How to install the AMD X2 drivers, hotfix, the correct way.

[Pedrovsk]

Hey everyone,

Just noticed the release date of the AMD Dual-Core Optimizer is November 2006. Just checked that I downloaded the one I'm using now in August 2006. This November release is smaller than the former.

Should I install it over or uninstall the older one first??

Also - Do I need to follow all of these steps again? I have MS HOTFIX and latest AMD CPU drivers already installed in order. If I change AMD Dual-Core Optimizer I must remove all of them?

Thank you!

From looking at the MS KB articles is seems that KB896256 contains older versions of all the files that are in KB924441. I would have thought it was best to switch (2) & (3)?

KB896256
Date Time Version Size File name
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28-Sep-2005 23:35 5.1.2600.2765 134,272 Halmacpi.dll
29-Sep-2005 00:02 5.1.2600.2765 2,136,064 Ntkrnlmp.exe
28-Sep-2005 23:35 5.1.2600.2765 2,057,344 Ntkrnlpa.exe
28-Sep-2005 23:35 5.1.2600.2765 2,015,744 Ntkrpamp.exe
29-Sep-2005 00:04 5.1.2600.2765 2,180,096 Ntoskrnl.exe
28-Sep-2005 23:32 5.1.2600.2765 30,720 Arpidfix.exe

KB924441
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ntkrnlmp.exe 5.1.2600.3014 2,137,600 12-Oct-2006 12:26
Ntkrnlpa.exe 5.1.2600.3014 2,059,136 12-Oct-2006 11:45
Ntkrpamp.exe 5.1.2600.3014 2,017,280 12-Oct-2006 11:45
Ntoskrnl.exe 5.1.2600.3014 2,181,888 12-Oct-2006 12:28

So it might be in your case that it works best because you have not in fact applied KB924441?
I shall experiment myself when I have time but anybody else got any feedback on these hotfixes?

I think that's because the details on the KB896256 files are from revision 3.2 (last updated on september) so it doesn't reflect changes made on v4 (last released on December).