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COMPATIBILITY ERROR INSTALLING GEFORCE/ION NOTEBOOK GRAPHICS DRIVER 258.69 BETA: WHAT THE INSTALLER ISN'T TELLING YOU

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Accepted solution by Zoe Pereira — oof that error is often misleading. Installers check teh GPUs hardware ID against their INF file, not just the OS. Open Device Manager…
  1. Zora S.
    @cipher_pilot

    i downloaded NVIDIA GeForce/Ion Notebook Graphics Driver 258.69 Beta , the download page clearly lists Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Im on one of those... i ran the official installer on my home-built tower and got this:

    it says teh driver isnt compatible with this version of Windows :) ive 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. Yuki Yilmaz
    @yukiy286

    lol same thing happened to me make sure u picked teh right architecture and the right OS family. A package meant for a different Windows edition, or a server/workstation branch, will refuse with teh same generic text.

    nothing is more permanent than a temporary workaround

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  3. Erik Grant
    @erik.grant
    in reply to @yukiy286

    have u checked your compatibility settings? mine were reset after an update... told my boss it would take 10 minutes... its been half teh night hope that helps :)

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  4. Uma W.
    @uma_socket
    in reply to @erik.grant

    Some laptops use OEM-customized drivers (common on hybrid graphics). In that case get the driver from the laptop maker's support page, or use the generic NVIDIA package only if it explicitly lists mobile GPUs.

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  5. Noah N.
    @nnolan_10

    try turning off the update first, fixed it for me fingers crossed 🤞

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  6. Zoe Pereira
    @zoep314
    Accepted solution

    oof that error is often misleading. Installers check teh GPUs hardware ID against their INF file, not just the 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.

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  7. Noah N.
    @nnolan_10

    hmmmm ok lol this thread is gold

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  8. Jade Schmidt
    @jschmidt

    ok this thread just saved my weekend pls help 🙏

    facepalm

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  9. Zora Adler
    @zora_subnet

    nah tbh OEM drivers can lag far behind. If the laptop maker's version is ancient, the vendor's generic mobile package is usually fine once you match the right one.

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  10. Zora S.
    @cipher_pilot
    in reply to @zoep314

    @zoep314 wowww ok i was using teh desktop package on a laptop GPU. grabbed the right one from the NVIDIA support page and it installed fine. feel a bit silly but happy. cant believe it was that simple lol

    party

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