Broadcom Corporation 16215 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92619-7013 Release Notes Broadcom Windows Driver Install September 16, 2002 ************************* Note: ***************************** BDRVINST.EXE does not support commandline. It is required to execute from InstallShield to install driver correctly. ***************************************************************** Unattended Driver Install Release Notes for Windows 2000 and XP32 ================================================================= BDRVINST.EXE - Driver Install executable RELEASE.TXT - This text file This install package performs post os unattended driver installs under Windows 2000 and XP32. BDRVINST.EXE writes "Pass" or "Fail" to the "Unattended Install" value at registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Broadcom\b57w2k for Windows 2000. BDRVINST.EXE writes "Pass" or "Fail" to the "Unattended Install" value at registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Broadcom\b57xp32 for Windows XP32. Revision History ================ BDRVINST_v3.01 (09/16/02) Fixed the issue: Adapter is disabled after upgraded if system registry has a ghost adapter entry. BDRVINST_v3.00 (08/27/02) Support installation and updating of BCM440X driver on XP. BDRVINST_v1.03 (06/17/02) Remove 440X and 570X seperately. BDRVINST_v1.02 (06/04/02) Also update driver if already existed. BDRVINST_v1.01 (05/20/02) First releaseDownload Driver Pack
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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