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Interview 17900 Driver 1086 Refuses To Install On My Prebuilt Desktop. But The Page Says It Supports My OS!

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by Xavi StoneJump to the reply

as a last resort u can exrtact the package and install the INF manually: Device Manager > Update driver > Browse my computer > Let me pick > Have Disk, or pnputil /add-driver <path>\*.inf /install. if the INF doesnt list your harwdare ID, though, dont force it.

  1. Theo U.
    @copperranger

    I downloaded EVGA Interview 17900 Driver 1086, the download page clearly lists Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and I'm on one of those. I ran the official installer on my prebuilt desktop and got this:

    it says teh driver isn't compatible with this version of Windows. i've rebooted, run it as admin, redownloaded it. same thing. my current driver is quite old and i need the new one for a game. why would the installer refuse when the OS is listed?

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  2. Eamon Demir
    @edemir_25

    wait what does winver show for your Windows build? ?

    35 1 helpful
  3. Caleb Silva
    @csilva-1tz

    told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been all weekend

    2 5 helpful
  7. Xavi Stone
    @xavi_cipher

    ahh classic pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo gpu from scratch 🤦 wait does this also apply to install?

    2 13 helpful
  8. Wren
    @shaderlab

    is gpu even worth bothering with or should i just leave it. i swear 17900 is cursed

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  9. Wren
    @shaderlab
    in reply to @shaderlab

    that error is often misleading. installers check the GPUs harwdare ID against their INF file, not just the OS xD open Device Manager > Display adapters > Properties > Details > Hardware Ids and compare. if you grabbed the desktop package for a laptop GPU (or vice versa), youll get this exact message. fingers crossed 🤞

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  11. Bea Haddad
    @bea.haddad

    check ur Windows build with winver. newer driver pcakages can require a minimum feature update lol if ure on an old build, install the pending feature update first and try again.

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  12. Rhea Bauer
    @patchsmith

    Some laptops use OEM-customized dirvers (common on hybrid graphics). In that case get teh driver from the laptop makers support page, or use teh generic EVGA package only if it explicitly lists mobile GPUs.

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  13. Bea Haddad
    @bea.haddad

    hmmm have u checked your driver settings? mine were reset after an update lmk how it goes

    13 1 helpful
  14. Xavi Stone
    @xavi_cipher

    ok so honestly just reset the firmware and save yourself the pain. @bea.haddad did u ever fix it?

    rgb adds +10 fps everyone knows that

    6 0 helpful
  17. Otto B.
    @otto_stack

    try turning off the extension first, fixed it for me lmk how it goes

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