Graphics card not recognized by Windows

My Mac Pro has its original nVidia 7300 and an upgraded nVidia 8800GT. A game compatibility problem suggested it was time to update the graphics drivers. Everything was working OK until I went to update the nVidia/WindowsXP driver. The Windows Device Manager only sees the 7300, and not the 8800GT. Seems odd, since the display was plugged into the 8800GT, and it worked OK except for the game. However, since Device Manager did not recognize the 8800GT, I could not update its driver. I did upgrade the 7300 driver and this fixed the compatibility problem when I moved the display to the 7300 port.
I'd like to use the better performance of the 8800GT, but Windows doesn't see it and therefore I can't procede with the upgrade. Is it possible to use this card with Windows?

Which drivers are you trying to use? the 7300 may not be compatible with the latest, and you need to use Driver Sweeper in Safe Mode to properly update graphics drivers (I saw 3DMark06 go from 5000 to 8000 as a result).
http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/
http://evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=396474
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