A Microsoft representative told [Paul Thurrott] Thursday evening that the company will deliver the first Windows XP service pack in late 2002, some months later than originally planned.
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But Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) will consist of more than just bug fixes: The company tells me that it will contain new Mira and Freestyle technology, a number of changes required by its proposed settlement with the US Department of Justice, and any critical updates that have been issued since XP shipped last Fall.
"Microsoft is working towards delivering Service Pack 1 for Windows XP in the second half of this year," the representative said. "SP1 will roll up critical updates and contain enabling technologies for 'Mira' and new types of PCs like the Tablet PC and the 'Freestyle' enabled PC. It will also include the changes required by the consent decree with the DOJ and the nine states. More information about SP1 will be available soon."
News source: Paul Thurrott's WinInfo
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But Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) will consist of more than just bug fixes: The company tells me that it will contain new Mira and Freestyle technology, a number of changes required by its proposed settlement with the US Department of Justice, and any critical updates that have been issued since XP shipped last Fall.
"Microsoft is working towards delivering Service Pack 1 for Windows XP in the second half of this year," the representative said. "SP1 will roll up critical updates and contain enabling technologies for 'Mira' and new types of PCs like the Tablet PC and the 'Freestyle' enabled PC. It will also include the changes required by the consent decree with the DOJ and the nine states. More information about SP1 will be available soon."
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The default cards supported are
- NVidia.Nv5M64 = "GM1000 (TNT2 M64)"
NVidia.Nv11 = "GM3000 (GeForce2 MX/MX 400)"
NVidia.Nv11DDR = "GM3000 (GeForce2 MX 100/200)"
NVidia.Nv11GL = "CELSIUS Quadro2 MXR"
NVidia.Nv15GL = "CELSIUS Quadro2 Pro"
NVidia.Nv17.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 "
NVidia.Nv17.2 = "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 "
NVidia.Nv17.3 = "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 "
NVidia.Nv17GL.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro4 500XGL "
NVidia.Nv17GL.2 = "NVIDIA Quadro4 200/400NVS "
NVidia.Nv17GL.3 = "NVIDIA Quadro4 550XGL "
NVidia.Nv20 = "NVIDIA GeForce3"
NVidia.Nv20.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200"
NVidia.Nv25.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600"
NVidia.Nv25.2 = "NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400"
NVidia.Nv25GL.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro4 900XGL"
If your card is not in the list or you want the refresh fix you will need to download the fix.
To install the fix extract to the same folder you download the drivers to (it over writes the .inf file).
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