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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hello<br />For example this code : (SDI_x64_R494.exe&quot; -norestorepnt -autoinstall -autoclose)&nbsp; install silent Driver and Update<br />but i need code install silent Driver availiable (Driver not installed yet) only <br />Without Update driver availiable.<br />tnx.</p>]]></summary>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Windows XP DP Update?]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Any one planning to update XP Driver Packs,<br />Last person who done it is TechDude but he was not active for long<br />Thanks<br />Please donot forget your old friend , XP.</p>]]></summary>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hi i need a SIgmatel HD audio Codec HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&amp;VEN_8384&amp;DEV_7661&amp;SUBSYS_104D0A00&amp;REV_1042\4&amp;239CC1CE&amp;0&amp;0301</p><p>i installed a sigmatel but no sound still.</p>]]></summary>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[NT5 KB245030-3009008 IIS SSL registry tweaks, etc.]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Note:&nbsp; rough draught (3 so-far)&nbsp; To be completed &amp; download link added before a later date.</p><p>---------------------------------------<br />First, some background info:</p><p>A repost of <a href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?pid=57594#p57594">http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 594#p57594</a><br /></p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>This issue is also relevant to those that use XPMode as well, BTW.<br />Perhaps we could refer to a statement (by perhaps number one fear-monger :lol):<br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Microsoft wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;<strong>Important</strong></p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; As of April 8, 2014, technical support for Windows XP and Windows XP Mode is no longer available, including updates that help protect your PC. This means that if you continue to use Windows XP or use Windows XP Mode on a Windows 7 PC after support ends, your PC might become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses. Therefore, to keep your Windows 7 PC secure after support ends, <span style="color: blue"><span class="bbu"><em><strong>we recommend that you only use Windows XP Mode if your PC is disconnected from the Internet.</strong></em></span></span>&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/wind … -windows-7</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>Here are some more aspects:</p><div class="quotebox"><cite>ChrisH wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;I have XP-specific applications that won&#039;t run under wine or any later windows, as well as some windows-only applications, so for me an XP VM is an absolute requirement, which I&#039;ve given some thought to.</p><p>You are at risk, but you can bring the risk down to an acceptable level by:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; 1. Not browsing in the VM - do that in the host, copy files across as required.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; 2. If there&#039;s some bizarre reason why you really must browse in the guest, throw all the browser-based security you can at it (strict noscript etc.) and only for the sites you really have to (and see item 4.).<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; 3. Cutting out all non-essential services from XP (especially network-related ones, but note that networking is used to share folders to the host.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; 4. Running your VM from a file system that appears to be called immutable in the docs - it&#039;s reset to the starting conditions on shutdown. I asked about this here.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; 5. or running still-supported security software on the guest (it&#039;s no use if you can&#039;t keep it up-to-date, which you can&#039;t if loads from immutable storage).<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; 6. Firewalling the VM on the host (which I haven&#039;t done properly yet, so can&#039;t go into more detail, but basically close all the ports to start with).&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from Apr 30 at 15:43:&nbsp; <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/458306/virtualbox-with-windows-xp-am-i-vulnerable-browsing">http://askubuntu.com/questions/458306/v … e-browsing</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>Here is one possible reason for recommending a linux VM.&nbsp; That is, the very nature of not only the OS, yet some of the malware itself.<br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Joshua Cannell wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;It’s not uncommon for the malware of today to include some type of built-in virtual machine detection.&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2014/02/a-look-at-malware-with-virtual-machine-detection/">http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligen … detection/</a></em></p></blockquote></div><div class="quotebox"><cite>Joshua Cannell wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;It’s not so much what it can do, rather, it doesn’t want to do anything. Since average PC users don’t run their OS within a VM, it’s suspicious to be running in a virtual environment from the malware’s standpoint, as it drastically increases the likelihood that’s being analyzed and/or reverse engineered. This is something the malware’s creator wants to prevent.&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2014/02/a-look-at-malware-with-virtual-machine-detection/#comment-5861">http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligen … mment-5861</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>Of course, that doesn&#039;t preclude infection, just further aberrant behavior for the most part.<br />Virtual machine hosts can be vulnerable, even linux hosts.</p><div class="quotebox"><cite>ggalaxy wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;A successful attack from Windows users will be as follows ;<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; * You installed wine application in ubuntu<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; * you forget to configure UFW (the firewall)<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; * you unintentionally clicked on a malware link from your win xp virtual box<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; * you opened ports and didn&#039;t secure them<br />. In your case, you are going to install WINDOWS XP in Virtual box, and VBox will create a disk image which will be impossible for users to get outside the disk image and mess with your Ubuntu, however, if you have wine in your ubuntu, and wrongly clicked a malware link from your Win XP virtual box, that will lead the attacker to your ubuntu and execute commands and harm your computer.&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from Jan 9 at 20:21:&nbsp; <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/403079/is-a-windows-xp-running-on-a-virtual-box-with-guest-additions-harmful-for-ubuntu">http://askubuntu.com/questions/403079/i … for-ubuntu</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>Apologies for not expanding upon security in VMWare.&nbsp; Am hoping more people will offer insight.</p><p>Then again, there&#039;s the whole current flawed trust model.<br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Moxie Marlinspike wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;Essentially, at some point a decision was made to anchor trust in an organization like Comodo, and now we’re locked into trusting them — forever.&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.thoughtcrime.org/blog/ssl-and-the-future-of-authenticity/">http://www.thoughtcrime.org/blog/ssl-an … henticity/</a></em></p></blockquote></div><div class="quotebox"><cite>Dan Goodin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;Of 3.45 million real-world connections made to Facebook servers using the transport layer security (TLS) or secure sockets layer protocols, 6,845, or about 0.2 percent of them, were established using forged certificates. The vast majority of unauthorized credentials were presented to computers running antivirus programs from companies including Bitdefender, Eset, and others. Commercial firewall and network security appliances were the second most common source of forged certificates.&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/significant-portion-of-https-web-connections-made-by-forged-certificates/">http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05 … tificates/</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>Few do think of updating those RootCerts &amp; getting the current revocation update.&nbsp; The RootCerts package is only an optional update for the masses, and curiously hasn&#039;t seen an update since before the HeartBleed revelation.</p><p>How long ago did schannel.dll (TLS/SSL) see an update?<br />&nbsp; The latest i see for w2k is v5.1.2195.6960 from Apr 8, 2005.&nbsp; That must be vulnerable in so many ways.<br />&nbsp; The latest for xp is v5.1.2600.6370 from Mar 28, 2013, so that should be OK for at least a little while.&nbsp; That seems to indicate pro-activity on MS&#039;s part.<br />&nbsp; 2k3&#039;s latest is v5.2.3790.5014 from June 4, 2012.&nbsp; Curious that the supported OS has the older implementation, unless i have miscalculated the latest update for 2k3.&nbsp; (<a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Users-Must-Upgrade-25-000-Windows-Server-2003-Systems-a-Day-to-Meet-EOL-Deadline-440386.shtml">25000 Servers a day need 2k3 updated before July of next year</a>???)</p><p>&nbsp; Is <em>that</em> the revision of schannel.dll in XPMode?<br /></p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>&quot;Secure channel (aka SChannel) - Introduced in Windows 2000 and updated in Windows Vista to support stronger AES encryption and ECC [6] This provider uses SSL/TLS records to encrypt data payloads. (schannel.dll)&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Support_Provider_Interface">url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secur … _Interface</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>&nbsp; XP lacks support for stronger AES encryption and ECC?&nbsp; I think the availability of something like P-521 or greater is something that should be available in today&#039;s day &amp; age (especially in light of recent WPA2 vulnerabilities - recommendations of usage of greater complexity encryption at minimum.<br />There is an update for 2k3 to support AES256-SHA at least.&nbsp; <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/kb/948963">https://support.microsoft.com/kb/948963</a><br />&nbsp; Perhaps one approach would be to disable support for the lowest and least secure ciphers.&nbsp; See <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245030">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245030</a>.&nbsp; Those could go into the changelog.</p><p>Anyway, how should an advisory read (perhaps in addition to &quot;* use at your own risk *&quot; in networking packs) ?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="http://forum.driverpacks.net/img/smilies/hmm.png" width="15" height="15" alt="hmm" /><br />&nbsp; &quot;Avoid networking entirely on Win2000 unless it is a private wired and isolated network.&nbsp; XP/2k3 will eventually and not necessarily in succession receive the same recommendation.&quot;???</p><p>&nbsp; Check the changelogs and see if you disagree moderately to vehemently against any statement within, please.</p><p>Integrating official updates into one&#039;s source does seem like another proactive approach.&nbsp; Of course, that is a whole other kettle of fish.<br />&nbsp; There are some recent KB updates for xp that so-far seemingly have improved usb stability/performance from textmode on.<br />&nbsp; Wouldn&#039;t integrating KB network files &amp; related inbuilt protocols/drivers, etc. offer one less flaws and greater stability than what is stock for XPMode?&nbsp; (What is stock in a XPMode distro?&nbsp; I don&#039;t know.)</p><p>Ooo, XP sees another update, one for SilverLight --&gt; <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42250">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download … x?id=42250</a><br />&nbsp; Just as well --&gt; <a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/move-over-java-drive-by-attacks-exploiting-microsoft-silverlight-on-the-rise/">http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05 … -the-rise/</a></p><p>OK; thanks for reminding me about the first post.&nbsp; Will decorate the changelogs and get that up.&nbsp; No wonder that one seems so popular.&nbsp; d&#039;oh.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; :u</p></blockquote></div><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;...</p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>CAPICOM is not preferred at all.</p><p>The <em><strong><span style="color: green">MMC.exe snap-in for &quot;IP Security Policies&quot;</span></strong></em> allows one to enable PFS (as referenced in the Robert Love article above, iirc.) for kerberos.&nbsp; It looks like it might be possible to restrict further unsecured and other insecure communication, but i&#039;m so far uncertain the entire affected (mountain) range.</p><p>Disabling DES seems wise, though i see no option for adding TLS there (Bummer)&nbsp; Disabling MD4 hashing there seems relevant too.<br />.&nbsp; Kerberos is therefore best limited to 3DES, unless somebody has other ideas.</p><p>Is kerberos used for Windows Update?&nbsp; Would PFS be supported on the other end of the connection?</p><p>---------------------------------------</p><p>Of course, WiFi drivers &amp; other browsers may have their own security routines, and may or may not be affected by any of the aforementioned registry goodies.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; (FireFox/IceWeasel/etc-about:config-Security.TLS.VersionMinimum=&quot;1&quot; = KB3009008)</p><p>There is also a (lite) <a href="http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html">OpenSSL package available as a Windows port</a></p><p>See MicrosoftFixit50588 for MS-CSSP via <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951608">KB951608</a> info concerning the Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) in Windows XP Service Pack 3 is definately worthy of a gander (even if you are not from Newfoundland), imho (rotflmao).</p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>The AutoPatcher community has some AAA-rated registry tweaks of their own, by the bye.<br />Lsa-LMhash/disallowAnonymous/AddLocalComputerToIEzones/etc/etc</p></blockquote></div><p>Hasn&#039;t <span style="color: royalblue">mdgx</span> got some noteworthies as well?</p></blockquote></div><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;...</p><p><em>Repost from <a href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?pid=58479#p58479">http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 479#p58479</a>:</em><br /></p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>Note that <span style="color: royalblue">5eraph</span>&#039;s specific SA3009008 solution appears incomplete at best, and perhaps even erroneous.<br />Look at the last two lines of that post, where TLS 1.0 is &quot;enabled&quot; with a 0x01.&nbsp; That is apparently incorrect.<br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Microsoft wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;To allow this cipher algorithm, change the DWORD value data of the Enabled value to 0xffffffff. Or, change the DWORD data to 0x0. If you do not configure the Enabled value, the default is enabled.&quot;<br /><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245030">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245030</a></em>&nbsp; &nbsp;see also:&nbsp; <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187498">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187498</a> &amp; <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811833">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811833</a></p></blockquote></div><p>Is this not also true for protocols? <br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Hermann Wolf wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;I also added the key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\DES 56/56 with Enabled=1 and rebooted again bit the SSLScan.exe output is always the same&quot;<br /><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://forums.iis.net/t/1187790.aspx">http://forums.iis.net/t/1187790.aspx</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p> What of the value &quot;&quot;DisabledByDefault&quot;=dword:00000001&quot;?&nbsp; I don&#039;t know which takes precedence.&nbsp; RC4 128/128 disabling/undo should be included.&nbsp; Win2k &amp; 2k3 solutions are also missing thusfar.&nbsp; Can AES work on XP?</p><p>&nbsp; It does highlight the dire need for confirmation via testing.<br />There is a program that will test supported ciphers (except TLS 1.1 &amp; 1.2).<br />&nbsp; <a href="http://code.google.com/p/sslscan-win/">http://code.google.com/p/sslscan-win/</a><br />Here is some sample output, thanks to Wayne Zimmerman --&gt; <a href="http://www.waynezim.com/2011/03/how-to-disable-weak-ssl-protocols-and-ciphers-in-iis/">http://www.waynezim.com/2011/03/how-to- … rs-in-iis/</a></p><p>&nbsp; Are there any UpdatePacks that include the full set of solutions?&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen any so far.&nbsp; Correct me if i am wrong, please.</p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Outbreaker wrote:</cite><blockquote><p> ... &quot;people won&#039;t be able to connect to outdated HTTPS servers.&quot;</p></blockquote></div><p>That is apparently actively being encouraged for servers.<br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>Robert Love wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;I advocate disabling SSLv3 support, which breaks Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP, but prevents a downgrade attack for everyone else. If we&#039;re willing to drop support for all versions of Internet Explorer on Windows XP (Which likely just means the addition of IE 7 and 8), we can accomplish two other goals:<br /><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://blog.rlove.org/2014/04/the-end-of-life-of-windows-xp-and.html">http://blog.rlove.org/2014/04/the-end-o … p-and.html</a></em></p></blockquote></div><p>&nbsp; Also see:&nbsp; <a href="http://blog.rlove.org/2013/12/strong-ssl-crypto.html">http://blog.rlove.org/2013/12/strong-ssl-crypto.html</a></p><br /><p>It&#039;s a bit of a sticky wicket, and it seems better to include it here as optional, as nobody other than <span style="color: royalblue">5eraph</span> seems to have included any solution for NT5.<br />&nbsp; I like to be able to confirm that the NULL cipher cannot be used with TLS 1.0 for instance, in my humble opinion.<br />&nbsp; <a href="http://code.google.com/p/sslscan-win/">SSLScan</a> seems to make that verification a little easier too.</p></blockquote></div><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>Actually, as far as download is concerned,<br />&nbsp; v1.0 is available here, in the LAN pack:<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; --&gt; <a href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?pid=58473#p58473">http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 473#p58473</a>&nbsp; <img src="http://forum.driverpacks.net/img/smilies/smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="smile" /><br />&nbsp; v2.0 to follow ...</p><p>Note:&nbsp; there is no undo file for Harden_XP_TCPIP_Stack_by_GH0st.reg&nbsp; <img src="http://forum.driverpacks.net/img/smilies/hmm.png" width="15" height="15" alt="hmm" /></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>]]></summary>
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			<updated>2015-01-19T10:45:00Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Please credit your sources, BrokenZer0]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Note the &quot;*please delete*&quot; topics on WinCert by <span style="color: royalblue">BrokenZer0</span>.</p><p>Some lead to --&gt; <a href="http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/12585-z3r07s-nt6-usb-30-driver-pack-updated-9-oct-2014/">http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/1258 … -oct-2014/</a><br />see also:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/12514-please-delete/#entry110645">http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/1251 … ntry110645</a></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>BrokenZer0 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;Methode Install (HowTo):</p><p>1. Download and extract this useful tool: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/resi18rkv626mfr/SAD3-130825.7z">http://www.mediafire.com/download/resi1 … -130825.7z</a><br />2. Create folder D in NT6\x64 and extract the content of the DriverPack to the NT6\x64\D\ folder so that the folder heirarchy looks like this: \NT6\x64\D\*.<br />3. Start DP_Install_Tool.cmd and follow instructions.</p></blockquote></div><br /><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p><strong><em>I do wish he would credit that tool&#039;s creator, whom is <span style="color: royalblue">mr_smartepants</span>.</em></strong></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br /><p>It does appear he has made some good progress towards updated Win8.1 driverpacks.<br /><a href="http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/12571-project-win81-z3r07s-rog-edition-beta-thread/">http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/1257 … ta-thread/</a></p><p>IF (it&#039;s only rhetorical, i won&#039;t be borrowing his work - OEM download only), and only IF i were to borrow BZ&#039;s work, i would at least credit him.</p>]]></summary>
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			<updated>2015-01-04T01:21:22Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[FTDI driver via Windows Update bricked counterfeit devices]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>Brian Benchoff wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;The FTDI FT232 chip is found in thousands of electronic baubles, from Arduinos to test equipment, and more than a few bits of consumer electronics. It’s a simple chip, converting USB to a serial port, but very useful and probably one of the most cloned pieces of silicon on Earth. Thanks to a recent Windows update, all those fake FTDI chips are at risk of being bricked. This isn’t a case where fake FTDI chips won’t work if plugged into a machine running the newest FTDI driver; the latest driver bricks the fake chips, rendering them inoperable with any computer.&quot;<br />...<br />&quot;Because the FTDI USB to UART chip is so incredibly common,&nbsp; the market is flooded with clones and counterfeits. it’s very hard to tell the difference between the real and fake versions by looking at the package, but a look at the silicon reveals vast differences. The new driver for the FT232 exploits these differences, reprogramming it so it won’t work with existing drivers. It’s a bold strategy to cut down on silicon counterfeiters on the part of FTDI.&quot;</p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quoted from:&nbsp; <a href="http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/">http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-th … ake-chips/</a></em></p></blockquote></div>]]></summary>
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			<updated>2014-10-29T19:19:36Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Driverpacks solution - Safe?]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>From what I read online and on this website, it is a very effective piece of software. For someone like me who is constantly setting up different model computers with Windows installations, it would be a huge time saver (definitely not averse to donating when i can save time!)</p><p>My question is, is there anything I should be concerned about before using it?</p><p>I read here:</p><p><a href="http://superuser.com/questions/642002/is-driverpack-solution-trustworthy">http://superuser.com/questions/642002/i … rustworthy</a></p><p>That while it&#039;s great to use, it changes the OEMINFO properties which is a bit concerning to me since I do this for my own clients. Is this still the case, or is there a paid version that avoids this?</p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[snowber]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=43849</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2014-10-13T05:32:16Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=10888&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[DriverPack Solution : Partial Updates]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=10856&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Searched the Forums and cannot seem to find this listed... Am seeking a Answer as to whether DriverPack Solution can be partially updated ?</p><p>i.e. with the new drivers or is a full download required for each version.</p><p>All your efforts are hugely appreciated !</p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[techcheckers]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=43425</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2014-08-09T07:25:47Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=10856&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Snappy Driver Installer]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=10794&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="postimg"><img src="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8eca/yfvu6z8sn0lfvyu6g.jpg" alt="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8eca/yfvu6z8sn0lfvyu6g.jpg" /></span></p><p><strong>Snappy Driver Installer</strong> is an application for installing/updating drivers on PCs running Microsoft Windows using driverpacks or included folders with drivers. It can be used to install drivers on newly assembled PCs at places where Internet isn&#039;t available. Users can also use the software to keep their drivers up to date.</p><p><strong>Main website</strong><br /><a href="http://code.google.com/p/snappy-driver-installer">http://code.google.com/p/snappy-driver-installer</a></p><p><strong>Features</strong><br /></p><ul><li><p>Written in C/C++.</p></li><li><p>Licensed under GNU GPL v3 (Open source).</p></li><li><p>The state of the art in algorithm of finding best matching drivers for any devices.</p></li><li><p>Tiny size(less than 400Kb).</p></li><li><p>Fast indexing of driverpacks, start up, driver installation.</p></li><li><p>Support for installation from both driverpacks and folders at the same time.</p></li><li><p>Unattended installation(/autoinstall switch) with PC rebooting when necessary.</p></li><li><p>Creation of snapshots of systems so other users could emulate foreign systems.</p></li><li><p>Virus warnings informing user that the media with the application compromised.</p></li><li><p>Multilingual interface.</p></li><li><p>Themes.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Comparison of Snappy Driver Installer(SDI) and Stand Alone Driverpack(SAD)</strong><br />SAD requires user to put driverpacks in designated folders so that they can be found. SDI doesn’t put these restrictions. User can put driverpacks anywhere in the “drivers” folders or its subfolder. SDI can figure out which drivers are compatible with the current OS without taking driverpack’s location and its filename into account.</p><p>SAD can install drivers from unpacked drivers(method 1) or from driverpacks(method 2). SDI can do both methods at the same time unlike SAD which doesn’t allow.</p><p>SAD doesn’t create a restore point when run in silent mode. SDI creates a restore point unless –norestorepnt switch is used. </p><p>SDI is able to determine whether or not restarting system is needed and can be configured to execute two different commands based on it. See documentation for -finishrb_cmd:&lt;cmd&gt; and -finish_cmd:&lt;cmd&gt; switches. SAD restarts the system even when it’s not required.</p><p>SDI can be run completely unattended (-autoinstall –autoclose &quot;-finishrb_cmd:Shutdown.exe -r -t 15&quot; ). If during installation new devices appear(happens with nested devices), SDI will do another pass to make sure it install all drivers.</p><p>SAD wastes a lot of time and disk space to extract whole driverpacks. SDI extracts only drivers which are about to be installed. It’s faster because some driverpacks can be skipped if they don’t contain needed drivers, there is no need to process whole driverpacks if all files are found before the end of archive is reached, processing whole archive to reach a file at the end of the archive is still faster than extracting whole archive to a disk.</p><p>SAD uses DPInst.exe to install drivers. This tool is doing a poor job in choosing optimal drivers and installing them. DriverPack Solution used to use it and I found out that DPInst was installing the wrong drivers when a more optimal driver was available. I was unable to force DPInst to install the correct driver no matter which switches were used. These drivers had to be installed manually via Device Manager or devcon. Even when DPInst installs the correct driver, it sometimes isn’t installed properly and needs some fixing which is usually done be Finisher. It should be noted that if the same driver is installed via Device Manager, it works well and doesn’t need any manual tinkering.&nbsp; At some point DriverPack Solution switched to installing drivers via devcon which greatly improved success rate and valid drivers no longer have to be excluded from driverpacks because they cannot be installed via DPInst. SDI doesn’t have to use devcon because it can call the Win32API function directly.</p><p><span class="bbu"><strong>Comparison of Snappy Driver Installer(SDI), DriverPack Sulution(DPS_), Drivers Installer Assistant (DIA).</strong></span></p><p><strong>Algorithm of choosing drivers to install.</strong><br />DPS_ and DIA are evenly matched. They inspect the same information about drivers and share the same limitations.</p><p>SDI extracts more information from inf files and additionally processes cat files. For each device is created a list of compatible drivers pulled from all driverpacks and the list is sorted so that best drivers go to the top of the list. DPS_ and DIA can’t compare drivers when they are in different driverpacks which may result in installing both drivers.</p><p><strong>Installation method</strong><br />DPS_ – devcon (works as well as Device Manager)<br />DIA – DPInst (has many flaws)<br />SDI – Win32API (works as well as Device Manager)</p><p><strong>Application size</strong><br />DPS_ - 34 Mb (291 files)<br />DIA - 44 Mb (189 files)<br />SDI - 680 Kb (43 files), excluding localization and themes - 390 ??(one file).</p><p><strong>Driverpack indexing&nbsp; time</strong><br />DPS_ - 280 secs (4:40)<br />DIA - 123 secs (2:03)<br />SDI - 19 secs <br />Note: driverpacks must be repacked so that cat files are bundled with inf files</p><p><strong>Application startup time</strong><br />DPS_ - 10 secs<br />DIA - 3 secs<br />SDI – 0.5 secs</p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[BadPointer]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=7252</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2014-05-11T09:26:28Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=10794&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Windows XP SP4 - "unofficial" work in progress]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=8140&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>There has been a big effort here: <a href="http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10321">http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10321</a> at creating an XP SP4 Update. Work has been progressing at a fast pace and the end is near on a finished product.</p><p>I&#039;m mentioning it here so that you can prepare for future inquiries by DriverPacks users as to whether or not your updates will be compatible with this &quot;unofficial&quot; update. This heads-up should give you enough time to prepare an answer and to determine if there are going to be compatibility issues.</p><p>This &quot;unofficial&quot; update should be a nice addition for those wanting to stay with XP beyond its April 2014 death.</p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[ChiefZeke]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=3134</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2013-11-01T19:46:36Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=8140&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[intelide vs pciide]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=8112&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>I see that this is a &quot;many-headed hydra&quot; kind of thing, yet it must have a haircut!<br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Primarily, i would like confirmation on how this should work on NT5, with an eye towards NT6.x.&nbsp; This discussion doesn&#039;t yet take AHCI (msahci.inf) into consideration.</p><p>I see that intelide, a native driver, is used for Intel controllers ICH0 through ICH5 (w2k) &amp; ICH6 (xp,2k3) by NT5.&nbsp; All other &quot;unknown&quot; pci controllers tend to use pciide, another native driver.&nbsp; This is accomplished via the driver mshdc.inf.&nbsp; Note that any Intel PCI IDE controller newer than ICH6 should natively install the pciide driver.</p><p>Add Intel&#039;s Chipset package into the mix with it&#039;s own drivers.&nbsp; Now we have a choice between intelide and pciide.&nbsp; There are drivers named ibexide.inf for instance, which generally support pciide (mask of ????ide.inf).&nbsp; There is also drivers named ibexid2.inf for instance, which generally support intelide (mask of ????id2.inf).</p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>On XP sp3, intelide is &quot;5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)&quot;, 5504 bytes, and references ntoskrnl.exe {KeBugCheckEx, KeTickCount} &amp; PCIIDEX.sys (PCI IDE Bus Driver Extension).</p><p>&nbsp; Pciide is &quot;5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)&quot;, 3228 bytes, and references only PCIIDEX.sys.</p><p>&nbsp; Pciidex.sys is &quot;5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)&quot;, 24960 bytes, and references HAL.dll &amp; ntoskrnl.exe including {KeBugCheckEx, KeTickCount}.</p></blockquote></div><p>Both types of driver have been included in DriverPacks, since at least 2007.&nbsp; This has not been without issue.</p><p>I do recall that the intelide driver did cause issue for some with ICH7 controllers (changed in MS v11.07).&nbsp; &nbsp; see:&nbsp; <a href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?pid=37885#p37885">http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 885#p37885</a><br />There have also been issues with Sysprep, and some Dell GX600 series systems, if i have read those topics correctly.</p><br /><p>Conclusion:&nbsp; For NT5, i tend to think that these drivers should be archived as &quot;intelide&quot; and &quot;pciide&quot;.&nbsp; It should be up to the individual whether or not they are installed.&nbsp; This would avoid any possible pitfall of their usage.&nbsp; It also offers an obvious bugfix should native drivers fail.</p><br /><p>What are your thoughts?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="http://forum.driverpacks.net/img/smilies/hmm.png" width="15" height="15" alt="hmm" /></p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[TechDud]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=14671</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2013-10-13T05:03:54Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=8112&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Beware of a Win8 AppStore look-alike & it's Downloaders]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=7044&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Here is an app seemingly repackaged with a downloader, despite an apparent copyright by it&#039;s original author &quot;© 2002 - F. Brebion&quot;</strong></p><p>Here are some details:</p><p>1) link to the app on the store:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.windows8appstore.com/windowssoftware/opengl-geometry-benchmark-10/595020.html">http://www.windows8appstore.com/windows … 95020.html</a><br />2) link to the downloader EULA:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.windows8appstore.com/downloaderpolicy.html">http://www.windows8appstore.com/downloaderpolicy.html</a></p><p>It appears to include a possible toolbar named &quot;Secure Speed Dial&quot;.&nbsp; Seems like &#039;crapware&#039;.</p><p>At least that junk gave me an option of whether or not to install it.<br /> Unfortunately the next screen for &quot;Welcome to the Windows Cleaner Installation.&quot; seems to give me no such option.<br />&nbsp; It also includes an autoupdater.</p><p>Crap!&nbsp; This is not at all what i originally wanted to download.<br /> Oh, i now see the teeny, tiny &quot;skip&quot; text beside the comparatively gigantic &quot;Next&quot; button.<br />&nbsp; That is certainly deceptive.</p><p>Now i am bombarded by another inclusion:&nbsp; &quot;Welcome to the Ainishare Free Screen Recorder Installation&quot;.<br />&nbsp; quote:&nbsp; &quot;captures what you see on screen and what you hear/say simultaneously, and saves them as compressed video file in realtime.&nbsp; TIME LIMITED GIVEAWAY, Get it Now!&quot;</p><p>Skip.</p><p>Now it seems to download.</p><p>Then i am asked to install a &quot;Mixi-D Toolbar&quot;.<br />I am given no other choice, even after unselecting the toolbar, to &quot;Install &amp; Exit&quot;.</p><p>Noting that the filesize for &quot;OpenGL Geometry Benchmark 1.0.exe&quot; was 0.</p><p><em>&nbsp; Long story short, i didn&#039;t get the file i was promised.</em></p><p>&nbsp; Yet i was certainly offered a lot of potentially damaging crap along the way.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;Had i not been cautious during this process, it seems certain i would have been saddled with at least some of it.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;One analysis (see reports at bottom) by ClamAV calls the downloader a &quot;Possibly Unwanted Application&quot;.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Kingsoft calls it &quot;Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)&quot;.&nbsp; NOD32 calls it &quot;a variant of Win32/FreeNew.B&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; To me, in my own humble opinion, other seemingly deceptive inclusions appear to potentially be spyware.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Unbeknownst to me until i later noticed the still-present icon, it was running in the SystemTray.</p><p>I do not accept the Appstore Downloader EULA and have destroyed my copy in compliance with said EULA.<br /> There is no agreement, and even if any was temporarily in effect, it is immediately terminated.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;I will never use your store again.&nbsp; One unpleasant experience is enough.</p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p><strong>Note to MS:</strong>&#039;Crapware&#039; downloaders do not inspire confidence in your store.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;Is this typical of other downloads from your store?<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;If so, and if i was a developer, i would be screaming!</p></blockquote></div><p>3) link to the downloader:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.windows8appstore.com/windowssoftware/downloadfile.html?swid=595020">http://www.windows8appstore.com/windows … wid=595020</a><br /> - xml file: </p><div class="codebox"><pre><code>&lt;fn_downloader_data&gt;
    &lt;bundle_statistic&gt;1&lt;/bundle_statistic&gt;
    &lt;bundles&gt;
                    &lt;bundle&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;SpeedDial&lt;/id&gt;
    &lt;is_toolbar&gt;1&lt;/is_toolbar&gt;
    &lt;registry&gt;
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Secure Speed Dial_is1;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Secure Speed Dial_is1;    &lt;/registry&gt;
    &lt;defaultselected&gt;1&lt;/defaultselected&gt;
    &lt;file_url&gt;http://download.freenew.net/secure-speed-dial-setup073044.exe&lt;/file_url&gt;
    &lt;file_options&gt;/sp- /verysilent /suppressmsgboxes&lt;/file_options&gt;
    &lt;name&gt;Secure Speed Dial&lt;/name&gt;
    &lt;description&gt;-An extension application of browser which smartly lists top
visited browsing pages in new tab page for quick reference.
-Integrating Google search, apps, and browsing histories at new
tab page for instant access.
-Working on Chrome, Firefox, and IE browser.&lt;/description&gt;
                &lt;footers&gt;
                    &lt;footer&gt;
                                &lt;text&gt;By clicking &amp;quot;Accept&amp;quot; you accept Windows 8 App Store [End-User License Agreement]&lt;/text&gt;
                                    &lt;url0&gt;http://www.windows8appstore.com/downloaderpolicy.html&lt;/url0&gt;
                            &lt;/footer&gt;
            &lt;/footers&gt;
&lt;/bundle&gt;                    &lt;bundle&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;wc&lt;/id&gt;
    &lt;is_toolbar&gt;0&lt;/is_toolbar&gt;
    &lt;registry&gt;
            &lt;/registry&gt;
    &lt;defaultselected&gt;1&lt;/defaultselected&gt;
    &lt;file_url&gt;http://files.freenew.net/partner/windows_cleaner-was.exe&lt;/file_url&gt;
    &lt;file_options&gt;&lt;/file_options&gt;
    &lt;name&gt;Windows Cleaner&lt;/name&gt;
    &lt;description&gt;Windows Cleaner Pro is a fast, efficient and powerful system optimizer that scans
every part of your Windows system to detect and fix all issues causing your computer
to run slowly, including registry.&lt;/description&gt;
            &lt;policy_title&gt;Windows Cleaner Features:&lt;/policy_title&gt;
                &lt;policy_description&gt;World&amp;#039;s Top Scan and Fix Engine Enhanced.
Working Automatically without a click Enhanced.
One click to solve as many as 10 common PC problems Enhanced.
Automatically Software Update New!
FREE, award-winning customer support for all users&lt;/policy_description&gt;
                &lt;icon&gt;http://www.pcerrorfix.net/pad/wc-pad-icon.gif&lt;/icon&gt;
        &lt;footers&gt;
                    &lt;footer&gt;
                                &lt;text&gt;By clicking &amp;quot;Accept&amp;quot; you accept Windows 8 App Store [End-User License Agreement]&lt;/text&gt;
                                    &lt;url0&gt;http://www.windows8appstore.com/downloaderpolicy.html&lt;/url0&gt;
                            &lt;/footer&gt;
            &lt;/footers&gt;
&lt;/bundle&gt;                    &lt;bundle&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;screen&lt;/id&gt;
    &lt;is_toolbar&gt;0&lt;/is_toolbar&gt;
    &lt;registry&gt;
            &lt;/registry&gt;
    &lt;defaultselected&gt;1&lt;/defaultselected&gt;
    &lt;file_url&gt;http://download.gilisoft.com/ai/free-screen-recorder.exe&lt;/file_url&gt;
    &lt;file_options&gt;&lt;/file_options&gt;
    &lt;name&gt;Ainishare Free Screen Recorder&lt;/name&gt;
    &lt;description&gt;Captures what you see on screen and what you hear/say simultaneously, 
and saves them as compressed video file in real-time.
TIME LIMITED GIVEAWAY,Get it Now!&lt;/description&gt;
            &lt;policy_title&gt;Features:&lt;/policy_title&gt;
                &lt;policy_description&gt;-Good audio/video synchronization;
-Support of PC games based on DirectX and OpenGL;
-Fast real-time audio/video compression;
-Multiple recording mode;
-Automatically splitting file by time or size ;
-FREE 100%,Life-time free upgrade!
It is compatible with Windows 8/7/XP/Vista/2003.&lt;/policy_description&gt;
                &lt;icon&gt;http://files.freenew.net/downloader/screen-recorder.png&lt;/icon&gt;
        &lt;footers&gt;
                    &lt;footer&gt;
                                &lt;text&gt;By clicking &amp;quot;Accept&amp;quot; you accept Windows 8 App Store [End-User License Agreement]&lt;/text&gt;
                                    &lt;url0&gt;http://www.windows8appstore.com/downloaderpolicy.html&lt;/url0&gt;
                            &lt;/footer&gt;
            &lt;/footers&gt;
&lt;/bundle&gt;            &lt;/bundles&gt;
    &lt;finishedbundle&gt;
        &lt;bundle&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;mj&lt;/id&gt;
    &lt;is_toolbar&gt;1&lt;/is_toolbar&gt;
    &lt;registry&gt;
            &lt;/registry&gt;
    &lt;defaultselected&gt;1&lt;/defaultselected&gt;
    &lt;file_url&gt;http://files.freenew.net/partner/MixiYD7.16.exe&lt;/file_url&gt;
    &lt;file_options&gt;/PID=231 /CID=351 /AFFID=121134 /TOOLBAR=1 /HOMEPAGE=1 /SEARCH=1&lt;/file_options&gt;
    &lt;name&gt;Mixi-D Toolbar&lt;/name&gt;
    &lt;description&gt;Mixi.DJ is a popular free toolbar designed to make browsing
and searching the internet faster and easier!
Mixi.DJ toolbar gives you access to a large variety of radio, music and news stations,
comprehensive text and web page translations.
Install Mixi.DJ Toolbar
Make Mixi.DJ Toolbar my default search engine
Make Mixi.DJ Toolbar my default homepage and new tab&lt;/description&gt;
                &lt;footers&gt;
                    &lt;footer&gt;
                                &lt;text&gt;By clicking &amp;quot;Accept&amp;quot; you accept [End-User license Agreement] of Outbrowse,Ltd.&lt;/text&gt;
                                    &lt;url0&gt;http://www.software-files.net/delta/eula&lt;/url0&gt;
                            &lt;/footer&gt;
                    &lt;footer&gt;
                                &lt;text&gt;By clicking &amp;quot;Accept&amp;quot; you accept [Terms of Use] and [Privacy Policy] of Outbrowse,Ltd&lt;/text&gt;
                                    &lt;url0&gt;http://www.software-files.net/delta/eula&lt;/url0&gt;
                            &lt;/footer&gt;
            &lt;/footers&gt;
&lt;/bundle&gt;    &lt;/finishedbundle&gt;
    &lt;exit_url&gt;&lt;/exit_url&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;595020&lt;/id&gt;
&lt;name&gt;OpenGL Geometry Benchmark 1.0&lt;/name&gt;
&lt;description&gt; 
 The OpenGL Geometry Benchmark tests the geometry Transform &amp;amp; Lighting power of miscellaneous video cards under OpenGL. ItÂ´s possible to test many combinations of technics, vertex formats,&lt;/description&gt;
&lt;url&gt;http://www.fl-tw.com/opengl/GeomBench/OGLBench.exe&lt;/url&gt;
&lt;icon&gt;http://www.windows8appstore.com/softwareImg/icon122/47.jpg&lt;/icon&gt;    &lt;ads&gt;
        &lt;downloading_ad_url&gt;http://files.freenew.net/downloader/ads1.php&lt;/downloading_ad_url&gt;
        &lt;downloaded_ad_url&gt;http://files.freenew.net/downloader/ads2.php&lt;/downloaded_ad_url&gt;
    &lt;/ads&gt;
&lt;/fn_downloader_data&gt;</code></pre></div><p>4) VirusTotal Report:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/eba036ab6450346ca0b5e9001510b2991c59712d84b123f0a4d183dc32de86b6/analysis/1375651159/">https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/eba0 … 375651159/</a><br />5) ThreatFire Report:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=0109ef7f6c289534618cd00e519ff254">http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx … 0e519ff254</a></p><p>Note the link to a now non-existent page. <a href="http://www.fl-tw.com/opengl/GeomBench/OGLBench.exe">http://www.fl-tw.com/opengl/GeomBench/OGLBench.exe</a></p><p>6) link to the original author&#039;s archived site:&nbsp; <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070716223811/http://www.fl-tw.com/opengl/GeomBench/">http://web.archive.org/web/200707162238 … GeomBench/</a></p><p>7) Here is an interview with Flavien Brebion:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/business/interviews/flavien-brebion-r2719">http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_ … bion-r2719</a><br />&nbsp; And a wayback link to some screenshots of the game he was working on &quot;Infinity: The Quest for Earth&quot;<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071005192213/http://www.fl-tw.com/Infinity/infinity_media.php">http://web.archive.org/web/200710051922 … _media.php</a></p><p>&nbsp; This link shows that F. Brebion is indeed Flavien Brebion:<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/overview/gameID/241">http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setV … gameID/241</a></p><br /><p>That is the man whose copyright seemingly has not been respected.<br /> Nowhere have i seen insomuch as any credit to the original author in the Appstore, let alone in the downloader.</p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[TechDud]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=14671</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2013-08-04T22:04:47Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=7044&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[audio drive]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=6749&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>i replaced my dell laptop vostro 3560 to xp system but i can&quot;t find suitable audio driver.</p><p>i succeeded to find all drivers except audio driver.</p><p>I would appreciate it to help me find suitable driver</p><p>the id of my sound card is:</p><p>HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&amp;VEN_14F1&amp;DEV_506E&amp;SUBSYS_1028056D</p><p>please help me</p>]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[ezralevy]]></name>
				<uri>http://forum.driverpacks.net/profile.php?id=40831</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2013-07-08T17:54:49Z</updated>
			<id>http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=6749&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Use more than 3GB in NT5 32bit using "Non-Addressable" RAM.]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Use the free <a href="http://www.mydigitallife.info/free-ramdisk-for-windows-vista-xp-2000-and-2003-server/">Gavotte Ramdisk utility</a>!</p><div class="quotebox"><blockquote><p>&quot;The following freeware RRamdisk.sys, originally written by Gavotte based on Microsoft’s Ramdisk.sys, and later being added a GUI interface by lyh728 is not only free to use, it also stable, doesn’t have size limitation, supports popular FAT16/FAT32, NTFS filesystems, and supports Windows 2000 operating system and above including Vista.&quot;</p></blockquote></div><p>DL --&gt;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.chip.de/downloads/Gavotte-RamDisk_41495412.html">http://www.chip.de/downloads/Gavotte-Ra … 95412.html</a></p><p>another guide:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.megaleecher.net/RAMDisk">http://www.megaleecher.net/RAMDisk</a></p><p>Win7_x86 guide:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.jensscheffler.de/using-gavotte-ramdisk-in-windows-7">http://www.jensscheffler.de/using-gavot … -windows-7</a></p><p>interesting comment:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.jensscheffler.de/using-gavotte-ramdisk-in-windows-7#comment-135">http://www.jensscheffler.de/using-gavot … omment-135</a><br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>GaiaGeek wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;Using the version of Gavotte RAMDisk you mention, I was able to load a RAMDISK using what I believe is RAM between 3GB and 4GB on my system, but without using the ForceEnable option on PAE with bcdedit. Given that PAE is supposed to be for addressing memory above 4GB on 32-bit systems, this does make sense, and since I only have 4GB of RAM, it doesn&#039;t make sense to have PAE enabled when it may result in a performance loss. It seems that the only thing required for Gavotte RAMDisk to use the 3GB+ memory is having the UsePAE option enabled in the registry. I tried changing this value to zero (disabled) and after reboot saw a 512MB (as was the setting in RAMDisk) - and noticed about the same amount being deducted from my system&#039;s available memory (as would be expected if it wasn&#039;t using the RAM above 3GB).</p><p>Also, regarding PageFile setings, I think it makes more sense to set a low initial size for the RAMdisk, such as the 16MB minimum, and a maximum size of 1000MB or similar. I think the practice of having a fixed-size paging file stems from trying to avoid fragmentation of the file on the hard disk due to its growth, but since this is a pagefile in RAM, fragmentation shouldn&#039;t be really be an issue. This also allows you to use the RAMdisk for other purposes, such as temp file storage.&quot;</p></blockquote></div><div class="quotebox"><cite>Megaleecher.net wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;<span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.megaleecher.net/uploads/ramdisk-icon.png" alt="http://www.megaleecher.net/uploads/ramdisk-icon.png" /></span>&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="http://forum.driverpacks.net/img/smilies/big_smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="big_smile" /></p></blockquote></div><p>also see:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.storageforum.net/forum/showthread.php/9627-Gavotte-Ramdisk-Utility?s=ec328f19887e74967484d62cf255c1d5&amp;p=169966&amp;viewfull=1#post169966">http://www.storageforum.net/forum/showt … post169966</a><br /></p><div class="quotebox"><cite>jtr1962 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>&quot;Granted, it&#039;s gross overkill but now I can make use of most of my 16 GB in XP. I left about half a gig free on the ramdisk for temp files, browser cache, and so forth. &quot;</p></blockquote></div>]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[TechDud]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-06-14T03:02:18Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Is there an API/page to get current DP's and their torrent links?]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Is there some interface that would allow me to determine the latest version for all DriverPacks and a corresponding torrent link?</p><p>What I would really like to end up with is a table with DP-file-name and a link to the .torrent file. Is this possible?</p>]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[DanInWV]]></name>
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			<updated>2013-06-13T01:45:28Z</updated>
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