Yep, we're getting there, not much to fix now.......
Single GPU Issues
All GPUs
• The NVIDIA Control Panel may take up to one minute to open when
accessed the first time after restarting the system. [329376]
In subsequent uses of the NVIDIA Control Panel, it will open immediately.
• Custom application profiles and changes to the default application
profile settings are not saved across system reboots. [331330]
• Enabling inverse telecine results in an increase in dropped frames on
high bit‐rate 1080p VC‐1 titles.[302992]
• The display is corrupt or there is no display upon resume from sleep
mode. [296199]
• The graphics driver installer displays an ‘incorrect operating system’
error message when trying to install on a GPU that not listed in the
INF. [310188]
• Lost Planet–game menu is corrupted.[304037]
• Blu‐ray disc titles over component‐out do not play at 576p.[304186]
• When S‐video and DVI displays are set up in Clone mode and rotated
90 degrees, the screen turns black.[304267, 283546]
• Video overlay causes speckling within some desktop content.[304799]
• Company of Heroes (DirectX 10) has a known ʺout‐of‐memoryʺ bug
that may occur at high resolutions and high antialiasing levels.
The condition is more likely to be seen on graphics cards with less than 512MB of
frame buffer memory.
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GeForce 8 Series GPUs
• GeForce 8 Series: The Help topic for Antialiasing inaccurately states to
use override when turning off in‐game AA. [308859]
The override option should be used only if your application does not have built‐in
antialiasing control.
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Digital Vibrance turns off after entering or exiting
a Direct3D application. [328274]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Desktop text is blurry on the Westinghouse
LVM37W3 display at native 1920x1080 resolution. [328301]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: The DVI display cannot be set to an HD format if
it is the secondary Clone mode display. [327255]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: The incorrect image is shown for standard settings
on the NVIDIA Control Panel ʺResize HDTV Desktopʺ page. [327187]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: With the DVI cable connected to Port 1, changing
the format from 720p to 1080p while playing an HD DVD in IVI
application results in a corrupted display. [301872]
• GeForce 8800 GTS: NVIDIA Froggy demo–corruption occurs when
pressing the [W] key after quickly pressing [R] then [W] keys.
[322516]
• GeForce 8800 GTS: NVIDIA Smoke demo–the screen splits and then
flickers if the full‐screen option is enabled. [322523]
• GeForce 8 Series: Prince of Persia–half the screen turns black and the
other half turns white during resolution changes. [299484]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Company of Heroes (DirectX 10)–the game
crashes when the maximum settings are applied at 2560x1600 with
8xAA enabled. [321631]
• GeForce 8800 GTS: NV SDK 10–blue‐screen crash occurs after
enabling the Toggle WireFrame option in the Fur ‐ Shells And Fins test.
[322770]
• GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 7900 GTX: Neverwinter Nights 2–the
mini map loses its background when the resolution is changed.
[273788]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Battlefield2–the desktop doesn’t refresh when
exiting the game at 2048x1536 with 8xAA enabled. [293351]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Civilization 4–setting in‐game 16x antialiasing AA
disables all antialiasing.[303283]
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• GeForce 8800 GTX: Flight Simulator–the terrain changes to low
resolution when switching from Air Traffic‐controlled to playercontrolled
airplane.[304840]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Scarface–corruption during the game.[290007]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: NVIDIA Froggy demo–textures do not render
correctly at the default settings. [299256]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: The system does not fully enter S1 Standby mode.
Only the monitor shuts off. [295942]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Two of the options on the Change Flat Panel
Scaling page are grayed out. [297974]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Neverwinter Nights 2–only overlays render when
switching to 2560x1600 using 8xAA. [302061, 314148]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars–the game
crashes. [308248]
• GeForce 8600: HD resolutions higher than 720p are not
available.[308627]
• GeForce 8600 GT: The NVIDIA Control Panel is unable to switch the
HD resolution from 1080p to 1080i. [326335]
• GeForce 8600 GT: OpenGL games drop in performance under
Windows Vista compared to Windows XP.[302430]
• GeForce 8600 GTS: The Microsoft DirectX SDK Blob demo–the screen
turns blank when changing the multisample type while in full‐screen
mode. [322023]
• GeForce 8600 GTS: NV SDK 10 ‐D3D–the demo crashes when
switching to full‐screen mode during the Deformable Bodies test.
[322501]
• GeForce 8600 GTS: NV SDK 10 ‐D3D–the screen turns blank after
setting the Cloth Simulation test back‐buffer format to
DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT while in full‐screen mode.
[322506]
• GeForce 8600 GTS: NV SDK 10 ‐OpenGL–blue‐screen crash occurs
while increasing the tessellation in the Cg Geometry Program test‐>hair
program. [322785]
• GeForce 8600 GT/GTS: OpenGL SDK 10 sample ʺTransform Feedback
Fractalʺ crashes on launch.[304162]
• GeForce 8600 GT/GTS: Nine Inch Nails–the game crashes when
starting to play chapter 10.[304701]
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• GeForce 8600/8500/8400/8300: The system occasionally hangs with an
EA error upon resume from S1 sleep state. [278368]
• GeForce 8500/8400/8300: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion–the game crashes
after restoring from minimization. [296725]
• GeForce 8600 GT: Call of Duty 2–the game crashes under the
following settings: in‐game settings of 1920x1200 resolution and 2x
antialiasing, NVIDIA Control Panel enhanced antialiasing mode set to
16xQ. [312949]
• GeForce 8300 GS: With Aero‐glass enabled, the screen flickers after
rotating the display 90 degrees with S‐Video as the primary display.
[317347]
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SLI Mode Issues
All GPUs
• [SLI]: NVIDIA SLI scaling on some applications under Windows Vista
may not be as much as under Windows XP. Some applications
include ʺS.T.A.L.K.E.R., Half‐Life 2: Lost Coast, Company of Heroes,
Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 2, Hitman: Blood Money, and Far Cry.
[302534 290803]
NVIDIA is investigating fixing these problems in a future driver.
• [SLI]: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl–game performance with
SLI mode enabled may be lower than under single‐GPU mode in
some areas. [321749]
GeForce 8 Series GPUs
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: The system hangs when changing the
HDTV signal format. [290780]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 series: Company of Heroes (DirectX 10)–the game
crashes while loading the performance test when set to 1920x1200
with 4x antialiasing enabled. [319449]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: When SLI mode is enabled, the NVIDIA
Control panel lists the same display twice. [291140]
• [SLI], GeForce 8 Series, GeForce 7 Series: Everquest2–part of the
desktop is visible during the intro movie when the game resolution is
the same as the desktop resolution. [297754]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Everquest2–there is a brief flicker when
entering the water with 8xAA enabled. [306973]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Far Cry–there is flickering/shifting sky in
the Research level when SLI mode is enabled. [265091]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142–the games
crash when exiting back to the menu after being played at 2048x1536
using 8xAA or higher. [301985]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Company of Heroes–there is corruption in
the ground textures. [294118]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800: Half ‐Life 2 – corruption occurs after setting
4xAA from the game settings. [294211]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800: FIFA 2007 – slow performance and garbled audio
during the start of the game occur when SLI mode is enabled.[290966]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Test Drive Unlimited–the intro cut scene
pauses during transitions when SLI mode is enabled. [301655]
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• [SLI], GeForce 8600 GT: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion–the game crashes
to the desktop when antialiasing is set to 8x (Enhance) from the
NVIDIA Control Panel. [308931]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600: Age of Empires 3–blue‐screen crash or blank
screen occurs after exiting the game. [322085]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600: 3DMark06–ʺGT2‐Firefly Forestʺ shows massive
corruption at 1600x1200 resolution with 8xAA enabled. [321355]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600 GT/GTS: 3D games such as Battlefield 2, Age of
Empire 3, Battlefield 2142, Far Cry, and Chronicles of Reddick behave
erratically when played while the NVIDIA Control Panel is
open.[303662]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600, GeForce 6600: Company of Heroes–there is
corruption in the ground textures. [294118]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: Serious Sam II–the desktop goes blank
when the game is minimized. [327249]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The desktop resolution resets to
800x600 after switching between SLI‐mode enable and SLI‐mode
disable. [327233]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: Only the primary SLI GPU is able to be
installed. [327276]
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Windows Vista 64-bit Issues
Single GPU Issues
• The NVIDIA Control Panel may take up to one minute to open when
accessed the first time after restarting the system. [329376]
In subsequent uses of the NVIDIA Control Panel, it will open immediately.
• Custom application profiles and changes to the default application
profile settings are not saved across system reboots. [331330]
• The display is corrupt or there is no display upon resume from sleep
mode. [296199]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Battlefield2–the desktop doesn’t refresh when
exiting the game at 2048x1536 with 8xAA enabled. [293351]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars–the game
crashes. [308248]
• GeForce 8800 GTX: DreamScene–running the application results in a
“Display driver has stopped responding” error message. [295017]
SLI Mode Issues
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Company of Heroes–there is corruption in
the ground textures. [294118]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: The system hangs when changing the
HDTV signal format. [290780]
when i saw my first bunker buster bomb.
lol! Unreal Tourney in November too 
