What happened to new Pentium III driver???

I noticed that the Windows Updater for XP no longer includes the updated driver for the Pentium III. What happened to it? Can I get it somewhere else?.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by menasci, 2001-12-07 05:29

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menasci

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#71278

2001-12-07 06:29

I noticed that the Windows Updater for XP no longer includes the updated driver for the Pentium III.
What happened to it?
Can I get it somewhere else?

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pmistry

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#71279

2001-12-08 03:25

How does a CPU need a driver?

menasci

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#71280

2001-12-08 03:55

I don't know.
But whenever I would do a fresh install of WinXP I would go straight to the Windows Updater and an update for the Pentium III was available.
Well, I did another install and it is no longer available.

clutch

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#71281

2001-12-08 04:19

Every piece of hardware needs a method to talk to the OS, and for some reason MS had issued an updated one. Then recently, they took it down. Don't know why though.

pmistry

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#71282

2001-12-08 05:19

True every device needs a driver. But usually CPU drivers and the like are bundled with the OS and updated through service packs its not like installing a detonator driver.

clutch

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#71283

2001-12-08 07:23

However, some need more "urgent" care like the procs that vary speed with power consumption but don't get identified properly. I would imagine that this particular one was of *some* importance, but enough people were having problems installing it that it got pulled (just a theory).