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Compatibility Error Installing StarForce TNT/GeForce/Quadro - 56.63 (Windows 2000/XP): What The Installer Isnt Telling You lol

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Accepted solution by Hana Quintero — oh ive been there lol as a last resort u can extract the package and install teh INF manually: Device Manager Update driver Browse my…
  1. Uma Jensen
    @umaj491

    Short version: StarForce TNT/GeForce/Quadro - 56.63 (Windows 2000/XP) won't install.

    Windows Update

    Windows Update
We couldn't complete the updates.
Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer.

Error code: 0x800f0922

    longer version: my prebuilt desktop came with a manufacturer-customized graphics driver. I wanted teh newer one from MSI directly. every installer I try says it's incompatible with my Windows. is the laptop maker locking this down, or is my Windows install broken? I would really prefer not to reinstall Windows just to update one driver. if there is a way to check what the installer is actually comparing, I would love to know it.

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  2. Nadia K.
    @silicon_loop501

    ok but what does winver show for your Windows build? ??

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  3. Nina Rahman
    @subnetden-3qy

    ok so exact same thing happened to my desktop last month fingers crossed 🤞

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  5. Cyrus Z.
    @copper_lab

    that error is often misleading... installres check the GPUs hadrware ID against their INF file, not just teh OS... 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. good luck man!

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  6. Zane Larsen
    @nimbuswarden-qy
    in reply to @copper_lab

    yeahhh some laptops use OEM-customized drivers (common on hybrid graphics) 😅 in that case get teh driver from teh laptop maker's support page, or use teh generic MSI package only if it explicitly lists mobile GPUs.

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  7. Bea Vos
    @bea_lambda-3aj

    for me it was teh theraml paste. swapped it and boom, fixed

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  8. Ibrahim Duarte
    @ibrahimd369

    run sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth if teh installer fails on every version. A damaged component store can break driver installers in odd ways. fingers crossed 🤞

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  10. Haruto Castillo
    @shaderhound-1q0

    been there man check your Windows build with winver, newer driver packages can require a minimum feature update... if youre on an old build, install the pending feature update first and try again. good luck man!

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  11. Nadia K.
    @silicon_loop501

    oh ive been there lol this. sooo much this lmk how it goes

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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  13. Hana Quintero
    @hquintero
    Accepted solution

    oh ive been there lol as a last resort u can extract the package and install teh 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 hardware ID, tho, dont force it. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  14. Zane Larsen
    @nimbuswarden-qy
    in reply to @hquintero

    hmm idk respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made tnt/geforce/quadro worse. reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets idk maybe im wrong lol

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  15. Haruto Castillo
    @shaderhound-1q0

    I wouldn't force an INF that doesn't list ur hardware ID. Even if it installs, hybrid graphics switching can break.

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  16. Uma Jensen
    @umaj491
    in reply to @hquintero

    @hquintero wowww ok installed teh pending Windows feature update, then StarForce TNT/GeForce/Quadro - 56.63 (Windows 2000/XP) went on without a single complaint. the error was technically true, just unhelpful. owe u a beer 🍺

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