windows drivers

more importantly..is there a place to get directx 9 without windows validation?

All the relevant drivers for your motherboard, including audio, should be here.

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Original post by F-Kop more importantly..is there a place to get directx 9 without windows validation?

No, get a legitimate version of Windows.

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All the relevant drivers for your motherboard, including audio, should be here.

thank you. i hope this works.

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No, get a legitimate version of Windows.

maybe soon but not now.

it doesn't make sense that an operating system that costs $100+ wouldn't work as good as a free one.

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Original post by F-Kop Quote: All the relevant drivers for your motherboard, including audio, should be here. thank you. i hope this works. Quote: No, get a legitimate version of Windows. maybe soon but not now. it doesn't make sense that an operating system that costs $100+ wouldn't work as good as a free one.

is this an admission of software piracy?

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All the relevant drivers for your motherboard, including audio, should be here.

I tried this, but it gave me the same sort of error that the other ones did. it can't find the hardware.

Before i tried getting these drivers to work, the device didn't even appear here. i added it myself, but for some reason it just doesn't seem to like my hardware. it can't be a problem directly related to the hardware, because it works fine on ubuntu. maybe my windows installation is corrupt or something. maybe i should just get a genuine windows key thingy.

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is this an admission of software piracy?

i didn't realize that installing windows on 2 computers was piracy.

"i didn't realize that installing windows on 2 computers was piracy."

It is.

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Original post by F-Kop Quote: No, get a legitimate version of Windows. maybe soon but not now.

did you enjoy your stay at gamedev.net? [lol]

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it doesn't make sense that an operating system that costs $100+ wouldn't work as good as a free one.

it makes perfect sense. xp is OLD.

It makes perfect sense, ubuntu is a community driven OS so generally speaking, new releases (not talking about updates) are made quicker, so newer drivers will be available with the core release quicker.

I have many pcs here, when I got windows xp RTM, it did not detect graphics, modem or network, then on SP1 it detected all but network, and on SP2 edition of windows, it detected everything (it was one of my testing machines, so I do quite a bit of installing!)

Anyway, use Ubuntu and stop pirating!

if i got a new windows disc i would have 2 keys. but both computers already yell at me every time i start up about getting a genuine product key. if i reinstalled windows with the new key, would it make the thingy go away on both computers or just the one?

I think when you use the same key on 2 computers thats it - your key is marked as no longer being genuine. So yes, it would fix one computer, but don't touch the other one.

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Original post by Richy2k I think when you use the same key on 2 computers thats it - your key is marked as no longer being genuine. So yes, it would fix one computer, but don't touch the other one.

Your activation is based on your hardware and tied to your product key. If you have already activated Windows on one computer, you will need to reactivate it when you intall it on another computer or if too many components of your computer change. I think you can reactivate online 3 times, after that, you need to call in. If you want Windows installed on several computers, you will need to buy a license for each one.

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Original post by F-Kop I tried this, but it gave me the same sort of error that the other ones did. it can't find the hardware. Before i tried getting these drivers to work, the device didn't even appear here. i added it myself, but for some reason it just doesn't seem to like my hardware. it can't be a problem directly related to the hardware, because it works fine on ubuntu. maybe my windows installation is corrupt or something. maybe i should just get a genuine windows key thingy.

The website says you have "SoundMAX Audio". I'm surprised that you would have VIA AC'97 in the list. Uninstall the AC'97 device. Then, take a look at the devices under "Other devices" to see if you can find a "Multimedia device" or similar. Also make sure you got the Win2K drivers if you're running WinXP 32-bit and the WinXP drivers if you're running WinXP 64-bit.


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