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-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> [url]http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false[/url]
>
> 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?)
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