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    Dual Core Hotfix

    Discussion in 'HP' started by powder21, Mar 8, 2008.

  1. powder21

    powder21 Notebook Guru

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    Hi. I'm running a...

    dv9700t
    2.2Ghz Intel Dual Core
    2GB RAM
    320GB Dual HDD
    GeForce 8600M
    Intel Pro Wireless N with Bluetooth
    WinXP SP2 (installed myself)

    Do I really need the Dual Core Hotfix? Is it possible that it could cause a decrease in performance rather than an increase? I haven't seen any problems without it. Please help. Thanks.

    Also...the hotfix included in this forums driver pack has a different one for Intel and AMD and also contains registry files while the one from MS just includes one .exe file. If anyone can explain this, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

    (Mostly concerned about whether or not I need it)
     
    powder21, Mar 8, 2008
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    naticus Notebook Deity

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  3. powder21

    powder21 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks. I appreciate it.

    However, I would still like to know why the hotfix contained in this forums driver pack seems to differ from the single exe file from MS website.

    Thanks again.
     
    powder21, Mar 9, 2008
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