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Just downloaded and installed a new nvidia driver update on windows update for those of you using windows 7 beta.
I Haven't tested them yet so don't know if there are any improvements on originals.
It would be more comfortable for me if anyone guide me for this.
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. Monday released beta drivers for Windows 7, months earlier in the development process than it did with Windows Vista, when users blasted the company for its sluggish pace.
New drivers for systems equipped with graphics cards that include Nvidia's GeForce graphics processor unit (GPU) are available immediately for Windows 7 beta, the company said Monday. Those drivers support Microsoft's new Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1, the tweaked standard for Windows 7 that debuted in its predecessor, Vista.
Nvidia's early start in delivering drivers to Windows 7 is in stark contrast to how it handled Vista . Although that operating system had been in development for several years, Nvidia was unable to provide final versions of Vista-suitable drivers in time for the operating system's January 2007 launch. Even a month later, drivers for Nvidia's new GeForce 8800 remained in beta, and had not been certified by Microsoft's Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).
In fact, Microsoft internal documents made public during the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit revealed that in 2007, Nvidia driver issues were the leading cause of Vista crashes, accounting for nearly a third of all operating system crashes or lock-ups.
Microsoft is cracking down on driver testing early for Vista's successor. The first release consists of Nvidia version 181.71 beta drivers available in both 32-bit (94.6 MB) and 64-bit (110 MB). The release highlights are as follows:
- Installs WDDM v1.1 for GeForce 8, 9, and 200-series DirectX 10 GPUs.
- Installs WDDM v1.0 for GeForce 6 and 7-series DirectX 9 GPUs.
- Supports Direct3D, Direct2D, and DirectWrite.
- Supports NVIDIA CUDA - Compute Unified Device Architecture.
- Supports NVIDIA PhysX (this driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203 for all GeForce 8, 9, and 200-series GPUs).
- Supports NVIDIA SLI on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications
The reason why this is very good news for Nvidia customers is because of the complaints the company received regarding its Vista support. More specifically, Nvidia's drivers by themselves were responsible for 28.8 percent of Vista crashes, over 10 percent more