Rebootless display driver upgrades
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Nov 8, 2011
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May 3, 2007
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Oct 31, 2005
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Oct 31, 2005
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Systems and methods for rebootless updating of a IHV display driver are disclosed. According to such a method, first, the operating system stops the driver from running. Second, the system switches over to an interim or temporary display driver, which be a default driver provided with the operating system. Third, the new hardware-specific driver is started. Thus, a hardware-specific display driver may be updated without rebooting.
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