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Can't Install Nvidia Driver - Windows Update Failure
Shawn, Et.Al.--
I'm in a bit of a 'pickle'.
My Display Adapter's driver (Device Manager) is defaulting to the Microsoft default: Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. That default only provides a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 which does not accommodate my Samsung monitor that wants a resolution of 1920 x 1080. That results in a horizontally stretched desktop (unacceptable)!
Running the NVIDIA installer EXE fails in the middle of installing the driver for my GEForce GTX 260 graphics board- thus Windows chooses to use its default driver.
There exists a Windows update that specifically addresses the GTX 260 driver issue, but my attempts to perform a Windows Upgrade results in the following:
All 3 updates fail with Error: 0x8000ffff.
I'm really ONLY interested in the last update, and am desperate to install it!
I have never manually downloaded/installed an individual update, so I'm going to need some guidance there. Or how to fix all of my 0x8000ffff errors to result in a clean install. I believe if I can achieve a successful install of JUST the last update, then my objective will have been achieved!
I seek, and appreciate any/all advice and counsel that any/all of you may provide.
Thanks in advance...
Randy Reist (lairbear)