Download Driver For nVidia ForceWare 158.19 beta

In addition to beta drivers for Windows Vista, nVidia also released beta drivers for Windows 2000 and XP yesterday. However, these have been given version number 158.19 and are only suitable for the GeForce 8xxx model video cards. This release adds support for some new cards, has better performance in 3D programs, and has “numerous” compatibility improvements in unnamed games and applications:

Release Highlights:

• Adds support for GeForce 8600 GTS, GeForce 8600 GT, and GeForce 8500 GT, GeForce 8400 GS, and GeForce 8300 GS GPUs.
• Increased performance in 3D applications.
• Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1 support.
• Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, and known compatibility issues.

PureVideo HD support is currently only available on Microsoft Windows Vista

Product Support List

• GeForce 8300GS
• GeForce 8400GS
• GeForce 8500GT
• GeForce 8600GT
• GeForce 8600 GTS
• GeForce 8800 GTS
• GeForce 8800 GTX

[break]The following downloads are available:
nVidia ForceWare 158.19 beta for Windows 2000, XP (32-bit) and MCE
nVidia ForceWare 158.19 beta for Windows XP (64-bit)[break]