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This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability. This release note provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s industry leading software suite, Catalyst™. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver (version 8.351.3), and the Catalyst™ Control Center (version 7.3). This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst™ software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.

New Featrues
The following section provides information on new features introduced in this release of Catalyst™.
OpenGL CrossFire™ Support Under Windows Vista
Catalyst™ 7.3 introduces OpenGL CrossFire™ support for the entire ATI Radeon™ X1000 product series under Microsoft Vista. Users will see significant performance gains in a number of applications when running in CrossFire™ mode under Windows Vista.
CrossFire™ Enhancements for Windows Vista
Catalyst™ 7.3 includes CrossFire™ enhancements for Windows Vista that enable the Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) CrossFire™ rendering mode by default, enabling performance benefits for all AFR compatible applications immediately (including newly released applications that have not been officially profiled for CrossFire™). Future Catalyst™ releases will add further CrossFire™ performance gains once new applications have been profiled specifically for CrossFire™.
The latest version of the Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
- Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit versions)
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Home Edition
- Windows XP Media Center Edition (graphics driver support only)
The Catalyst® software suite is designed to support the following AMD desktop products:
- Radeon® X1950 series
- Radeon® X1900 series
- Radeon® X1800 series
- Radeon® X1600 series
- Radeon® X1300 series
- Radeon® X850 series
- Radeon® X800 series
- Radeon® X700 series
- Radeon® X600 series
- Radeon® X550 series
- Radeon® X300 series
- Radeon® 9800 series
- Radeon® 9700 series
- Radeon® 9600 series
- Radeon® 9500 series

Download : ATI Catalyst 7.3 WHQL

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2c has released to manufacturing and will be available to system builders in September 2007.

Critical Action Item:
System builders who use imaging must create new Windows XP Professional images with Service Pack 2c when shipping Service Pack 2c product keys; otherwise end users will not be able to complete installation.

SP2c to Resolve Shortage of Windows XP Product Keys
Due to the longevity of Windows XP Professional, it has become necessary to produce more product keys for system builders in order to support the continued availability of Windows XP Professional through the scheduled system builder channel end-of-life (EOL) date of January 31, 2009.

See Windows Life-Cycle Web site for more information on Microsoft’s support policy.

Timeline and Versions for SP2c Release
SP2c will be released into the System Builder channel in September to provide system builders with a new, extended range of product keys that will ship with:

* Windows XP Professional (except for Simplified Chinese, Russian and Korean languages)
* Windows XP Professional N

This release does not impact the following versions:
* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition

SP2c Features and Requirements

There are no other features or fixes included in this service pack; it will only allow for the inclusion of additional product keys. When using SP2c product keys, system builders must:

- Use the product keys with SP2c media.
- Create new images from SP2c to accommodate the new product keys. A hotfix will not be provided.

Reminder to Update Images
System builders must update their images to Windows XP Professional SP2c. End users will not be able to successfully complete installation of Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2c if they do not have updated images.

Key Dates Summary

* September, 2007 Windows XP SP2c will be available to system builders from their distributors.
* January 31, 2008 End-of-Life for product availability of Windows XP for all channels except System Builder.
* January 31, 2009 End-of-Life for product availability of Windows XP for the System Builder channel.

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This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.

This release note provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s industry leading software suite, Catalyst鈩? This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst鈩?Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst鈩?software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.

The Catalyst鈩?software suite 7.7 contains the following:
* Radeon鈩?display driver 8.391
* Multimedia Center鈩?9.16
* HydraVision鈩?br />* HydraVision鈩?Basic Edition
* Remote Wonder 3.04
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst鈩?Control Center Version 7.7

The latest version of the Catalyst鈩?software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
- Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit versions)
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Home Edition
- Windows XP Media Center Edition (graphics driver support only)

The Catalyst庐 software suite is designed to support the following AMD desktop products:
- ATI Radeon鈩?HD 2900 series
- ATI Radeon鈩?HD 2600 series
- ATI Radeon鈩?HD 2400 series
- Radeon庐 X1950 series
- Radeon庐 X1900 series
- Radeon庐 X1800 series
- Radeon庐 X1600 series
- Radeon庐 X1300 series
- Radeon庐 X850 series
- Radeon庐 X800 series
- Radeon庐 X700 series
- Radeon庐 X600 series
- Radeon庐 X550 series
- Radeon庐 X300 series
- Radeon庐 9800 series
- Radeon庐 9700 series
- Radeon庐 9600 series
- Radeon庐 9500 series

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Here’s a new set of Forceware Drivers in the shape of 97.44 WHQL for Windows XP/Media Center Edition and Windows XP Professional x64. This driver only supports Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 8800 GTS! Dated: December 8, 2006 Release Highlights:

Downloads:ForceWare 97.44 WHQL for Windows XP/Media Center Edition
ForceWare 97.44 WHQL for Windows XP Professional x64

Product Support List Windows XP 32-bit – 97.02
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTX Please note that this driver currently only supports GeForce 8800 series. If you need a driver for other NVIDIA GPUs, please visit www.nvidia.com/drivers and select the driver for your product. Release Highlights:

• Adds support for GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 8800 GTS GPUs.
• New PureVideo technology features allows GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS to achieve a score of 128 in the HQV video quality benchmark:
  • Improved inverse telecine algorithms (2:2 & 3:2 Pull-down Correction) for standard and high definition content.
  • Improved spatial-temporal de-interlacing algorithm (for standard and high definition content).
• Includes the new NVIDIA Control Panel. Please visit the NVIDIA Control Panel website for more information.
• Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.0 support.
• For more information on this driver, please view the Release Notes.

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A fully compatible module for PowerCinema 3 and 4, CyberLink MakeDVD 2 enables the burning of photos, videos and music to DVDs all via remote control! MakeDVD is also designed to work as a standalone program complementing other digital home software such as Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition.Burn your favorite Videos, Music, and Photos to DVD!

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Microsoft has released Update Rollup KB925766. This update is intended for systems running Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update rollup is cumulative and supersedes the following updates:

• KB908250 - October 2005 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• KB912067 - January 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• KB914548 - April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• KB919803 - July 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

For more information about this update, read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 925766. (This site may be in English.)

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This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
The drivers provided below are qualified for use under Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home editions. For Windows XP Media Center Edition, we provide CATALYST display drivers for certified and compatible RADEON products. ATI recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed.
The Catalyst® software suite 6.9 contains the following:
- Radeon® display driver 8.291
- Multimedia Center™ 9.14
- HydraVision™
- HydraVision™ Basic Edition
- Remote Wonder 3.04
- WDM Driver Install Bundle
- Southbridge/IXP Driver
- Catalyst® Control Center Version 6.9

Features:
*** Powerful Performance
- Consistent performance improvements
- ATI OVERDRIVE™, ATI’s new solution that optimizes graphics processor performance.
*** Advanced Stability
- Industry’s most stable 3D acceleration software
- Fully supported by ATI’s “Customer Care” program
- VPU RECOVER significantly reduces the number of system crashes caused by graphics hardware hangs.
- SMARTGART™ determines and dynamically adjusts AGP bus settings to ensure maximum stability
*** Innovative Features
- SMARTSHADER™ effects support the latest and most realistic pixel shader effects in Direct3D and OpenGL applications
- Unified Direct 3D™ and OpenGL® control panel provides full control over performance and image quality settings
- Gamers can now use personal game profiles
- HYDRAVISION™ Basic Edition provides a new, easy-to-use interface to configure and manage multiple monitors
- The eRecord feature provides a mechanism for software components to output error messages. A new System Messages (Event Viewer) menu has been added to the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER System Tray. This launches the Event Viewer, providing a mechanism for users to view the error messages.
- Enhanced HDTV support. The HDTV user interface has been significantly modified, making it much easier to select and configure the correct resolution for your HDTV when using the Component Video or DVI connection. The Displays Manager wizard has also been updated to assist users in setting up and configuring Component Video HDTV for the optimal viewing experience.

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This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability. The drivers provided below are qualified for use under Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home editions. For Windows XP Media Center Edition, we provide CATALYST display drivers for certified and compatible RADEON products.
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Norton Internet Security 2007 provides essential protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats. Included are full versions of Norton AntiVirus and Norton Personal Firewall, which efficiently defend your PC from the most common Internet dangers. You also get Norton AntiSpam to block unwanted email, Norton Parental Control to protect your children online and Norton Privacy Control to prevent confidential information to be sent out. Norton Protection Center and Security Inspector help fix all vulnerabilities on your computer. Norton removes most annoying, slow-loading ads from Web-pages and stops Web sites opening unsolicited pop-up windows.
Norton Internet Security 2007 beta is compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Windows Vista

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