Device drivers

[Man-wai Chang]

Would M$ release 64-bit version of *ALL* the old WinXP drivers?

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[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Hi Man-wai,

Microsoft does not write device drivers, that is up to the hardware vendor,
the Windows Team only bundles a limited set of drivers with Windows. I am
hoping to see a greater embrace of the 64-bit Windows platform with the
release of Windows Vista. In the mean time, if you are experiencing hardware
issues with Windows Vista x64, now is the best time to alert that hardware
vendor.
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[Man-wai Chang]

release of Windows Vista. In the mean time, if you are experiencing hardware

issues with Windows Vista x64, now is the best time to alert that hardware
vendor.

Will Micro$oft Vista supports all visible 64-bit devices then?

 

[Zack Whittaker]

Definately a few - nobody can be 100% sure of what Microsoft will support,
but normally they have hardware logo guidelines which are available on the
web.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LH_logo.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/VistaLogofaq.mspx

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[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

No, it is up to the Device manufacturer to support their devices and
software if its non-Microsoft.
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[Man-wai Chang]

No, it is up to the Device manufacturer to support their devices and
software if its non-Microsoft.

That means no guarantee... M$ being the bigger brother should take care
of this, right?

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[Frank]

That means no guarantee... M$ being the bigger brother should take care
of this, right?

MS is going to write 64 bit drivers for my Hauppauge USB TV tuner?
I don't think so. Why would they? It's not from MS. It's not their
product. MS didn't develop it, Hauppauge did. It's up to Hauppauge to
supply 64 bit compatible drivers.
Where in the world did you ever come up with the ridiculous idea that MS
(or M$ as you prefer) is responsible for providing 64 bit drivers for
non-MS products.
Give me a break!
Frank

 

[Man-wai Chang]

Where in the world did you ever come up with the ridiculous idea that MS

(or M$ as you prefer) is responsible for providing 64 bit drivers for
non-MS products.

Because M$ bundled drivers with its OS. M$ aren't managing the driver
business, then no driver should be included in their OS and the
customers to choose what driver to install.

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[Man-wai Chang]

Also, why M$ certified drivers if they were none of M$' business?

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[michael e dziatkowicz]

Also, why M$ certified drivers if they were none of M$' business?

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Doesn't microsoft ship default drivers with windows 9x and xp or did they
stop that with vista?

 

[Frank]

Also, why M$ certified drivers if they were none of M$' business?

You need to do more research on exactly what an MS certified driver is
because it's apparent from your postings you have the wrong idea.
Frank

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

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