NVIDIA graphics driver patches for Windows XP x64

[blueclouds8666]

I have recently been researching some of the problems and limitations that NVIDIA graphics drivers have under Windows XP, and found several community-developed fixes publicly available on the internet. Each of them come handy for their specific purpose, but are only available separately and for different driver versions. I realized there are certain scenarios in which having them combined into a single driver package is necessary, so that's why, after some reverse engineering and assembly reprogramming, I made a combined driver patch myself. Here is what it includes:

- The pixel clock limit of 165 MHz, which restricts all HDMI connections to the HDMI 1.0 specification, has been removed, allowing for higher resolutions such as 1920x1080 at 120Hz, 2560x1440 at 75Hz and 2560x1600 at 60Hz. A pixel clock limitation of 340 MHz, as per the HDMI 1.3 specification, still applies even if your card has HDMI 2.0 capable ports. This specific limitation has not been overcome yet. Credits for the original patch go to Yas [1][2].

- The system crashes caused by plugging multiple digital displays, or by plugging an analog and a digital display, have been fixed. This bug is exclusive to Windows XP x64, so it is not needed for 32-bit Windows XP systems. Credits for the original patch go to tal.aloni.il [3].

Both patches have been applied over driver version 355.98, as this is the last one to have proper monitor detection for high resolution displays (required for setting custom resolutions and HDCP detection), while this is also the last driver version to have properly working hardware resolution scaling.

In order to get it set up on your system, install the original NVIDIA 355.98 driver package, then reboot into safe mode and replace C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll and C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys with their patched counterparts. You can grab a copy of them at the link below.

https://icedrive.net/s/hkvi27yWG718536avY8yPSbR83FW

NOTE: These drivers are provided as is, with no applicable warranty or support. The resulting software is purely experimental, as such, it may exhibit deficiencies or errors, or may not even function properly for the specified purpose.

[1]: http://wp.xin.at/archives/5616
[2]: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=903981
[3]: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/gtx-960-bsod-whenever-hdtv-is-connected.253135/