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By samw61 · Posted
Now I may not quite understand this, so someone tell me if I'm off the mark here, but does this mean they'll be potentially removing drivers for now unsupported systems, such as old processors and chipsets? In the past 15 years, Windows has been amazing at just installing on any device, and often having zero, or just a few unessential drivers missing on first install. It would be a shame for that experience to go, though I understand the reasoning, or at least their financial reasoning for it! -
By Usama Jawad96 · Posted
Microsoft is removing legacy drivers from Windows Update by Usama Jawad Last month, we learned that Microsoft is making major changes to the development of hardware drivers in Windows. This included the retirement of Windows Metadata and Internet Services (WMIS), along with the process for pre-production driver signing. Now, the Redmond tech firm has informed partners that it will be getting rid of old drivers in Windows Update. In what is being described as a "strategic" move to improve the security posture and compatibility of Windows, Microsoft has announced that it will be performing a cleanup of legacy drivers that are still being delivered through Windows Update. Right now, the first phase only targets drivers that already have modern replacements present in Windows Update. As a part of its cleanup process, Microsoft will expire legacy drivers so that it is not offered to any system. This expiration involves removing audience segments in the Hardware Development Center. Partners can still republish a driver that was deemed as legacy by Microsoft, but the firm may require a justification. Once the Redmond tech giant completes its first phase of this cleanup, it will give partners a six-month grace period to share any concerns. However, if no concerns are brought forward, the drivers will be permanently eradicated from Windows Update. Microsoft has emphasized that this will be a regular activity moving forward and while the current phase only targets legacy drivers with newer replacements, the next phases may expand the scope of this cleanup and remove other drivers too. That said, each time the company takes a step in this direction, it will inform partners so that there is transparency between both parties. Microsoft believes that this move will help improve the security posture of Windows and ensure that an optimized set of drivers is offered to end-users. The firm has asked partners to review their drivers in Hardware Program so that there are no unexpected surprises during this cleanup process. -
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By Skyfrog · Posted
I use it every day so personally yes I need it, or rather I want it. I use OpenShell though, not the garbage modern Start Menu. I just counted and at the moment I have a total of 92 program shortcuts organized into six folders almost exactly the way I did back in Windows 95. I can get to any program I want to run very quickly. I never use Search to find or run programs. -
By Yonah · Posted
I do miss the Apps view from Windows 8.1 Update.
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Hi everybody i'm new on this forum, a alot of people on here seem to know what they're talking about after reading through some of the posts.
I have a problem at the moment which i'm sure will crop up more often as more people move on to 64-bit systems. i keep getting a 'd:/is not a valid win32 application' error message when i try and install games such as 'act of war' 'battlefield 2' and 'GTA San Andreas' amongst others, also when i right click on my dvd drive letter and 'explore' the contents to find the setup.exe file and run it i get another error messgage saying 'd:/setup.exe is not valid win32 application' . :angry:
I have however managed to install and run 'Half Life 2' and 'Quake 4' without any problem, my system has just been recently built and is all new components except the ATX case, PSU, sound card, graphics card and tv card, my spec is:
Windows XP professional 32bit SP2
AMD Athlon 64 4000 2.4ghz 1mb L2 cache s939
MSI K8N neo 2 mainboard
300GB Maxtor SATA 2 16mb cache hard drive (into 3 partitions)
1GB corsair 3200 DDR ram dual channel
256mb pny Ge force 6600 AGP graphics card
Creatvie SoundBlaster Audigy 2 zs platinum pro sound card
Haupaugel WinTV GO! TV tuner card
I have all the latest drivers for my hardware and my games are shop bought that worked great on my old 32-bit AMD XP2600 machine, but now only a few will install. I haven't got Windows XP64 because i am waiting for SP1 to be released before i get it. :rolleyes:
I am the administrator of my computer so there are no limitations, every other piece of software i have seems to work such as Cubase SX 2 and all my VST instruments and plug-ins, i know my DVD drive works coz it's brand new and was installed briefly on my old machine before i upgraded.
Do you think it has something to do with the fact i have 64 bit drivers for my graphics card and sound card on a 32 bit os and i need to roll them back to 32 bit drivers?
I have heard of similar problems with Windows XP64 from other forums ie: games do not run so i can't see much point in using XP64 untill the service pack is released, i have seen patches for some of the games i have but they seem to only update the installed version and only for Win XP64 nothing for Win XP 32, i need something that can fix the way Windows XP SP2 treats 32 bit applications in a 64 bit PC.
If any one has had a similar problem and fixed it or knows how to get my games installed and runnig on my current set up please let me know i need to frag! :D
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