Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Re-Release

It appears that Realtek made an OOPS yesterday (July 24), with the Version
R1.72 package for their High Definition Audio Driver. I installed the
driver twice, noticing the driver wasn't actually updating their previous
R1.71 package. The driver version remained unchanged after the update
(Version 6.0.1.5443, dated 7/10/2007), and was not reflecting the version
noted in their README (Version 6.0.1.5449). While the download today still
indicates the same R1.72 package, the download files have changed from
Vista_R172.exe and Vista_R172.zip to Vista_R172a.exe and Vista_R172a.zip,
respectively. (The XP versions of the files have also changed).

So... today's change should reflect driver Version 6.0.1.5449 in Device
Manger, after the install. Those who use this driver may want to check
their versions; mileage may vary, depending on when exactly you downloaded
the driver.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

Since last November, this has been there 21st Update for Vista. They do
burn the candle late into the night over there in Realtekland. Which I
appreciate; I'd rather see that, then no driver updates at all, from, say,
OEMNotebookDisplayAdapterland, where a lot of laptop computer manufactures,
some who, having a virtual proprietary lock on this sort of driver, can't
seem to connect with their hardware developers, even though the developers
are keeping pace and releasing new drivers. (Sony, are you out there?)

dean-dean,

You should cross-post this to the general and the music_pictures_videos groups.

People in those groups have be having problems too.

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"dean-dean" <dean-> wrote in message
news:F13B05F2-8404-4826-A47E-...
> It appears that Realtek made an OOPS yesterday (July 24), with the Version
> R1.72 package for their High Definition Audio Driver. I installed the
> driver twice, noticing the driver wasn't actually updating their previous
> R1.71 package. The driver version remained unchanged after the update
> (Version 6.0.1.5443, dated 7/10/2007), and was not reflecting the version
> noted in their README (Version 6.0.1.5449). While the download today still
> indicates the same R1.72 package, the download files have changed from
> Vista_R172.exe and Vista_R172.zip to Vista_R172a.exe and Vista_R172a.zip,
> respectively. (The XP versions of the files have also changed).
>
> So... today's change should reflect driver Version 6.0.1.5449 in Device
> Manger, after the install. Those who use this driver may want to check
> their versions; mileage may vary, depending on when exactly you downloaded the
> driver.
>
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false
>
> Since last November, this has been there 21st Update for Vista. They do
> burn the candle late into the night over there in Realtekland. Which I
> appreciate; I'd rather see that, then no driver updates at all, from, say,
> OEMNotebookDisplayAdapterland, where a lot of laptop computer manufactures,
> some who, having a virtual proprietary lock on this sort of driver, can't
> seem to connect with their hardware developers, even though the developers
> are keeping pace and releasing new drivers. (Sony, are you out there?)
>