When I try to install the new NVIDIA driver I get an error message.

[nub]

Anybody getting the same error? Is there a fix for this?

[Chaosolous]

...I mean, what's the error message?

What're your system specs?

How are you installing the driver?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Wipe out everything NVIDIA in safe mode with latest version of DDU.
Then reboot and run the driver install package.
Reboot when done then install latest version of NVIDIA app.

[Tiberius]

I got error msg in the patch before the current one. The last 3 patches have been a mess.

Do what Bad Motha wrote to fix it

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Don't do a patch update, wipe 100% out in safe mode.

Install latest version clean.

[SlowClick]

I had the same problem. I could install the patch by doing what Bad Motha said, but only in Safe Mode. Eventually NVidia advised me to uninstall my Antivirus software, and after I did that I cound install the latest driver etc without going into Safe Mode.

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/591764935569127495/

The NVidia App told me this morning that there is a new version of the driver waiting, but I'm not going to bother with it for a while. I have a RTX 3070, so updated drivers probably don't matter.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Most 3rd party AV stuff is generally junk/useless anyways and actually can hinder your PC user experience.

[sandokanski]

Originally posted by SlowClick:

I have a RTX 3070, so updated drivers probably don't matter.

New drivers always matter. Otherwise you'll never experience the full set of bugs that NVIDIA has for you.

On Linux I had to force the update to stop updating the drivers, until I found a solution to the problem I had with the newest NVIDIA drivers.

[hypercybermegatron]

Originally posted by nub:

Anybody getting the same error? Is there a fix for this?

It Safe Mode + DDU time.

[nub]

What's DDU?

[Alice Liddell]

I am still using the August 20, 2024 released driver.

[Viking2121]

Originally posted by Alice Liddell:

I am still using the August 20, 2024 released driver.

Same, anything newer has issues with some games or is unstable on my 3090ti.

[hypercybermegatron]

Originally posted by nub:

What's DDU?

It's an uninstall tool for drivers which comes in handy if there are issues installing/uninstalling drivers.

https://www.guru3d.com/download/display-driver-uninstaller-download/

There are tutorials on YouTube, and it's pretty straight forward. Just make sure you run it in safe mode with the internet disconnected. If you follow the instructions it should work ok.

Not guaranteed to fix everything, but if it's a driver issue DDU normally clears this up.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Alice Liddell:

I am still using the August 20, 2024 released driver.

566.36 is still fine if you don't have a need for DLSS4 yet. If so then you want the latest driver + nvidia app

[SlowClick]

Bad Mum - I had the same issues no matter what version I tried (see my other thread about this) so for me the only solution is to uninstall the A/V software (Webroot) before either installing the driver or updating it from the NVidia app.

I relented this morning and updated to 572.83 just to see what happens. I still had to say goodbye to Webroot to get the update. It looks like the update package is what triggers the error. The error message shows in the updater GUI/splash, not as a Windows error.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well no offence but all those 3rd party anti-virus suites are useless overpriced junk.
No Gamer should need such a thing.

Defender + Malwarebytes Premium work rather well and actually does a good job of catching bad stuff. But overall most issues user face will generally be when they allow a phishy website a execute something malicious, or you entering login information into a fake look-alike website for example.