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    XPS 15 and Windows 8 - Unable to install nVidia drivers?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Risco, Mar 2, 2012.

  1. Risco

    Risco Notebook Deity

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    Well they install, but I am met with a solid blue screen in the colour of my theme and windows won't load. I tried installing just the drivers, but it won't work.

    Has anyone managed to make it work?
     
    Risco, Mar 2, 2012
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    did you upgrade from windows 7?
     
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  3. Risco

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    Nope made a logical partition and installed it to there clean.
     
    Risco, Mar 2, 2012
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    i've just had same issue with mine, it booted okay after install but then it bsod and got stuck on blue screen on boot.
     
    matw01, Mar 2, 2012
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    I've had an issue like that too, though I haven't been sure it was the Nvidia driver specifically, since it didn't happen right away after installing...
     
    DakkonA, Mar 2, 2012
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    Mmm, seems to be a an issue with these drivers. I guess we need to wait a little longer for an updated one. I have a rule of thumb when testing OS; if I can't get the basic functionality working then I won't bother using until it is resolved.
     
    Risco, Mar 2, 2012
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    But then again I just installed everything... very slowly... with restore points between each... and no problems.

    *shrugs*
     
    DakkonA, Mar 2, 2012
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    Risco, Mar 4, 2012
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    It worked for me when I used the drivers off the recovery disk, which i believe is the 265.94. Then when I tried to install the latest ones, this bug happens. I'm going to wait for new drivers for the GT540M and then install those and check
     
    kanki6315, Mar 5, 2012
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