[howto] auto-install Ffdshow for corresponding CPU?

[ZileXa]

For everyone who uses Ffdshow to play their (video)files, you must now there are optimized builds for CPU's supporting SSE1, for CPU's supporting both SSE1 and SSE2 and for AMD CPU's supporting 3dNow! and SSE(2).

I use my uA disc on different machines, would like to make something like a script(?) that checks what type of CPU the system has and installs the optimized ffdshow for that CPU:

Check for updates and the different optimized versions:

http://kurosu.free.fr/ffdshow

# Build Athlon XP (has 3DNow, SSE1 but no SSE2)

# Build Pentium4 (has SSE1 and SSE2)

# Build Pentium 3 (only has SSE1)

# Build Prescott (has from SSE1 up to SSE3)

# Build Athlon 64 (has 3DNow, SSE1 and SSE2)

so there are 5 types of ffdshow..

I don't have a clue how to check what CPU the system has.. ideas?

[ajua]

maybe you can search for intel inf files in the computer to tell if it is intel-based, if you cant find any intel inf file then you have an amd computer.

also, you can check if some setup compilers can let choose wich files to install depending on hardware.

[ZileXa]

Hmm well I just use an SSE(1) ffdshow version now, one that is not optimized for a specific processor, just works on all SSE cpus. Good enough.. for myself I use specific version.

[bledd]

I don't have a clue how to check what CPU the system has.. ideas?

use cpu-z, has details for all cpus, and most motherboards

[maxximum]

Use WMI and VBscript scripting to find CPU : look here for more info.

Edited May 7, 2006 by maxximum