menasci
I noticed that the Windows Updater for XP no longer includes the updated driver for the Pentium III.
What happened to it?
Can I get it somewhere else?
What happened to it?
Can I get it somewhere else?
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pmistry
How does a CPU need a driver?
menasci
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I don't know.
But whenever I would do a fresh install of WinXP I would go straight to the Windows Updater and an update for the Pentium III was available.
Well, I did another install and it is no longer available.
But whenever I would do a fresh install of WinXP I would go straight to the Windows Updater and an update for the Pentium III was available.
Well, I did another install and it is no longer available.
clutch
Every piece of hardware needs a method to talk to the OS, and for some reason MS had issued an updated one. Then recently, they took it down. Don't know why though.
pmistry
True every device needs a driver. But usually CPU drivers and the like are bundled with the OS and updated through service packs its not like installing a detonator driver.
clutch
However, some need more "urgent" care like the procs that vary speed with power consumption but don't get identified properly. I would imagine that this particular one was of *some* importance, but enough people were having problems installing it that it got pulled (just a theory).
