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Nvidia GTX 970 drivers issues

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Sadly I had to go ahead and re-install windows.
For some reason I couldn't even save it from a restore point. Tried everything, and honestly, I don't have anything important. 

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Hey there. 

So, today I guess nvidia released some new drivers and a new Geforce Experience update. 
I tried to download the drivers and it failed. I tried to download the new Geforce experience, and it failed.

Restart my computer. Both gone. No drivers. 
Download the drivers from nvidia, I get this error (same error I was getting with geforce experience and the new drivers):

http://i.imgur.com/dBUAKje.png

can anyone help me? 
I have no drivers, and I can't seem to even install the old ones .-. 

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Phew... Good thing I didn't pull anything and install anything. Always do some research and ask around to see if this update is stable. I've learned from LTT that some drivers can cause you headaches.

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Is there any indication that you have installed drivers previously in the Programs and Features section in Windows?  If not, I would venture to say that your install got corrupted.

 

I would attempt to do a clean install of the drivers through Safe Mode.  If that doesn't work, do you have a backup that you can restore to?

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Saving this post so when someone tells me Nvidia has perfect drivers i can rekt them, thanks <3 Also good luck but i suck at this stuff. Also maybe a clean install.

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Is there any indication that you have installed drivers previously in the Programs and Features section in Windows?  If not, I would venture to say that your install got corrupted.

 

I would attempt to do a clean install of the drivers through Safe Mode.  If that doesn't work, do you have a backup that you can restore to?

What?! I doubt I have a restore point... Maybe I do.. But I mean, that would be like last resort. 

Maybe I should just delete any files inside C:// drive and try reinstalling.. 

Sigh... this sucks. 

Current Build:

 

CPU: Core i5-9600K MOBO: Asus strix z390-i RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB - 3200mhz GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 970 Strix Storage: Samsung SSD 500GB & Samsung 1TB SSD Case: Louqe Ghost S1 Cooler: Noctua L12 - 92mm fan only PSU: Corsair SF600 Keybaord: Ducky Shine 3 Cherry MX Red

 

 

 

 

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What?! I doubt I have a restore point... Maybe I do.. But I mean, that would be like last resort. 

Maybe I should just delete any files inside C:// drive and try reinstalling.. 

Sigh... this sucks. 

Another good idea would be to try installing from the CD that came with the GPU if you have a CD drive. Usually CDs that come with the GPU are an older version of drivers. Never tried tho... The struggles of no CD drive....

Main Rig

 

Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED

 XENON Build:  

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless

Office Build:

 

Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze

 

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iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold

 

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Sadly I had to go ahead and re-install windows.
For some reason I couldn't even save it from a restore point. Tried everything, and honestly, I don't have anything important. 

Current Build:

 

CPU: Core i5-9600K MOBO: Asus strix z390-i RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB - 3200mhz GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 970 Strix Storage: Samsung SSD 500GB & Samsung 1TB SSD Case: Louqe Ghost S1 Cooler: Noctua L12 - 92mm fan only PSU: Corsair SF600 Keybaord: Ducky Shine 3 Cherry MX Red

 

 

 

 

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