July 26th - ForceWare 162.22 WHQL Vista 32/64-bit

32-bit - http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1670
64-bit - http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1671

• WHQL Certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
• This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL.
• Improved compatibility for Lost Planet.
• Added "Resize the HDTV desktop" underscan compensation option
• Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

Supported Cards:

GeForce 6100
GeForce 6100 nForce 400
GeForce 6100 nForce 405
GeForce 6100 nForce 420
GeForce 6150
GeForce 6150 LE
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
GeForce 6200
GeForce 6200 A-LE
GeForce 6200 LE
GeForce 6200 TurboCache™
GeForce 6200SE TurboCache™
GeForce 6250
GeForce 6500
GeForce 6600
GeForce 6600 GT
GeForce 6600 LE
GeForce 6600 VE
GeForce 6610 XL
GeForce 6700 XL
GeForce 6800
GeForce 6800 GS
GeForce 6800 GS/XT
GeForce 6800 GT
GeForce 6800 LE
GeForce 6800 Series GPU
GeForce 6800 Ultra
GeForce 6800 XE
GeForce 6800 XT
GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 7100 GS
GeForce 7200 GS
GeForce 7300 GS
GeForce 7300 GT
GeForce 7300 LE
GeForce 7300 SE
GeForce 7350 LE
GeForce 7500 LE
GeForce 7550 LE
GeForce 7600 GS
GeForce 7600 GT
GeForce 7600 LE
GeForce 7650 GS
GeForce 7800 GS
GeForce 7800 GTX
GeForce 7800 SLI
GeForce 7900 GS
GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
GeForce 7900 GTX
GeForce 7950 GT
GeForce 7950 GX2
GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8600 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTX
GeForce 8800 Ultra

 

Any differences compared to the 163.11 beta?

 

yay more driver and app crashes, back to 165.01 the only driver that has ever actually worked properly in vista.

 

Any difference between non-WHQL? This one seems like 4mb smaller.

Hmm.

 

The important stuff from the Release Notes :

What’s New in Version 162.22​

New Features​

• Increased Total Graphics Memory under Windows Vista for GeForce
7 and 8 series GPUs
• Improved DirectX 10 SLI support
• Added “Resize the HDTV desktop” underscan compensation page to​

the NVIDIA Control Panel

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit
Fixed Single-GPU Issues​

• The ‘Hide modes that this monitor cannot display’ check box is not
available, so the user cannot set up custom modes.[309876]
• Flat panel scaling function does not work properly.[306325]
• World of Warcraft has low frame rates.[289014]
• NVIDIA Control Panel: There is no option available to resize the HD
resolution to fit the display. [269140]
• Battlefield 2142–the game has flickering textures when the user
attempts to switch to the desktop by pressing Alt+Tab.[284674]
• Increased performance for the DirectX 10 version of Company of
Heroes.[317379]​

GeForce 8 Series GPUs​

• GeForce 8800 GTX: 3DMark06 intermittently hangs part way through
the full benchmark at 2560x1600 with 16xQAA enabled. [285028]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: The resolution cannot be set any higher than
1024x768 on some flat panel displays. [309302]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: 1680x1050 resolution is not available when using
the Dell 3007WFP monitor. [284181]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Supreme Commander–the background becomes
corrupted when zoomed out with antialiasing is enabled. [306603]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Lost Planet–the game crashes after a few minutes​

of play. [304039]

• GeForce 8800 GTX: Elder Scrolls: Oblivion–animation is visible
through the trees when HDR and NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing
are enabled. [296265]
• GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 7900 GTX: Company of Heroes–there is
flashing corruption during the beginning of the performance test
upon initial launch or after changing the resolution. [268351]
• GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 7900 GTX: Quake 4–there are poor
texture details. [255542]
• GeForce 8 and 7 series: Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle​

​

‐Earth
2–white pixels appear on the statue when antialiasing is
enabled.[271391]
• GeForce 8600 GTS: Microsoft DirectX SDK Blob demo–the demo
crashes when switching between multisample types while in
windowed mode. [322021]
• GeForce 8600 GT: The display goes blank after changing the refresh
rates.[302624]
• GeForce 8600: The system does not resume from S1 or S3 sleep states.
[289246]
• GeForce 8600: The NVIDIA Control Panel settings are not reset after
running the uninstaller. [298266]
• GeForce 8500/8400/8300: 3DMark05 benchmark fails to run after being
looped for awhile. [301837]
• GeForce 8500/8400/830: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition–the game
crashes to the desktop when attempting to select a mission. [301417]
• Dual GeForce 7950 GX2: The NVIDIA Control Panel crashes when
attempting to launch from the Microsoft control panel.[304848]
• GeForce 7950 GX2: Far Cry–textures are overly bright or missing
when HDR is enabled.[291928]
• GeForce 7900: Tomb Raider Legend – screen corruption occurs when
the user switches to the desktop by pressing Alt+Tab. [289005]
• GeForce 7900 GTX: Fear Extraction Point–shadow textures are
stretched or render incorrectly. [289710]
• GeForce 7900 GTX: Windows Media Center stops responding after
off‐screen occlusion in Dualview mode. [290326]
• GeForce 7300 GT: DVI + HDMI Clone mode sometimes results in a​

blank screen on the HDMI display. [290237]

• GeForce 6600: Tiger Woods 2007–the game crashes when set to the​

default settings. [299991]

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit​

• GeForce 8600 GT/GTS: Switching from HDTV to DVI leaves blocky
corruption on the HDTV display.[303754]
• GeForce 8600 GT: The display goes blank after changing the refresh
rates.[302624]
• GeForce 7300 GT: DVI + HDMI Clone mode sometimes results in a
blank screen on the HDMI display. [290237]
• GeForce 7900 GTX: Windows Media Center stops responding after
off​

​

‐screen occlusion in Dualview mode. [290326]
• [SLI], GeForce 7900 GTX: After disabling SLI mode and then reverting
the change without applying, the error message ʺNvidia control panel
application, 1.4.100.47 has stopped workingʺ appears. [301789]
• [SLI], GeForce 7900 GTX: On systems with 4GB of memory, the screen​

goes blank when enabling SLI mode. [326183]

 

somebody post some benchies with these drivers! What are some performance diffs between these and the 163.11

 

163.11 - 11800 3D Marks
162.22 - 11789 3D Marks

No significant change. But the Nvidia flat-panel scaling, HDTV resizing, and digital vibrance all work.

 

that means nothing in the world of drivers.

try games.


but these fixed some frequent issues with the 8600 cards.

 

Back to the 158.45 for me, since all of the 16x.xx series either crash or cause the stopped responding and recovered error.

Even at stock speeds the 16x.xx series give me problems, whereas the 158.45 allow me a descent overclock.

 

my HDTV still does not fit the whole screen in clone mode!!! :3eyes:

 

its funny no matter how crappy the drivers have been in the past i never had a BSOD from the video drivers. and i been through a few diff configs with parts so far. sucks for the ppl who get them. could it be soemthing else? but anyways these play quite nicely for me. although so do 163's imma try lost planet next

 

They seem pretty good for me and my system. I had to reformat my hard drive so i only been able to play DODS but it ran good, watching movies also playing good.

 

but release notes for 162.22 WHQL dated "July 11, 2007" ... it means they changed nothing and crashes with Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding, has successfully recovered can continue
too bad ...

 

So they finally got digital vibrance working with Vista and the 8000 series cards with this driver release?

 

i never ever got this. could it be to cooling? although i have a thermalright on mine. which idles around 50ish 60ish gaming

 

1heone
Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding, has successfully recovered - not about cooling ... its all driver issue, thousands of gamers around the world have to search the way to get rid of it, everyone come to conclusion that its driver and Vista problems, it dissapears when u turn off AERO or disable SLI if you have ... well, lots have been sad about, but Nvidia doesn't care I guess ...
Anyway, what about the performance in games? any improvement in comparison whith 162.22 beta ???

 

Some performance comparisons between this and 163.11 in games would be good. Better yet would be info on whether or not the image quality is better (163.11 was a step up from previous drivers).

 

I'm wondering if I should install this over 163.11. What do you guys reckon?
Also, I've had 1 display driver recovery and then I changed driver and it fixed it. Though I don't have SLI so maybe thats why

 

Yeah are these any better over 163.11?

Also is there an International download link?
Or doesn't it matter?

 

Doesn't matter unless you fancy reading a language other than English.