Windows 10: Can't Install Nvidia Driver - Windows Update Failure

Shawn, Et.Al.--

I'm in a bit of a 'pickle'.

My Display Adapter's driver (Device Manager) is defaulting to the Microsoft default: Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. That default only provides a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 which does not accommodate my Samsung monitor that wants a resolution of 1920 x 1080. That results in a horizontally stretched desktop (unacceptable)!

Running the NVIDIA installer EXE fails in the middle of installing the driver for my GEForce GTX 260 graphics board- thus Windows chooses to use its default driver.

There exists a Windows update that specifically addresses the GTX 260 driver issue, but my attempts to perform a Windows Upgrade results in the following:




All 3 updates fail with Error: 0x8000ffff.

I'm really ONLY interested in the last update, and am desperate to install it!

I have never manually downloaded/installed an individual update, so I'm going to need some guidance there. Or how to fix all of my 0x8000ffff errors to result in a clean install. I believe if I can achieve a successful install of JUST the last update, then my objective will have been achieved!

I seek, and appreciate any/all advice and counsel that any/all of you may provide.

Thanks in advance...

Randy Reist ()



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Windows 7 wont install drivers

i dont think anyone here understands what your asking either when its nearly a 90% english dominated Tech forum.
Step 1
reinstall windows from scratch
Step 2
install all drivers from the cd that came with the god damn motherboard *common sense*
Step 3
update windows
Step 4
install misc etc crap like flash java etc etc
Step 5
Install GPU drivers
Step 6
go back to using your pc without issue.

 

Windows 7 wont install drivers

+1

If you having an issue installing a driver that worked before you formatted or wont install on a fresh build, sometimes this means hardware damage

 

NVIDIA driver 23.21.13.8868 update failure

Hello J,

It is possible that the driver installation issue is due to a corrupted device driver. I suggest removing the existing display adapter driver installed on your Windows 7 PC and then download the latest one from Nvidia's support website. For the steps on
how to uninstall drivers in Windows, please refer to this
article. Make sure to also remove the driver software on your PC.

If Windows Update continues on offering an update for your display adapter driver, you can perform the troubleshooting steps outlined in this
support article. The page has instructions on how to resolve update issues in Windows.

Let us know how it goes.