RivaTuner in Windows 7 (x64)

[Grogan]

Yes, RivaTuner still works. I wouldn't be without this app, because I can do things like adjust fan and clock speeds without installing software that requires permanently loaded drivers and services (e.g. like Nvidia provides). It does the changes and exits (unless you want to load it at startup to make it automatically apply the settings)

It works in 64 bit Windows 7, but Windows didn't allow it to install correctly, and gave me the unsigned driver message. But that still works the same way as in Vista, it's a boot loader option.

In a command prompt (Be an administrator, don't be a boob. If you insist on using that stupid User Account Control, then right click on your Command Prompt shortcut and run as Administrator)

bcdedit -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

Since it's a boot loader option, it obviously doesn't take effect until you reboot.

This allows RivaTuner to install. It only applies to 64 bit Windows, because 32 bit isn't as stringent (this step won't be necessary in 32 bit Windows7 or Vista unless you want to)

As a "bonus" (quotes because I think it's retarded to not allow you to force it if desired) you won't be bothered about unsigned drivers again either.

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Now, applicable to current RivaTuner with current Nvidia drivers in any Windows OS (XP, Vista32, Windows 7 etc.), Nvidia has changed the way it reports the driver version. RivaTuner 2.24 doesn't know what to make of it so it just says that it's an unsupported driver, and the settings are unavailable.

This workaround will be necessary until RivaTuner 2.25 is released, sometime in June (according to Unwinder)

In RivaTuner, go to the Power User tab. Accept the message that it's for power users (duh).

Make sure that the current database is RivaTuner.rtd (it should be by default). If not, browse for it using the Open Database button.

At the very top, the first registry key is called RivaTuner \ System

Expand that and look for a value named ForceDriverVersion

Make sure that RivaTuner is not in hexadecimal mode (It probably is by default... it is for me). Click the button below (hover to see which one it is) to toggle that off.

Double click the ForceDriverVersion value and enter the driver version with no decimal place. For example, if your driver is 185.81, enter 18581

Click OK to exit RivaTuner and start it again. It will still say "No supported drivers detected for this display adapter" in the field under Driver Settings , but beside it will be the triangle Customize button and the settings categories are available and working.

Hardware Monitoring (Target Adapter, Customize button, Hardware Monitoring category) works too once you make the ForceDriverVersion change.

[Filthy1990]

Where do i find my driver version value number to put into the FORCEDRIVERVERSION field. Ive tried putting in your version and it stick doesn't work for me. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Grogan]

This is a pretty old thread, and the info to use ForceDriverVersion would only work in the specific situation where it's OK to override the version check. I eventually had to ditch that program, because it's not really well enough maintained. I liked it, but it was getting to be a pain when new driver releases came out. The latest version of Rivatuner that's there is almost a year old and it may well be that it just isn't going to work for you with modern Nvidia drivers.

EVGA Precision (same author) is a good program and it isn't as likely to break.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/EVGA-Pre...load-2545.html

Now, to answer your question, one way to know is to go to Device Manager, and view properties of your Display Adapter. On the driver tab, you will see the version information.

Another way to tell is from the Nvidia driver archive filename itself, or C:\Nvidia\windows version\version number etc. When you install the driver, it unpacks its directory tree under C:\Nvidia by default. One of the subdirectories will be named with the version number.