check if your driver is really gone.
hmmmmmm
i checked the nVidia's website....
no driver for GeForce 4000 for windows vista! sad.....
but sometimes, windows xp's driver works totally fine too.
u can just try the old driver again.

(your video card is still working right? cuz looks like its pretty old)

"Reaper" wrote:

> Hi, I recently upgraded to Windows Vista and everything was great! However a
> few weeks go by and all of a sudden, my video card driver is gone. I am
> using an older card, so no Aero for me, nVidia GeForce 4000. When I
> installed Vista, the drivers were there, WDDM drivers were installed. nVidia
> does not make the drivers for it and now I am stuck using the basic Standard
> VGA Adapter driver. Please help, this is my mom's PC.

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 on a desktop system.
The motherboard I'm using is NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI (video card is NVIDIA's
GeForce 8800 Ultra).

The desktop system is a little less than a year old. And Windows Vista has
been out on the market for well over a year. The problem I'm continuing to
experience is MISSING DRIVERS.

For instance, every time I put this desktop to sleep, when I wake it up
there's no Internet connection. The manufacturer has confirmed that this is
a Windows Vista issue (a driver that hasn't been released yet). NVIDIA says
it's not their problem. The manufacturer confirms this.

When I plug in my iPod I get error messages all over the place. After
contacting the manufacturer as well as Apple I was once again informed that
this is a Windows Vista missing driver issue. "It's Microsoft's problem," an
Apple representative told me.

There's a few other missing driver problems as well.

I just wonder if I'm getting the runaround here....? In other words, is
this really Microsoft's responsibility, NVIDIA's responsibility, Apple's
responsibility, etc., regarding these ongoing missing drivers?

I have the latest updates as far as Microsoft Update (I check every
morning). And yet 12-14 months after Vista's release, I still don't have
access to the drivers I need. This is infuriating.

Unfortunately, one can't really complain to Microsoft about these missing
drivers because Vista came with my desktop system and therefore is an OEM
product. Microsoft won't allow me to talk to them directly, in other words.

Suggestions?

Well I'd say that your problem could be not drivers but some
misconfiguration
or hardware issue (bad USB cables etc.) It's hard to tell unless you post
the
exact error messages...

Regards,
--PA


"husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:99415AD1-1D62-41BF-B8B4-4F4FD1AE6F13@microsoft.com...

> I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 on a desktop
> system.
> The motherboard I'm using is NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI (video card is
> NVIDIA's
> GeForce 8800 Ultra).
>
> The desktop system is a little less than a year old. And Windows Vista
> has
> been out on the market for well over a year. The problem I'm continuing
> to
> experience is MISSING DRIVERS.
>
> For instance, every time I put this desktop to sleep, when I wake it up
> there's no Internet connection. The manufacturer has confirmed that this
> is
> a Windows Vista issue (a driver that hasn't been released yet). NVIDIA
> says
> it's not their problem. The manufacturer confirms this.
>
> When I plug in my iPod I get error messages all over the place. After
> contacting the manufacturer as well as Apple I was once again informed
> that
> this is a Windows Vista missing driver issue. "It's Microsoft's problem,"
> an
> Apple representative told me.
>
> There's a few other missing driver problems as well.
>
> I just wonder if I'm getting the runaround here....? In other words, is
> this really Microsoft's responsibility, NVIDIA's responsibility, Apple's
> responsibility, etc., regarding these ongoing missing drivers?
>
> I have the latest updates as far as Microsoft Update (I check every
> morning). And yet 12-14 months after Vista's release, I still don't have
> access to the drivers I need. This is infuriating.
>
> Unfortunately, one can't really complain to Microsoft about these missing
> drivers because Vista came with my desktop system and therefore is an OEM
> product. Microsoft won't allow me to talk to them directly, in other
> words.
>
> Suggestions?

What makes you think there are missing drivers
iPod fine here
Takes about 15sec for the wireless connection to come online

"husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:99415AD1-1D62-41BF-B8B4-4F4FD1AE6F13@microsoft.com...

> I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 on a desktop
> system.
> The motherboard I'm using is NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI (video card is
> NVIDIA's
> GeForce 8800 Ultra).
>
> The desktop system is a little less than a year old. And Windows Vista
> has
> been out on the market for well over a year. The problem I'm continuing
> to
> experience is MISSING DRIVERS.
>
> For instance, every time I put this desktop to sleep, when I wake it up
> there's no Internet connection. The manufacturer has confirmed that this
> is
> a Windows Vista issue (a driver that hasn't been released yet). NVIDIA
> says
> it's not their problem. The manufacturer confirms this.
>
> When I plug in my iPod I get error messages all over the place. After
> contacting the manufacturer as well as Apple I was once again informed
> that
> this is a Windows Vista missing driver issue. "It's Microsoft's problem,"
> an
> Apple representative told me.
>
> There's a few other missing driver problems as well.
>
> I just wonder if I'm getting the runaround here....? In other words, is
> this really Microsoft's responsibility, NVIDIA's responsibility, Apple's
> responsibility, etc., regarding these ongoing missing drivers?
>
> I have the latest updates as far as Microsoft Update (I check every
> morning). And yet 12-14 months after Vista's release, I still don't have
> access to the drivers I need. This is infuriating.
>
> Unfortunately, one can't really complain to Microsoft about these missing
> drivers because Vista came with my desktop system and therefore is an OEM
> product. Microsoft won't allow me to talk to them directly, in other
> words.
>
> Suggestions?

Here's a post I made on the iPod problem a few days back:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...=en-us&m=1&p=1

Thanks!


"DL" wrote:

> What makes you think there are missing drivers
> iPod fine here
> Takes about 15sec for the wireless connection to come online
>
> "husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:99415AD1-1D62-41BF-B8B4-4F4FD1AE6F13@microsoft.com...

> > I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 on a desktop
> > system.
> > The motherboard I'm using is NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI (video card is
> > NVIDIA's
> > GeForce 8800 Ultra).
> >
> > The desktop system is a little less than a year old. And Windows Vista
> > has
> > been out on the market for well over a year. The problem I'm continuing
> > to
> > experience is MISSING DRIVERS.
> >
> > For instance, every time I put this desktop to sleep, when I wake it up
> > there's no Internet connection. The manufacturer has confirmed that this
> > is
> > a Windows Vista issue (a driver that hasn't been released yet). NVIDIA
> > says
> > it's not their problem. The manufacturer confirms this.
> >
> > When I plug in my iPod I get error messages all over the place. After
> > contacting the manufacturer as well as Apple I was once again informed
> > that
> > this is a Windows Vista missing driver issue. "It's Microsoft's problem,"
> > an
> > Apple representative told me.
> >
> > There's a few other missing driver problems as well.
> >
> > I just wonder if I'm getting the runaround here....? In other words, is
> > this really Microsoft's responsibility, NVIDIA's responsibility, Apple's
> > responsibility, etc., regarding these ongoing missing drivers?
> >
> > I have the latest updates as far as Microsoft Update (I check every
> > morning). And yet 12-14 months after Vista's release, I still don't have
> > access to the drivers I need. This is infuriating.
> >
> > Unfortunately, one can't really complain to Microsoft about these missing
> > drivers because Vista came with my desktop system and therefore is an OEM
> > product. Microsoft won't allow me to talk to them directly, in other
> > words.
> >
> > Suggestions?

>
>
>

Drivers are the responsibility of the Hardware Manufacturer, not Microsoft!
It is NVIDIA's Hardware, they have to write their Drivers to be Vista
compatible.
Ring them back, and thank them for lying to you!
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"husky86" wrote:

> I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 on a desktop system.
> The motherboard I'm using is NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI (video card is NVIDIA's
> GeForce 8800 Ultra).
>
> The desktop system is a little less than a year old. And Windows Vista has
> been out on the market for well over a year. The problem I'm continuing to
> experience is MISSING DRIVERS.
>
> For instance, every time I put this desktop to sleep, when I wake it up
> there's no Internet connection. The manufacturer has confirmed that this is
> a Windows Vista issue (a driver that hasn't been released yet). NVIDIA says
> it's not their problem. The manufacturer confirms this.
>
> When I plug in my iPod I get error messages all over the place. After
> contacting the manufacturer as well as Apple I was once again informed that
> this is a Windows Vista missing driver issue. "It's Microsoft's problem," an
> Apple representative told me.
>
> There's a few other missing driver problems as well.
>
> I just wonder if I'm getting the runaround here....? In other words, is
> this really Microsoft's responsibility, NVIDIA's responsibility, Apple's
> responsibility, etc., regarding these ongoing missing drivers?
>
> I have the latest updates as far as Microsoft Update (I check every
> morning). And yet 12-14 months after Vista's release, I still don't have
> access to the drivers I need. This is infuriating.
>
> Unfortunately, one can't really complain to Microsoft about these missing
> drivers because Vista came with my desktop system and therefore is an OEM
> product. Microsoft won't allow me to talk to them directly, in other words.
>
> Suggestions?

Drivers should be obtained from the manufacturers sites for the specific hw,
or laptop manufacturers site, and not winupdate

"husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:599EA7C7-6B95-4402-A0CA-E745FE25492F@microsoft.com...

> Here's a post I made on the iPod problem a few days back:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...=en-us&m=1&p=1
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> "DL" wrote:
>

>> What makes you think there are missing drivers
>> iPod fine here
>> Takes about 15sec for the wireless connection to come online
>>
>> "husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:99415AD1-1D62-41BF-B8B4-4F4FD1AE6F13@microsoft.com...

>> > I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 on a desktop
>> > system.
>> > The motherboard I'm using is NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI (video card is
>> > NVIDIA's
>> > GeForce 8800 Ultra).
>> >
>> > The desktop system is a little less than a year old. And Windows Vista
>> > has
>> > been out on the market for well over a year. The problem I'm
>> > continuing
>> > to
>> > experience is MISSING DRIVERS.
>> >
>> > For instance, every time I put this desktop to sleep, when I wake it up
>> > there's no Internet connection. The manufacturer has confirmed that
>> > this
>> > is
>> > a Windows Vista issue (a driver that hasn't been released yet). NVIDIA
>> > says
>> > it's not their problem. The manufacturer confirms this.
>> >
>> > When I plug in my iPod I get error messages all over the place. After
>> > contacting the manufacturer as well as Apple I was once again informed
>> > that
>> > this is a Windows Vista missing driver issue. "It's Microsoft's
>> > problem,"
>> > an
>> > Apple representative told me.
>> >
>> > There's a few other missing driver problems as well.
>> >
>> > I just wonder if I'm getting the runaround here....? In other words,
>> > is
>> > this really Microsoft's responsibility, NVIDIA's responsibility,
>> > Apple's
>> > responsibility, etc., regarding these ongoing missing drivers?
>> >
>> > I have the latest updates as far as Microsoft Update (I check every
>> > morning). And yet 12-14 months after Vista's release, I still don't
>> > have
>> > access to the drivers I need. This is infuriating.
>> >
>> > Unfortunately, one can't really complain to Microsoft about these
>> > missing
>> > drivers because Vista came with my desktop system and therefore is an
>> > OEM
>> > product. Microsoft won't allow me to talk to them directly, in other
>> > words.
>> >
>> > Suggestions?

>>
>>
>>

I was trying to install a HP Deskjet 697c printer in Vista Home Premium and always got the "Unable to find a core driver package ....." error.

It would leave the ? printer showing under Other Devices in Device Manager.

The fix posted earlier helped me:

1st using security give full control to Users on C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.1.

Then I renamed C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.1 to C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.xxx.1

After that I got a successful install when I went to update the device drivers in Device Manager.