Nvidia Official Forceware 175.16

14 May 2008

Nvidia has released the Official Forceware 175.16 drivers for Windows XP and Vista. These drivers are the WHQL certified versions of the recently released 175.16 Beta Forceware drivers - the only change is the certification. They are for all GeForce 6,7,8 and 9 series graphics cards, and contain a range of fixes and new features. Having tested this driver in both XP and Vista I highly recommend it as it provides excellent image quality and performance, and does not suffer from any obvious bugs or broken features.

Microsoft Security Updates

14 May 2008

Microsoft has released its monthly set of Windows security updates which you can get through Windows Update, or if not there by viewing and downloading them from here.

Assassin's Creed 1.02 Patch

14 May 2008

Ubisoft has released the 1.02 Patch for Assassin's Creed. The changes include a range of bug fixes, proper support for 64-bit Windows, and a DirectX 10.1 fix. I have updated the Assassin's Creed Tweak Guide for the changes - see page 4 for details.

Realtek HD Audio 1.92

14 May 2008

Realtek has released Version 1.92 of its HD Audio drivers.

Game Patches

14 May 2008

Dreamlords - 1.2.99.8247 Patch

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 1.3 Patch

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - 1.02 patch

World of Warcraft - 2.4.2 Patch

AutoRuns 9.2

13 May 2008

Microsoft has released AutoRuns 9.2, updating this free startup software identification utility. This version fixes some 64-bit issues, adds support for Winsock notification DLLs, and allows importing and exporting of scan results.

CPU-Z 1.45

13 May 2008

A new Version 1.45 of the CPU-Z information utility has been released. This version includes support for new chipsets.

Game Patches

13 May 2008

Mount & Blade - 0.951 Patch

Nexuiz - 2.4.2 Patch

Game Patches

10 May 2008

Albatross18 S3 Revolution - 4.14 Patch

Audiosurf - Update via Steam

Bus Simulator 2008 - Bonus 2

Team Fortress 2 - Update via Steam

Ageia PhysX 8.04.25

9 May 2008

Nvidia has released a new Version 8.04.25 driver for the Ageia PhysX PPU. The driver updates the PhysX runtime, resolves reinstallation issues on Vista and updates the demo applications. Importantly, this driver does not yet add PhysX support for Nvidia GPUs.

nLite 1.4.5

9 May 2008

The Windows XP installation customization tool nLite has been updated to Version 1.4.5. The latest version fixes slipstreaming XP SP3 under Vista.

Game Patches

9 May 2008

Battlefield 2142 - 1.50 Beta Patch

Conquer Online - 5203 Patch

Fury: Age of the Chosen - 35416 Patch

Harpoon 3: Advanced Naval Warfare - 3.9.2 Patch

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