[SOLVED] NVIDIA driver update error, 0x800703f1

[boeing]

I've seen some people with a similar issue in the threads recently, my GPU is not showing up in manager after I uninstalled it, and windows is not letting me install updated drivers, to hopefully fix the issue.
I have attached the drivers hive, since that seems to be the first step to a solution. Thank you!!

 

[Maxstar]

Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Replace Drivers Hive Manually

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.

1. Download DRIVERS.ZIP and save to your desktop.
2. Right-click on it and select Extract all.... Make sure the "Show extracted files when complete" is checked and click Extract.
3. Now we have the DRIVERS file that we will be using to replace your current one.
4. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\config
5. Right-click on the current DRIVERS file and select rename. Rename it to DRIVERS.bad.
   Note: If you get an error that the file is in use, reboot your computer and then try again.
6. Take the file from the Drivers folder on your desktop and paste it into C:\Windows\System32\config

Afterwards reboot the system and attempt to update and let us know if you still have issues...

 

[boeing]

You wizard! Thank you, savedme a clean install!

Any idea what causes this? Thanks.

 

[Maxstar]

Any idea what causes this? Thanks.

Power outages and system crashes are the most common causes for such kind of corruptions.