Patched NVIDIA 372.70 INF Files for Pascal-based GPUs for use in Windows NT 6.0 (Vista/Server 2008)

This repository contains patched INF files for Windows NT 6.0 (Vista/Server 2008) for NVIDIA's Desktop 372.70 driver.

Credits

• NVIDIA for providing drivers and INF files.
• Me for patching INF files.
• Microsoft Corporation for providing various .NET Framework versions and Windows updates.
• archive.org for providing Wayback Machine service.
• User Windows 2000 from msfn.org for inspiring me to do this mod at this thread.

What's that patch contains?

This patch contains support for probably all GPU's from v391.35 as I took all driver ID's from this version and I injected into v372.70 and it's the last version for 32-bit architecture. But I only tested this patch with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti as it's only non-native GPU for Windows Vista on my hand. This patch doesn't enable GPU acceleration on DirectX applications, although you can play 4K videos on MPC-HC. And this patch can only be installed on Windows NT 6.0-based OS' (Windows Vista/Server 2008) as I removed every entries for other OS'. I tested 64-bit one but I didn't tested the 32-bit one.

Don't copyright strike me, daddy NVIDIA.

Screenshots

Here's some screenshots that I took on 2019:

How to install this patch?

So, here's how you install this patch. But before you install this driver, I strongly suggest you to update to SP2.

• You need to install these programs and updates (Not necassary but they're improving compatibility.):
  • .NET Framework (Vanilla driver requires .NET Framework) (Select one of them, but my suggestion is download the latest version for Windows Vista)
    • .NET Framework 4.6.2 (SHA2-only signed version, Windows Server 2008 SP2 only)
      • Link
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608084951/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085003/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085113/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net462
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608084903/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net462
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net462-offline-installer
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085107/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net462-offline-installer |
        • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099468
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085642/https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099468
        • https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8e396c75-4d0d-41d3-aea8-848babc2736a/80b431456d8866ebe053eb8b81a168b3/ndp462-kb3151800-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085546/https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8e396c75-4d0d-41d3-aea8-848babc2736a/80b431456d8866ebe053eb8b81a168b3/ndp462-kb3151800-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe
      • But if you installed SHA2 Update on Windows Vista, you can try install .NET Framework 4.6.2 on Windows Vista SP2.
      • Link
        • https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/the-net-framework-4-6-2-offline-installer-for-windows-9dce3874-a9e5-9b11-289d-5594824aafe0
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608090111/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/the-net-framework-4-6-2-offline-installer-for-windows-9dce3874-a9e5-9b11-289d-5594824aafe0
        • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=780600
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608090507/http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=780600
        • https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8e396c75-4d0d-41d3-aea8-848babc2736a/80b431456d8866ebe053eb8b81a168b3/ndp462-kb3151800-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085546/https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8e396c75-4d0d-41d3-aea8-848babc2736a/80b431456d8866ebe053eb8b81a168b3/ndp462-kb3151800-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe
      • Page says minimum version is Windows 7 SP1, but final out link is same as above. Therefore, it's compatible with Windows Server 2008 SP2.
      • Link
        • https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-framework-4-6-2/
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608091831/https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-framework-4-6-2/
        • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=780601
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608092228/http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=780601
        • https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8e396c75-4d0d-41d3-aea8-848babc2736a/80b431456d8866ebe053eb8b81a168b3/ndp462-kb3151800-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085546/https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8e396c75-4d0d-41d3-aea8-848babc2736a/80b431456d8866ebe053eb8b81a168b3/ndp462-kb3151800-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe
    • .NET Framework 4.6.1 (last version /wo Windows Update support before 4.6.2 was only signed with SHA-2)
      • Link
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608084951/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085003/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085113/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net461
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518114733/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net461
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net461-offline-installer
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518114815/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net461-offline-installer
        • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2099467
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518115300/https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2099467
        • https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/4/1/E4173890-A24A-4936-9FC9-AF930FE3FA40/NDP461-KB3102436-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518115510/https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/4/1/E4173890-A24A-4936-9FC9-AF930FE3FA40/NDP461-KB3102436-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
    • .NET Framework 4.6 (last version /w Windows Update support)
      • Link
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608084951/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085003/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085113/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net46
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518191933/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net46
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net46-offline-installer
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518192126/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net46-offline-installer
        • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2099384
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518192348/https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2099384
        • https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/F/9/6F9673B1-87D1-46C4-BF04-95F24C3EB9DA/enu_netfx/NDP46-KB3045557-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU_exe/NDP46-KB3045557-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518192534/https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/F/9/6F9673B1-87D1-46C4-BF04-95F24C3EB9DA/enu_netfx/NDP46-KB3045557-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU_exe/NDP46-KB3045557-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
    • .NET Framework 4.0 Full (Client + Extended) (version that comes with v372.70 driver)
      • Link
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608084951/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085003/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240608085113/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net40
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518192020/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net40
        • https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net40-offline-installer
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518193308/https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net40-offline-installer
        • https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518193521/https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe
  • Platform Update (KB971644, contains 4 updates)
    • For 32-bit and 64-bit
      • https://archive.org/details/kb971644 (thanks to user @אור הושמנד on archive.org for upload.)
    • KB960362 (Windows Ribbon and Animation Manager Library)
      • For 32-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb960362
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112823/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb960362
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb960362-x86_4091ebe5666232299791f4be1bf8a3fd6467326c.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112956/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb960362-x86_4091ebe5666232299791f4be1bf8a3fd6467326c.msu
      • For 64-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb960362
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112823/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb960362
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb960362-x64_9c78c54ee0bf67e3f18315126ce2ebdc1b884b41.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113247/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb960362-x64_9c78c54ee0bf67e3f18315126ce2ebdc1b884b41.msu
    • KB971512 (Windows Graphics, Imaging, and XPS Library (with DirectX 11)) (This is most important for improving graphical compatibility; others are optional)
      • For 32-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb971512
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240409101608/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb971512
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971512-x86_370c3e41e1c161ddce29676e9273e4b8bb7ba3eb.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20231007094300/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971512-x86_370c3e41e1c161ddce29676e9273e4b8bb7ba3eb.msu
      • For 64-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb971512
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240409101608/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb971512
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971512-x64_0b329b985437c6c572529e5fd0042b9d54aeaa0c.msu
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20231007094326/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971512-x64_0b329b985437c6c572529e5fd0042b9d54aeaa0c.msu
    • KB971513 (Windows Automation API)
      • For 32-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971513
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518111727/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971513
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971513-x86_aa536aabb57dcbf2645673579512a6282a67f755.msu
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518111911/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971513-x86_aa536aabb57dcbf2645673579512a6282a67f755.msu
      • For 64-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971513
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518111727/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971513
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971513-x64_f6311b532be449d689dee8741d0a3217417bca1a.msu
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112106/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971513-x64_f6311b532be449d689dee8741d0a3217417bca1a.msu
    • KB971514 (Windows Portable Devices Platform)
      • For 32-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971514
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112244/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971514
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971514-x86_ae398183114294aaedfdfa950c012b3e9c99e1be.msu
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112428/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971514-x86_ae398183114294aaedfdfa950c012b3e9c99e1be.msu
      • For 64-bit
        • Link
          • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971514
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112244/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB971514
          • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971514-x64_80986bdc1d81c6930f6387e378abebd987ce4c70.msu
            • Wayback Machine Mirror
              • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518112620/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2009/10/windows6.0-kb971514-x64_80986bdc1d81c6930f6387e378abebd987ce4c70.msu
  • Platform Update Supplement (KB2117917)
    • For 32-bit
      • Link
        • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb2117917
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113435/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb2117917
        • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2011/02/windows6.0-kb2117917-x86_370435d9efa6643c44d6506666b1960d56cf673a.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113606/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2011/02/windows6.0-kb2117917-x86_370435d9efa6643c44d6506666b1960d56cf673a.msu
    • For 64-bit
      • Link
        • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb2117917
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113435/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb2117917
        • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2011/02/windows6.0-kb2117917-x64_655a21758801e9648702791d7bf30f81b58884b3.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113757/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2011/02/windows6.0-kb2117917-x64_655a21758801e9648702791d7bf30f81b58884b3.msu
  • Windows Driver Framework version 1.11 update (KB2761494) (This is most important for improving driver compatibility.)
    • For 32-bit
      • Link
        • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2761494
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113942/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2761494
        • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2012/12/windows6.0-kb2761494-x86-mergedpkg_d1a88e28183646281d95cd8150bdd09faa0d2a9e.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518114207/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2012/12/windows6.0-kb2761494-x86-mergedpkg_d1a88e28183646281d95cd8150bdd09faa0d2a9e.msu
    • For 64-bit
      • Link
        • https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2761494
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113942/https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2761494
        • https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2012/12/windows6.0-kb2761494-x64-mergedpkg_4f986add28318ed72dc950c89b0d1ef80e8d4319.msu
          • Wayback Machine Mirror
            • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518114339/https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/updt/2012/12/windows6.0-kb2761494-x64-mergedpkg_4f986add28318ed72dc950c89b0d1ef80e8d4319.msu
• Download NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver version 372.70 for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 with corresponding architecture.
  • For Desktop 32-bit:
    • Link
      • https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107007/en-us/
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240517200045/https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107007/en-us/
      • https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=GeForce
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240517200124/https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=GeForce
      • https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240517194936/https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe
  • For Desktop 64-bit:
    • Link
      • https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107008/en-us/
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240517195744/https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107008/en-us/
      • https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=GeForce
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240517195902/https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=GeForce
      • https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240517194120/https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe
  • For Notebook 32-bit
    • Link
      • https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107009/en-us/
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518173442/https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107009/en-us/
      • https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=geforcem
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518173646/https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=geforcem
      • https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518173853/https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe
  • For Notebook 64-bit
    • Link
      • https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107010/en-us/
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518175038/https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107010/en-us/
      • https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=geforcem
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518175201/https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=geforcem
      • https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe
        • Wayback Machine Mirror
          • https://web.archive.org/web/20240518175329/https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/372.70/372.70-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe
  • Starting with v334.67 Beta and v340.52 WHQL, driver packages still splitted to desktop and notebook prefixes, but these packages hashes are same.
  • For v331.93 Beta (last beta version before v334.67 Beta package merging):

    • 331.93 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 32-bit International Beta

      

    • 331.93 Notebook Win8 Win7 32-bit International Beta

      

    • 331.93 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 64-bit International Beta

      

    • 331.93 Notebook Win8 Win7 64-bit International Beta

      

    • As you can see, hashes for architecture-to-architecture are different.

  • For v337.88 WHQL (last WHQL version before v340.52 WHQL package merging):

    • 337.88 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 32-bit International WHQL

      

    • 337.88 Notebook Win8 Win7 32-bit International WHQL

      

    • 337.88 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 64-bit International WHQL

      

    • 337.88 Notebook Win8 Win7 64-bit International WHQL

      

    • As you can see, hashes for architecture-to-architecture are different.

  • For v334.67 Beta (first beta version version that merged desktop and notebook variants in one package):

    • 334.67 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 32-bit International Beta

      

    • 334.67 Notebook Win8 Win7 32-bit International Beta

      

    • 334.67 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 64-bit International Beta

      

    • 334.67 Notebook Win8 Win7 64-bit International Beta

      

    • As you can see, hashes for architecture-to-architecture are same.

  • For v340.52 (first WHQL version that merged desktop and notebook variants in one package):

    • 340.52 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 32-bit International WHQL

      

    • 340.52 Notebook Win8 Win7 32-bit International WHQL

      

    • 340.52 Desktop Win8 Win7 WinVista 64-bit International WHQL

      

    • 340.52 Notebook Win8 Win7 64-bit International WHQL

      

    • As you can see, hashes for architecture-to-architecture are same.

  • And for our purpose, v372.70 WHQL (last unofficially supported driver for Windows Vista without any kernel modification):

    • 372.70 Desktop Win8 Win7 32-bit International WHQL

      

    • 372.70 Notebook Win8 Win7 32-bit International WHQL

      

    • 372.70 Desktop Win8 Win7 64-bit International WHQL

      

    • 372.70 Notebook Win8 Win7 64-bit International WHQL

      

    • Hashes for for architecture-to-architecture are still same.

    • So, in case, if you downloaded notebook version of v372.70 driver, you can safely use that driver as it's content will be same as desktop variant.

• Extract driver package via archive manager.
  • You can use 7-Zip or other archiving software that has ability to expanding SFX archives.
• Copy Display.Driver folder corresponding your architecture to the extracted driver folder. Replace any files.
• Double-click setup.exe to start installation.
• On driver installation, select Custom.
• Untick nView from install (Cannot start in Vista/Server 2008 in vanilla anyway; it may work with Extended Kernel).
• Start installation by clicking Next.
• After installation is complete, reboot PC. If installation successful, resolution should be increased to the native resolution.
  • The screen maybe don't come for up to 30 seconds or longer on first boot. After that, system will start normally on other boots.