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Old 09-09-2008   #1 (permalink)
Ruth


 
 

driver updates and SP!

I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista. Before I engage with Toshiba tech
support, I would like to see if anyone here has had this issue and how it
was resolved.
I keep having blue screens with various messages and when I investigate, it
appears that SP1 will solve the issues of the blue screens. I have not been
offered SP1 in Windows Update. The only update being offerend is an optional
one for Vista64. I have no idea why it wants me to install that update, I
have Vista 32, so I hid that update.
I looked at the following link to try to figure out what is causing me not
to be offered SP1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
I have one of the drivers that is supposed to be causing the issue of not
being offered SP1. The driver is a display driver, Igdkmd32.sys and I have
the most recent version Toshiba offers for that driver. However, that most
recent version is included in the range of versions that MS says is a
problem.

Would it be a good idea to download the whole SP1 package and install it or
should I keep hunting for a newer version of the driver?

Thanks in advance


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-09-2008   #2 (permalink)
DL


 
 

Re: driver updates and SP!

You should visit Tosh support

"Ruth" <none> wrote in message
news:Oi2%23szpEJHA.4784@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista. Before I engage with Toshiba tech
>support, I would like to see if anyone here has had this issue and how it
>was resolved.
> I keep having blue screens with various messages and when I investigate,
> it appears that SP1 will solve the issues of the blue screens. I have not
> been offered SP1 in Windows Update. The only update being offerend is an
> optional one for Vista64. I have no idea why it wants me to install that
> update, I have Vista 32, so I hid that update.
> I looked at the following link to try to figure out what is causing me not
> to be offered SP1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
> I have one of the drivers that is supposed to be causing the issue of not
> being offered SP1. The driver is a display driver, Igdkmd32.sys and I have
> the most recent version Toshiba offers for that driver. However, that most
> recent version is included in the range of versions that MS says is a
> problem.
>
> Would it be a good idea to download the whole SP1 package and install it
> or should I keep hunting for a newer version of the driver?
>
> Thanks in advance

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-09-2008   #3 (permalink)
Ruth


 
 

Re: driver updates and SP!

DL
In reading my post you should have noticed that I have visited Toshiba
support, which is how I learned that they don't offer a more recent version
than what I already have.
In fact I got that version from Toshiba support. I am looking for someone
here who might have come across this issue.

Ruth

"DL" <address@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23c6PdbqEJHA.1272@xxxxxx
Quote:

> You should visit Tosh support
>
> "Ruth" <none> wrote in message
> news:Oi2%23szpEJHA.4784@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista. Before I engage with Toshiba tech
>>support, I would like to see if anyone here has had this issue and how it
>>was resolved.
>> I keep having blue screens with various messages and when I investigate,
>> it appears that SP1 will solve the issues of the blue screens. I have not
>> been offered SP1 in Windows Update. The only update being offerend is an
>> optional one for Vista64. I have no idea why it wants me to install that
>> update, I have Vista 32, so I hid that update.
>> I looked at the following link to try to figure out what is causing me
>> not to be offered SP1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
>> I have one of the drivers that is supposed to be causing the issue of not
>> being offered SP1. The driver is a display driver, Igdkmd32.sys and I
>> have the most recent version Toshiba offers for that driver. However,
>> that most recent version is included in the range of versions that MS
>> says is a problem.
>>
>> Would it be a good idea to download the whole SP1 package and install it
>> or should I keep hunting for a newer version of the driver?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-11-2008   #4 (permalink)
+Bob+


 
 

Re: driver updates and SP!

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:15:17 -0500, "Ruth" <none> wrote:
Quote:

>DL
>In reading my post you should have noticed that I have visited Toshiba
>support, which is how I learned that they don't offer a more recent version
>than what I already have.
>In fact I got that version from Toshiba support. I am looking for someone
>here who might have come across this issue.
>
>Ruth
Toshiba support can be very lame sometimes. I once spent 10 minutes
trying to explain to a support dweeb why I couldn't install a BIOS
update that only came in "generate a floppy and install" format on a
laptop without a floppy dive. He never quite got it. Sometimes just
hanging up and calling back gets you a more qualified dweeb.

Look for the system administrator (downloadable) version of SP1 at the
MS site. Download the complete pack it and manually install.


My System SpecsSystem Spec
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