Beta 158.42 for GeForce 8800 Series

[JimBobb]

32Bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_158.42.html

64Bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_158.42.html

ForceWare Release 158
Version: 158.42
Release Date: May 14, 2007
Beta Driver

[DHP]

64-bits link links to 158.24...

[Absolution]

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Fixed Single-GPU Issues
•After hot plugging TV via HDMI, the user cannot switch to it from
the Windows Display Settings page.[308587]
•The HDMI overscan settings are lost after switching from to the DVI
output and then back to HDMI.[307007]
•NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings page list selections do page.[264942]
notpersistwithinthe
•HDMI output is not sized properly and appears horizontally scrolled.
[281866]
•Desk to preverts from Aero to Basic after rotating these condary
Dual view display.[274729]
•Station TV Digital – lip sync delay occurs with extended application
playback.[303551]
•Doom 3 – the game does not play when set to 16 bit color quality mode.
[272017]
shadows do no trender when when
•Rainbow Six: Vegas – some
antialiasing is enabled.[302344]
•Company of Heroes – the game consumes significantly more resources
using DirectX10 compared to DirectX9.[299211]
•GeForce 8 Series:The system locks up when playing Open Season
BluRay disc title.[306013]
•GeForce 8 Series:1280x800 resolution does not display correctly on
the HPw20 monitor when connected via VGA.[293784]
•GeForce 8 Series: 3DMark03/05/06 – the benchmark fails to run due to
INVALIDCALL or DEVICELOST errors.[200956]
•GeForce 8800GTX: LostPlanet – the driver crashes while playing the
game.[304441]
•GeForce 8800GTX: The driver uninstall process leaves the driver
installed.[309402]
•GeForce8800GTX: HD video play back using Cyberlinkis
green.[305860]
•GeForce8800GTX: Display driver has stopped responding error
message pops up when changing the Dualview primary display
during HDDVD playback using the IVI application.[302241]
•GeForce8800GTX:ChessTitans(builtinWindowsVistagam e)–
shadowcorruptionandothergraphicscorruptionoccursin thegame.
[295899]
•GeForce8800GTX:nTunefancontroldoesnotwork
properly.[290013]
Fixed SLI Mode Issues
•[SLI],InternationalDriverVersions:TheNVIDIAControlpanel
crasheswhenenablingSLImode.[309105]
•[SLI]:WhendisablingSLImode,theNVIDIAControlPanelrestart
dialogishiddenbehindthecontrolpanel.[301563]
•[SLI],NVIDIAControlPanel:WhendisablingSLImode,theNVIDIA
ControlPanelshowsalldisplaysasdisconnected.[300471]popupballoonsdonotappeartoinform
•[SLI]:TheSLInotification
theusertoenableSLImode.[281302]
•[SLI]:UnrealTournament2004–thegametakestoolongtochange
resolutions.[245564]
•[SLIbridgeless],GeForce8SeriesarkMessiah–stutteringoccurs
duringthevideoclipswhenfirstlaunchingthegame.[304736]disablingNVIDIASLImode
•[SLI],GeForce8series:Enablingor
causestheWindowsshutdowndialogtoappear.[306630]
•[SLI],GeForce8Series:Screenflickeringoccurswhenplayinga video
usingWindowsMediaPlayer11withSLImodeenabled.[309907]
•[SLI]GeForce8800GTX:Gothic3–withSLImodeenabled,thereare
flickeringshadowsinthegame.[267291]
•[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:NeverwinterNights2–performancedrop s
whenSLImodeisenabeld.[296873]
•[SLI]
GeForce8800GTX:WhentryingtoenableordisableSLImode,
theShutDownWindowsnotificationmayappear,askingifyo u
wouldliketoputyourcomputerinsleepmodeorrestartyour
computer.[306630]
•[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:FarCry–withSLImodeenabled,thetrees
shimmerwhenresolutionis2560x1600and8xantialiasingi s
enabled.[304211]

[evildust]

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...it_english.exe

[PnP]

is it possible to have nvdisp.inf to install on all chipset? thanks..

[AngelGraves13]

Release Highlights:

* Please note this driver only supports the GeForce 8800 series GPUs
* Improved 3D performance for single GPU and NVIDIA SLI
* Add support for NVIDIA SLI on DirectX 10
* Numerous game and application compatibility fixes (see below for some of the top issues)
* Updated NVIDIA Control Panel with improved user interface (Please see the Release Notes for more details).
* Numerous game and application compatibility fixes
* This driver supports the following 3D features:
o Single GPU support
+ DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
+ DirectX 10 support for GeForce 8 series GPUs
+ OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
o NVIDIA SLI support
+ DirectX 9 support for 6/7/8 series GPUs
+ DirectX 10 support for 8800 series GPUs
+ OpenGL support for 6/7/8 series GPUs
* DirectX 10 NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 8 series GPUs will be available in a future driver
* If you would like to be notified of upcoming drivers for Windows Vista, please subscribe to the newsletter
* Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, and known compatibility issues


So....which is it NVIDIA. Stop confusing me. You either support the 6, 7, AND 8 series or don't. You either support DirectX10 in SLI or don't. The guy who wrote this should be whacked upside the head!

I'm guessing it works for 6 and 7 and 8 series GPUs.

[jAkUp]

Originally Posted by DHP

64-bits link links to 158.24...

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...it_english.exe

[radekhulan]

Are these newer than 160.03 despite lower number?

[DHP]

Originally Posted by jAkUp

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...it_english.exe

Thanx.

Wil try them later. Watching a movie now.

[8800gtsfan]

Hopefully 1280x1024 is back in Vista.

[JimBobb]

FEAR SLI 8800GTX Scores:

1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF HQ
Vista32 158.42: 146 fps
Vista32 158.24: 105 fps

[OrangeBlast]

Impressive. Looks like vista SLI support is getting better.