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greenhillmaniac

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  1. Maybe the discontinuation of Vista in 2017 might peek the interest of some modders, and we might get some compatibility fixes (it's a longshot...) Regardless, I'll keep updating the thread with any new AMD driver developments. As long as there are some people interested in the OS, it will never die!
  2. There is a way to extract the .cab file inside the .msu file, and install the updates separately, but it requires analyzing the update.mum file, and knowing which .mum component file(s) correspond to the respective individual patches. But given the history with the update rollups for Server 2012, where they all installed successfully on my test VM, I'm sure the security rollups will install just fine.
  3. Registry Editor (regedit) in Windows 10 build 14942 now has an address bar Wow, some actual improvements to the user experience for us power users... I'm impressed. I thought they would announce they were porting regedit into UWP (God forbid!) Also, some Kernel improvements! Service hosts are split into separate processes on PCs with 3.5 GB+ of RAM in build 14942 Basically, now they can cram all of those telemetry and app services with a bit more stability (can't wait to see the number of processes running in Redstone 2)... What do you guys think of this?
  4. For Windows 8.0 the drivers work fine (in fact, I made a thread explaining how to install the drivers on 8.0). Is that what you asked? I assume you said "Do you want windows 8 32bit?(not 8.1)"
  5. Would this Compatibility Layer maybe make the mod for AMD drivers you made work, or is this more focused on getting newer apps working, as opposed to drivers?
  6. Well, I don't mind buying a new laptop with Windows 10, as long as I'm able to install a different Windows OS. I think it's a worse case scenario for modern day M$ to have the money from the licensing but not having you use their services, as opposed to you not paying for it, but using Apps and the Store (the 1 year forced free upgrade proves my point). My main problem with buying new HW is drivers. I think M$ knows that the easiest way to make people stay on the new OS, is making it harder to make your new spanking HW function properly with older Windows versions (that's why we have the recent threats news that new Intel and AMD processors will only work on 10). That's why other technologies, such as Secure Boot, and TPM exist, to make it harder for you to switch. In the near future we will have laptops resembling tablets, with locked BIOSses, where our only "choice" of OS is Winbloat 10! And that scares me. I guess I'll be sticking with technology from 2015/2014 and backwards
  7. Yeah, I noticed that on my laptop with an Intel 4 Series Graphics. Too bad the inbox drivers are s***, with no OpenGL support. Still... I guess it's a plus point for 8.0: more inbox drivers!
  8. (Seems like I'm the only one keeping this thread alive ) New driver version from AMD! 16.40 - released with Crimson 16.9.1. It introduces even less driver overhead to DX11, and Vulkan API version 1.0.21. Haven't tested Vista compatibility, but I assume it's the same as previous versions (that is, non functional )...
  9. Basically this. Post dates are from tommorow! @JodyT also complained that he couldn't post in his own thread because he needed to wait some -6000 seconds or something... and my more recent post appears before his edit of a previous post! I think this is an issue with the forum's internal timer or something.
  10. Repository updated: https://mega.nz/#F!ExhDEbDA!pUhzXKVp5-hgzvylW_btfQ Changes and notes: Replaced updates: IE11 (KB3175443 -> KB3185319); Flash Player (KB3174060 -> KB3188128); Microsoft Graphics Component replaces previous Kernel Mode Driver Update (KB3177725 -> KB3185911) and PDF Library Update (KB3175887 -> KB3184943) In the Security Update for Windows section of the security bulletin (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-110) it only shows KB3184471 available for Server 2012, but KB3187754, that only shows as available on 8.1 in the security bulletin, appears on Microsoft Update Catalog for Windows 8 Embedded Standard. If @JodyT could test KB3187754 (it's in the repository, so no need for IE!) that would be great! Maybe it's a pre-requisite for KB3184471 that you couldn't install That's basically it. I'll be starting a new thread on how to install Powershell 5.0 on Windows 8.0 (yes, I found a way!), and maybe a few others that might be useful for Windows 7 and 10, regarding updating the Windows Update Client without installing the Cumulative Updates, and installing the Classic Calculator in AU without modding system files. Stay tuned, folks!
  11. Those drivers are dated December 2014... Unfortunatly, my card came out in June 2015, so I would need newer drivers. Thanks for the links, tho!
  12. Could you give me some links to those MB driver websites?
  13. Didn't know about the network traffic monitor on the Charms bar, and I used Windows 8.0 from release, up until the 8.1 upgrade Anyway, those are some tangible points. Thanks for posting. Also, just remembered of a few more plus points for Windows 8.0: - You can use the Release Preview theme as is, without mods - You can use the Windows 7 Explorer with a wrapper, eliminating the Metro portion of the OS entirely Keep em coming... I'm trying to use this thread to have some arguments, when I say that Windows 8.0 is a viable alternative to 8.1 and 7.
  14. While we're talking, here are some personal gripes I have with the latest Windows 10 AU (and Windows 10 in general): - When you don't have the default apps installed, new entries on the start menu freeze, and the only way to unfreeze them is to log off or restart Explorer - Im my OS language (Portuguese of Portugal) the Downloads folder is named "Transferências", as it was since Vista, but Edge changes the name of the folder to the English default "Downloads", messing up with the visual organization I have on Explorer (8.1, 8.0, 7 and Vista NEVER did this) - This: - Apps don't completely replace the Win32 counterpart, making their existence useless and irritating (for me atleast). Example: Groove Music plays MP3 files, Windows Media Player plays everything Groove does plus midis and other weird formats. Why should I have Groove occupying space, when Media Player serves me better, and with no crashes? - Apps crash at random without any kind of warning. Win32 programs crash and then give you a log, or a message of sorts. - You are not given the option to uninstall OneDrive and remove it from the Explorer, even if you're using a local account - App defaults are usually changed to the ones Windows wants. I use SumatraPDF as my PDF reader, but Windows 10 thinks it's a malicious app, so it kindly restored the default to Edge... How nice of them! I'm not even including the privacy or other control downgrades, or I would be here all day. Case in point: Windows 8.1 is the best OS Microsoft has done (with tweaks)
  15. Is there any reason to choose Windows 8.0 in favor of 8.1, in terms of kernel, performance, tools and/or user experience? AFAIK Windows 8.1 introduced quite a few improvements to the Modern Start Screen and the /resetbase switch in Dism to better cleanup WinSxS. One point I found better in 8.0 is resource usage, where it had less processes running out of the box compared to 8.1... Other than that, I can't tell if any other things that are better. I've read that DWM performance is better??? Please, the members that know this kind of thing better, elaborate on what advantages does 8.0 have over 8.1. I'm interested in hearing them.
  16. Like I said, I am your guinea pig. If you ever need to test those changes, I'm usually available. I still believe you should start by making the drivers work on Vista, seeing that it's much closer to 7, and wouldn't require too much reverse engineering, compared to XP.
  17. Yup, there is a way to make the Rx 300 series work on Vista! But it's super unstable, and shouldn't be used for a day to day basis. Here's how I did it: Got the Catalyst 15.6 beta drivers, added my HW ID to the INF file and moddified it to install on Vista, and voila! A few things to note: for some reason transitions, fades to black, UAC calls and screen resolution changes are super slow... Probably because the driver was meant to work on a R9 285 and is running on a R9 380... This means the R9 Fury series probably don't work with this mod. The Windows Experience Index Score crashed the system when I tried to run the test. Like I said, this is a super unstable way to get the drivers working. Also, AMD External Events kept crashing at startup, don't know why. I applied all the fixes @smeezekitty made, so I dunno.
  18. Well... you could try the most recent stable ones, the 16.7.3... You could check out my post on AMD driver versions, and start from there, too: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/175825-about-amd-drivers-on-vista/?do=findComment&comment=1127335
  19. There are 2 ways to mod the drivers to make them work on XP. You can mod the OS to stub/support certain system calls the new Windows 7 drivers need, and work around XP's limitations, or mod the XP drivers themselves to support more graphics cards. The mod @Dibya provided does the later. As such it only works with the XP made drivers. Windows 7 and XP are way too different, unfortunately. And, as I've said, it did not work on my system. I tried different driver combinations, with no luck. Try asking @Dibya for the mod and see if it works on your system.
  20. Ok, just tested 2 AMD XP drivers, both original unmodded versions and with your file. Here are the results: - AMD Catalyst 14.4 unmodded - added all the necessary info of the R9 380 into the INF file, does not work. - AMD Catalyst 14.4 modded - added all the necessary info of the R9 380 into the INF file... The driver seemed to install correctly, and asked for a reboot, but after reboot it couldn't load drivers, error 39. - AMD iCafe unmodded - added all the necessary info of the R9 380 into the INF file... The driver seemed to install correctly, and the screen flashed black, but it gave error 10. - AMD iCafe modded - same as 14.4 modded. Error 39. I'm sorry to say this, but the modded files don't work . I copied the system files into System32 and System32\drivers as instructed.
  21. Let me first test the driver on my PC (my guinea pig ) and then I'll add the necessary HW IDs. Could you tell me your card's name and HW ID BTW?
  22. Sure, I'd be ecstatic to! Send the drivers, please!!!
  23. Starting with Catalyst 14.4, AMD officially dropped Windows 8.0 support, and nobody really cared to make a proper guide on how to mod the drivers to work on NT 6.2. Well, I'm here to show you how you can install the full AMD package, complete with the Crimson Control Panel, HDMI audio, Vulkan, Mantle, ACP Audio (that thing AMD advertised way back when they announced GCN, TrueAudio)... you get the jist. 1. Download the drivers you need from the AMD website, Windows 7 version. Extract the exe files into a folder (I use 7-Zip) 2. The video drivers will install without any modification, because the INF file only specifies NT 6.1 (although that does not mean you will be restricted to WDDM 1.1. More on that later), but the HDMI INF file has to be modded, because it has lines in there that block the install on anything that's not NT 6.1. Assuming you are already on the folder with the extracted drivers, go to Packages\Drivers\WDM\HDMI\W764A and open the INF file. In there delete the line that says: [AMD.NTamd64.6.2] and modify the line that has all the hardware IDs below it: [AMD.NTamd64.6.1] > [AMD.NTamd64.6.2] Save the INF file. 3. Now the drivers are ready for install. If you're running a 64 bit system you will need to follow the following steps: 3a. Go to the Charms bar, go to the cogwheel symbol and click on the power button, now keep pressing the Shift key and click Restart. This will bring up the Troubleshoot menu. Click Troubleshoot and go to Advanced Options. In there click Startup Settings, and let the system restart. Upon restart you will be greeted by a menu with a bunch of options. We want the Disable Driver signature enforcement. Press 7 or F7 on your keyboard, and you'll be able to install the modded drivers. 4. Right click on the exe on the main driver directory, click compatibility and choose Windows 7. This will fool the installer and prevent it from saying "Unsuported OS". Next install the driver as you normally would. The only difference is this little popup, where you will allow it to install (Yes, I was using Windows 10 for some screenshots) 5. After the install is done, reboot the system, and you should have the full suite of AMD drivers working on your NT 6.2 OS of choice. A few things to note: - If you try to uninstall the drivers normally, it will say "Unsuported OS" and quit. One workaround is keeping that window open, go to Task Manager, find the location of the exe and put it in compatibility mode for "Windows 7", and run the uninstaller again (the same thing we did for the setup file, basically) - The Video Tab of Crimson does not appear to be working... It appears as a blank page. I've seen it working, so I'm not sure if it appears after a few restarts, or if it depends on the way you install the drivers. I'll try to look into this. - Despite the drivers having NT 6.1 on the Card INF file, it fully works on WDDM 1.2 and not Windows 7's WDDM 1.1, which means all the advantages of NT 6.2's WDDM are present. Hope this helps anybody on Windows 8.0 with an AMD card, such as myself
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