VIA 4in1 drivers

[gek0]

Question is: DO I REALLY NEED to install these drivers under win2000.
I remeber having problems with win XP. There was some kind of incompatibility or smth with CD recording software and I even got win XP popup message each time i looged in about some kind of hardware problem (don't remeber exactly what it said). Any way, since then i'm bit afraid installing all the patches etc from hardware manufacturers CD :) unless something really doesn't work.

SO ... to install or not ti install?

[smelanson]

If you don't have any problems with your computer then I wouldn't. I have a MSI MS-6153VA and never install the drivers not even in 98. To be honest unless I notice a problem I don't install the drivers except in Windows 95 and XP probably has some form of VIA drivers anyways.

[merkus]

I just install them hoping for performance boosts :o

[jmichna]

I was running W2K Pro until recently, where I switched to XP Pro. Under both OS's, I have always installed the 4-in-1s, immediately after installing the OS, using the latest available (but non-beta) version available at the time.

Latest 4-in-1s are 4.40(a)P3, I believe. They seem to work fine on my system (EPoX 8K3A+ mobo, using RAID-0). Previous system used Asus A7V133, also using RAID-0).

Once installed initially, future 4-in-1s revs installed without problems. If you do seem to have issues, try installing while booted into safe mode. Also, I always turn off any antivirus autoprotection during installation.
jmichna

[gek0]

Question:
Should I install the 4-in-1 drivers?

Answer:
All VIA chipset users should install the 4-in-1 drivers to improve performance, fix issues, and minimize any incompatibilities.



This is what i found in viaarena.com FAQ section.
unconvincing ...

[rangeral]

I tried them without at first on XP pro and with didn't cause any problems either way which is good, although XP does come with the 4in1's.

[NDD]

WinXP doesn't need VIA 4in1 drivers, they come shipped within the OS. It's also stated in VIA's FAQ.
Any other MS OS does.