Geforce Experience Stuck at Preparing to install

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B.A. Mar 8, 2018 @ 3:35am

wanted to update drivers, stuck at preparing to install for forever, already stuck twice, had to terminate geforce experience from task manager for both times, wtf is happening?

rekatively new rig, alienware alpha r2 from last year, gtx 960 4GB

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[wan-clan.org] Gordy Freeman Mar 8, 2018 @ 3:37am

Bahahahaha. “Relatively new rig” has a GTX 960 from circa Jan 2015.

Plus, to top it off, it’s a Dellienware.

novasunshine Mar 8, 2018 @ 3:55am

You don't need Geforce Experience to update your drivers.

Γαῖα Mar 8, 2018 @ 3:59am

Forget about your rig, its usually always software related provided you already proved your internet speed isnt crap. Start out with the basics like is your firewall and or security software blocking it.

Try downloading the drivers manually and installing them. If they install then look at the nvidia interface as the problem assuming you ruled out the above.

Oh, for the love of god please post this in the hardware and operating systems section and NO, i dont care if you arent getting replies there yet.

Last edited by Γαῖα; Mar 8, 2018 @ 4:05am

chiefputsa☒lag Mar 8, 2018 @ 4:06am

new nvidia installers will auto pause unless you click "NEXT" to continue installation.

i hope this is not a PEBKAC

Γαῖα Mar 8, 2018 @ 4:09am

Originally posted by chiefputsa☒lag:
new nvidia installers will auto pause unless you click "NEXT" to continue installation.

i hope this is not a PEBKAC

One only hopes OP is intelligent enough to have already checked or been aware of that point before coming here wasting our time.

Hotrod May 25, 2018 @ 2:05pm

Originally posted by chiefputsa☒lag:
new nvidia installers will auto pause unless you click "NEXT" to continue installation.

i hope this is not a PEBKAC

He had an actual problem, same thing happened to me, I couldn't download the driver because it was stuck on preparing to install. No buttons came up. Try being more open before you call him stupid

Tornexted Jun 26, 2018 @ 3:57pm

A GTX 960 is not a new card, it's like 3+ years old... But anyways, I had the same problem, all I did was to download the newest driver from nvidia.com and installed it manually.

gr33nm44n Aug 17, 2018 @ 7:45am

@Black Arsnic try just manually installing it from the nvidia site.

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

And as usual a number of pillocks of the community arrive who are not here to offer help, but to just bash the system/components you are using and insult the author of the post.
You people bring the morale of the community down, if you have nothing useful or polite to say don't say it.

Muad'Dib Usul Aug 29, 2018 @ 4:53pm

Run GeForce Experience as administrator

Sir Dookface McFerretballs Aug 30, 2018 @ 12:21am

Uninstall Geforce Experience because it has been shown to actually slow games down and enable improper options along with corrupted driver updates.

Just update drivers the normal way from the nvidia website.

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Mourningcrab3 Oct 12, 2018 @ 2:56pm

Originally posted by WAN Gordy Freeman:
Bahahahaha. “Relatively new rig” has a GTX 960 from circa Jan 2015.

Plus, to top it off, it’s a Dellienware.

Some guy asks for help and your first response to this thread isn't even to help the guy. Just to flame him. ♥♥♥♥ off and get a life you no good piece of ♥♥♥♥. People like you are the worst. If you don't have any help to give this guy then don't post in this thread. GTFO loser. People like you weren't even dropped on their heads as a child. They were straight up thrown.

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Mourningcrab3 Oct 12, 2018 @ 6:18pm

Originally posted by Miss Ann Thrope:
Originally posted by Mourningcrab3:
Some guy asks for help and your first response to this thread isn't even to help the guy. Just to flame him. ♥♥♥♥ off and get a life you no good piece of ♥♥♥♥. People like you are the worst. If you don't have any help to give this guy then don't post in this thread. GTFO loser. People like you weren't even dropped on their heads as a child. They were straight up thrown.

There are always one or two elitists on forums like this. Just ignore them.

Yeah, I know. I just had to rant on him for a sec.

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JSAVGA Dec 18, 2022 @ 9:00am

Just had this issue and this thread came up. I know the OP fixed this by now but for future users there's a simple solution. You probably have a corrupt Experience file somewhere. In windows search type "add remove" to find the add or remove programs feature. In it find nvidia geforce experience and uninstall it. Restart computer. Go to https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/ and download the latest geforce experience. Install it and that should work. Run it and update your drivers.

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