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G4IJL > IBM 05.08.08 00:02l 39 Lines 1604 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 11580-GB7FCR
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Subj: Re: XPpro patch
Path: IZ3LSV<IK2XDE<ON4HU<ON0BEL<GB7FCR
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From: G4IJL@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
To : IBM@WW
> G4IJL wrote:-
>> The trouble seems to be with AMD processors
>> from what I read on the web. MS were looking into the problem.
>
> I'm sorry but this is incorrect. There was no problem with AMD processors.
> The problem was typically with some HP desktop systems. Even though these
> were built using AMD CPUs, HP generated a version of XP for their users
> that told Windows to load an Intel driver. However, the driver was not
> installed in the disk image. The result was Windows tried to load the
> driver, failed and continued silently.
>
> SP3 online updates takes a quick and dirty view to updating. The full CD
> version of SP3 checks which CPU you have, updates the drivers and updates
> the registry. The online one sees the registry key for the Intel driver and
> simply installs the driver without checking if it should be installed.
> Loading this driver will cause an AMD machine to BSOD or reboot randomly.
> The next reboot after SP3 update results in problems for these HP owners.
>
> Issuing incorrect advice about things like this will only further confuse
> some of the packet users who really haven't got a clue about computers. It
> would be really nice if people were to check the accuracy of such
> statements before sending them to the (dwindling) packet community.
>
> 73 de Andy GM7HUD
Did check, checked with Micro$soft, its pity I clean out the emails from
time to time or I'd quote from it.
73 - Paul, G4IJL @ GB7FCR
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