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#1
02-11-09, 09:59 PM
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Is it possible for one driver to be intended for both 32bit and 64bit
version of a Windows operating system? or are there *always* seperate 32 and 64bit versions? |
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#2
02-11-09, 10:50 PM
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Yes, it's possible - depending on how the driver writer actually designed
it. the biggest difference between 64-bit and 32-bit drivers (apart from the actual bit-length) is that 64-bit drivers MUST be signed (with a certificate) - this can be accommodated within a download quite easily. |
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#3
02-12-09, 01:26 AM
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One driver? No. One driver package? Certainly. The manufacturer can (and
in some cases, does) include both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers in one package. Windows selects the part(s) it needs from the total package. "James" <noone> wrote in message news:3716 |
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#4
02-12-09, 02:41 PM
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thanks for the input, I appreciate it.
"Noel Paton" <noeldp> wrote in message news:5588 [..] |
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#5
02-12-09, 02:41 PM
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thanks for the input, I appreciate it.
"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper> wrote in message news:f45a [..] |
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#6
02-12-09, 03:01 PM
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If you have an unsigned Vista 64 bit driver you can select "load unsigned
driver" from the F8 boot menu so you can load it. "James" <noone> wrote in message news:1172 [..] |
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#7
02-12-09, 09:26 PM
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good to know, thanks.
"Curious" <mailmenot> wrote in message news:1252 [..] |
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#8
02-12-09, 10:56 PM
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Um - I don't think that you can actually (quite) do that!
[url down] [url down] be VERY aware that if you choose the latter courses you are opening your system to some serious vulnerabilities! |
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#9
02-13-09, 12:14 AM
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All you are doing when you select to load an unsigned driver from a major
vendor such as Nvidia or ATI is speed up the time the time to get the driver son your system since there is a delay waiting for MS to test the driver which the supplier has to pay MS to do to insure that it does no violate any Vista 64 driver restrictions. "Noel Paton" <noeldp> wrote in message news:3716 [..] |
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#10
02-13-09, 08:29 AM
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That's the point of the driver-signing process - to ENSURE that installed
drivers don't bring the whole system to it's knees! There are very few (I hesitate to say 'no') cases where a set of signed drivers need an unsigned update. Driver-signing also ensures that the driver you are installing really is the driver you think it is - without some interesting add-on that a Russian/Chinese/US bot-master would like you to install. |
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