game. [295899]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: nTune fan control does not work properly.[290013]
• GeForce 8800: FEAR 1.08–stuttering occurs in the game.[307253]
• [SLI], NVIDIA Control Panel: When disabling SLI mode, the NVIDIA Control Panel shows all displays as disconnected.[300471]
• [SLI], GeForce 7950 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX: SLI mode cannot be enabled on systems with 4 GB of system memory. [307719]
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