Constant Errors When Trying to INstall Nvidia drivers

mpkonig

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Ok...im kinda at my wits end right now. I have a gtx 670 SC and i have not been able to install any drivers past 332.21. Every time i try to install drivers....it gives me a blue screen error, then reboots me....my screen comes up really small...then blue screens me again once i get to desktop after a few seconds....and basically it continues until windows asks me if i want to use a restore point. Most common errors give are:

IRQL not less or equal to (most common)
page fault in non paged area

I also have gotten a error something like "trying to write on read only area" or something like that....cant remember

Ive scanned everything with avast, malewarebytes, spybot.....ive checked my drive for errors. Everything comes up clean.

Any ideas would be helpful.

My rig:
Intel i5-3570
gtx 670 FTW
8gb corsair dominator ddr3 1600
samsung 840 pro ssd
WD 1tb HD
Asrock z77 extreme 4
 

mpkonig

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ok....updated bios.....tried to install the nvidia drivers....got "system_scan_at_raised_irql_caught_improper_driver_unload"......then on 2 subsequent restarts got the IRQL not less or equal to.....

i guess im gonna start unseating and reseating the memory and vid card

just fyi...my system is completely stable except for a random "bad pool header" code or something which i believe is caused by Malewarebytes. The only time it bsod's is when im trying to install nvidia graphics drivers.
 


Have you ever tried to install 32bit drivers on a 64bit OS or vice versa?
 

mpkonig

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Welp...I ran Memtest86 for 4 passes and had 0 errors. Im just wondering if its windows. Never had problems like this with 7..and 8 was ok...but 8.1 seemed to screw with stuff....i dunno....the hunt continues....will try to do a repair and maybe a clean install of 8 and see what happens
 


What OS are you using now?
 

mpkonig

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i just dont get it...i game on it all the time..never does anything....performance is great.....but whenever i try to install a new driver since January of this year...i get these BSOD all the time....and it does not happen any other time then when i try to install NVIDIA drivers .....332.21 are the last ones i installed that work without giving me constant BSOD