Touchsmart screen flickering and questions on upgrading what program computer runs...

Hello,
I have a HP Touchsmart IQ506 that is running Windows Vista. I posted on the 18th of November that the screen started flickering after the computer ran and installed an update. I went through that were given to me and even did a full system recovery on it. It quit flickering for a couple hours and now its back! My only guess would be that since I purchased this computer back in 2007 and it went back to the factory settings, it had a lot of updates (138 of them) after I did the system recovery. Is there any way to check what update is causing this flickering?
The other question would be can I go buy Windows 7 or Windows 8 and install it on this computer? I wasn't srue since I am running Vista and this computer probably has some extra programs that make the "touch" part of it work. Didnt know if there was a special Windows 7 for touchscreens or Windows 8 for touchscreens.
Your help is very much appreciated!
Thanks,
Ashley

Hello Ashley
Many all in one computers I have worked with before have limited internal space due to it being conformed to fit a smaller case; as such, many all in ones utilize laptop (or similar to laptop) hardware.
After looking into your problem further, I located a firmware update for your video card that is intended to fix a flickering issue. (Firmware is like a BIOS for a device; the instructions are saved directly to the video card)
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS Graphics Firmware Update
As for the driver install message you are receiving, did you try using the Auto Detect video card feature? I also found a video on YouTube that appears to be a great tutorial for getting the installer to find your video card. How to Fix NVIDIA Driver Update Installer Error
Reading some of the comments might help as well, some users have posted their experiences and tips.
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