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

[pcfreak]

THX for let me know
Mirror download KB896256 All Language
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-s...ors_Hotfix.zip

just downloaded it but it has WindowsXP-KB896256-v3-x86-xxx.exe
so use direct link instead

edit: the only option I get is to install it but I need it for a fresh install so can someone host the WindowsXP-KB896256-v4-x86-ENU.exe file?

[jonicadalton]

Installed the latest one just now and it worked fine. I also installed the latest AMD Optimizer prior.

I don't notice a difference but that's just based on my observations and has no scientific basis whatsoever.

[NightCrawler™]

edit: the only option I get is to install it but I need it for a fresh install so can someone host the WindowsXP-KB896256-v4-x86-ENU.exe file?

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...v4-x86-ENU.exe

[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).

[800ster]

Good point. MS seem to have updated the files to V4 but not the KB article that states the file revisions.

[800ster]

Just had another quick look at this. I don't know if the fixes make any config changes but in respect of files it looks like KB924441 is redundant on my system. Both fixes only update the same 2 files (and no others) on my A64X2 PC - ntkrnlpa.exe & ntoskrnl.exe.
KB924441 takes them to v3016 (from v2622) and then KB896256 overwrites them again to v3023.
As the Dual-core Optimizer does not appear to touch these files I would guess that providing KB924441 is installed prior to KB896256 (as RPGWiZaRD suggested) then any order is OK.
Now to test if these fixes make any difference anyway!

[Pedrovsk]

I've read somewhere that the new AMD Dual Core Optimizer doesn't add the /usepmtimer at boot.ini after you install it. I've never removed the /usepmtimer tag since I added it manually even before AMD Dual Core Optimizer was released... anyone knows if I should still leave the tag there or not?

[GAR]

I've read somewhere that the new AMD Dual Core Optimizer doesn't add the /usepmtimer at boot.ini after you install it. I've never removed the /usepmtimer tag since I added it manually even before AMD Dual Core Optimizer was released... anyone knows if I should still leave the tag there or not?

Hey i forgot to mention in the PM to you, /usepmtimer is added by the MS HOTFIX, so if you install the hotfix no need to add it, but if you are not going to install the hotfix then yes you should add it.

[Littleluk]

Should I install these fixes on a brand new installation of win server 03 r2 x64?

[Pnr]

Thanks bro, can anyone send me a link to the hotfix v4, a stable link....if not please email it to me so i can update my guide, thanks email is gar1983@gmail.com

Stablest link, posted on previous page ...

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...v4-x86-ENU.exe