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Re: trouble with optional updates

 
 
gw
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      09-07-2004
DON'T DO IT!

Always get hardware drivers from the manufacturer, not Microsoft.
The drivers they offer are way outdated and cause more problems than they
solve.

"Jetset" <> wrote in message
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> I have xp home sp2 and can't get 2 optional hardware updates installed:
>
> - Nvidia Corporation - Video - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra
> - Marvell Semiconductor - Networking - Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI
> Gigabit Ethernet Controller
>
> Is there any way to manually install them? Thanks in advance for any
> assistance!



 
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