nVidia Driver Issues ( 1999 Dell PC )

[arcade_portal32]

Making another post for my PC, I am havi g a small issue with installing the nVidia Graphics Drivers from there website for my computer.

 

PC is used for playing older games that dont run well on Win10, but I use it for videos too.

 

Its a 1999 Dell Dimensions L1000R with a nVidia EVGA GeForce 6200 installed.

 

Its running Windows 7 Pro with Aero & WinXp as a Dual Boot.

 

The issue is on Windows 7 Pro

 

The computer will run the nVidia Driver it comes with/installs, so I have full support. However the drivers from nVidias website refuse to finish installing. The screen would flash almost halfway through install, res would go down to like 320x480 something, then would go back to normal saying nvidia driver and update failed to install. Then on the bottom right it would say. nVidia 6200 WM Driver installed and go back to 1920x1080p. I have tried deleting the drivers then reinstalling, no luck just goes back to default drivers. Using DDU to uninstall the drivers with no internet to make sure it wasen't just redownloding a driver off Microsoft. Still failed and went back to the driver supplied by Windows 7.

 

What do you think could be causing this, iv Tried both Drivers 307.83 x86 for Win7/Vista & Drivers 309.08 For Vista/Win7/8? Both fail to install the drivers?  I would like to have more video settings then what Microsoft provides lol

[manikyath]

17 minutes ago, arcade_portal32 said:

a 1999 Dell Dimensions L1000R

are you sure that's correct?

 

also, have you dug around dell's website for drivers? they seem to have a pretty decent archive.

[NelizMastr]

The newer drivers probably require a processor with SSE2 support, which none of the CPUs that fit your Dell have. Use an older driver, like circa 2010-2011. Your graphics card dates back to 2004 so it shouldn't really benefit from the newer driver.

[arcade_portal32]

Campy: Ill try lower drivers ty Campy! Otherwise the features Windows 7 give you are not bad. The GPU cannot support anything higher realy then 1920x1080p anyway. Edit: I would go higher to maybe Windows 8.1 however due to the Pentium III lacking SSE2 and other instructions. This is difficult and requires "3rd Party patching" to even attempt. I actualy had to open the ISO and use a Hex Editor just to get Windows 7 to let me install with less then 512MB of RAM.

 

Manikyath: Yes this a fully working 1999 Dell Dimensions L1000R with a full sized EVGA GeForce 6200 in the PCI slot with a Dual-Boot of Windows 7 with Aero and XP running af full 1920x1080p at times a supposed 60fps. Iv gotten not only Minecraft to run at 45FPS (though that shouldent sound like much of a feet lol), Oblivion and GTA San Andreas runs supprisingly well.

 

NelizMastr: I would think that too, its weard the WinXP version of the 307 driver works great on XP but not 7 lol. Win7 just does not like the drivers I give it other then what Microsoft gives you. It could be what you said as well that maybe the newer versions require an instruction that the Pentium III lacks. Still trying to find a way to get them running but Windows 7 support is alot better then XP was. Looks nicer too lol