Unable to install Nvidia drivers for 3060 Ti graphics card on Windows 7 [SOLVED]

[TELVM]

Greetings!

I just got a Gigabyte 3060 Ti "Gaming OC" 8GB graphics card, on the understanding that the Nvidia RTX 3xxx series came with drivers for Windows 7 ...

However when I try to install the latest Nvidia drivers, 474.44 from June 2023, although the installer starts extracting the files ...

... once it finishes with the extraction the folder just self-erases. No warnings, no messages, no nothing. And I'm left guessing: "They probably mean 'FY very much, dear customer'".

If I try with older drivers, say 461.40 from January 2021, now at least I'm oficially told "FY very much, dear customer", yay!:

Then the folder also tries to self-erase, but this time I'm quicker to the draw:

 

I did a search in MSFN and in this thread found good advice:

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For Nvidia drivers, updates to support SHA-2, KB4490628 and KB4474419-v3, as well as C++ 2022 and .Net 4.8 are required ...

^ And as a matter of fact my system was lacking all of the stuff above, but after installing all of it, still no cigar.

I "severed the umbilical with the mothership" years ago, so there may be some other stuff for Windows 7 needed for this particular situation, that I'm still lacking. I don't know.

 

Any help with rescuing this 3060 Ti from its current status as an expensive paperweight would be much appreciated!

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Edited August 4, 2023 by TELVM
Problem solved

[AstragonQC]

I already had this issue by the past, and I somewhat fixed it by installing the version 472.12 from September 2021, then manually updating to 474.11 (the last WHQL certified version).

I can't really certify it will work for you, but for me It solved the issues I have with the driver installer.

[TELVM]

Thanks for your help @AstragonQC.

Tried 472.12, but still no cigar  :

 

For the record, this system previously had an Nvidia 1050 Ti that worked fine, no problems.

Also I did a cleanup with DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) before switching to the 3060 Ti.

These are the 3060 Ti Hardware Ids as shown by Device Manager:

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_24C9&SUBSYS_40CD1458&REV_A1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_24C9&SUBSYS_40CD1458
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_24C9&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_24C9&CC_0300

[ED_Sln]

Try installing the driver manually through Device Manager. This ID is in the driver. At least in 474.11-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe It has the lines:
%NVIDIA_DEV.24C9% = Section165, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_24C9    
NVIDIA_DEV.24C9 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti".

Also, the system may be missing a platform update: KB2670838

Edited August 4, 2023 by ED_Sln
Supplemented

[TELVM]

^ That did the trick!

Installed KB2670838, and inmediately afterwards the display adapter was recognised as "3060 Ti" at last:

 

Then proceeded to install 474.11 through Device Manager, and this time it worked:

Thank you very much @ED_Sln ! A virtual toast to you sir!

Edited August 4, 2023 by TELVM