I decided to install NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 for use with Windows Vista because the on-board graphics chip didn't work so well. Like many old video cards, Windows Vista doesn't include a driver for NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 cards. So I've tried many different versions of NVIDIA unified drivers. Finally I found the one that works perfectly with Windows Vista.
You should install NVIDIA ForceWare version 72.14 to be able to use an NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 video card with Windows Vista. Download it HERE.
This driver is not certified for Windows Vista. Therefore, you should manually install the video driver. First, download and install the NVIDIA ForceWare 72.14. You may be asked to restart the computer. Just do so.
Once your PC restarts, open the Start menu, right-click Computer, and select Manage.
In the left pane, click Device Manager. In the right pane, expand the Display adapters section, right-click Standard VGA Graphics adapter and choose Update Driver Software.
In the pop-up dialog, choose Browse My computer for driver software and indicate the folder where you unpacked the NVIDIA graphics driver. You'll get a warning that Windows can't verify the publisher of the driver. Just ignore the warning and go ahead with the installation. You may have to restart the PC again.
Voila, your NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 video card may be a bit old but it still works OK with Windows Vista!
For Windows 98/ME, nVidia ForceWare 71.84 should be used.
ReplyDeleteAnyone have some tips on getting this to work under windows 7?
ReplyDeleteThank you guys, works perfectly for Windows 7 even without manual installation.
ReplyDeleteHi, Iam Aditya,
ReplyDeleteIam using it(nvidia riva ) on/with windows 7 but with a good moniter ( thats not a subject), but can anyone tell me how to get aero effect using this card , as (i found that one should get WDDM- windows display driver model to get aero effect). So anyone know where to get the WDDM driver for tnt2 riva card.
Thank you, very, very, very much!!!!!
ReplyDeletePerfect with Win7!
Thankyou, works fine on Windows Seven SP1
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