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| Main - Computing - HD Audio Precaution | New thread | New reply |
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 Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 49/155 EXP: 152640 Next: 13229 Since: 03-14-07 Last post: 6048 days Last view: 5997 days |
A laptop came in today and I did my usual of immediately scrubbing the hard drive and installing Windows XP Professional (no service packs) and Debian 4.0 on it. All was going smooth until I encountered the audio driver for Windows.
Just a heads up, but any High Definition Audio driver (such as the common Conexant one) that will show up in many newer computers will require the Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture driver installed to be able to detect the hardware. That's something a lot of people will tell you. Something people WON'T tell you, however, is that said UAA driver requires at least Windows XP Service Pack 1. I'm an avid anti-SP2 cultist, so I'll never put that on a machine, but SP1 is lightweight and actually enhances the operating system. So in short: Windows XP Service Pack 1 -> Universal Audio Architecture -> High Definition Audio driver |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 877/3965 EXP: 19784259 Next: 272437 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3304 days Last view: 2055 days |
And what about SP2 is that you don't like? Sticking with older service packs is only asking for problems. ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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| Hiryuu |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 708/1471 EXP: 4470723 Next: 108744 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
Posted by GuyPerfect I think that was his reason. |
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 Dry Bones Level: 55 Posts: 428/627 EXP: 1244088 Next: 70101 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5523 days Last view: 5269 days |
Sp1 is better?... what are the flaws in Sp2? ____________________ |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 709/1471 EXP: 4470723 Next: 108744 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
All I know is that for whatever XP has, Ace has reduced the file system down to double-digit megs (and then some). |
| GuyPerfect |
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Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 51/155 EXP: 152640 Next: 13229 Since: 03-14-07 Last post: 6048 days Last view: 5997 days |
Where to start...
• Security Center, which disables a lot of functionality by default and then complains when you reenable it. • Flinging shards of permissions and filters here and there makes it so more Services are enabled while getting less work done. • Fancy yet less user-friendly wireless setup dialogs. • Removal of raw socket support. Those can be very useful for very legitimate things, you know. • Internet Explorer infected with a little bar that won't even let you run little JavaScript things from your own hard drive until you click it. • Let's forget all about Intel processors with the Prescott core, shall we? It's true that you can configure the system to make all of those things the way I would like to have them. But that's basically turning off all the new features of the system, so is it really worth downloading 266 megabytes that add up to nothing in the end? |
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Level: 48 Posts: 227/458 EXP: 776700 Next: 46843 Since: 02-19-07 From: The Void Last post: 3033 days Last view: 3033 days |
I believe in scrapping modern systems altogether; if I had my way I'd use the interface from Windows 3.11 combined with an easily accessible DOS terminal, combined with 64-bit operating system power and multithreading.
SP2 has its pros. For someone like me, it's easy to disable and destroy anything which offends me (my Security Console has been told to STFU, for example), although since moving to Windows Server 2003 I don't really have any SP2 to worry about. I just dislike restarting my computer over and over again. It's a waste of time. |
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