PATCH: Pentium FDIV Patch for Visual C++ 2.0

ID: Q128123

The information in this article applies to:

The Compiler and C Run-time (CRT)
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 2.0

SUMMARY

This article explains how to get VCFDIV.EXE, a self-extracting file that contains a patch that fixes a problem with the fdiv function. Without the patch, it is possible that calls to the fdiv function on Intel Pentium chips will generate incorrect data. Please see the FDIV.TXT file included in VCFDIV.EXE for details.

NOTE: If you have Visual C++ version 2.1, you don't need this patch.

MORE INFORMATION

VCFDIV.EXE upgrades the compiler, and the C-RunTime libraries for both Win32 and Win32s, to the versions that were distributed with Visual C++ version 2.1.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ Vcfdiv.exe

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Keywords          : kbcode kbfile kbother kbCRT kbVC 
Version           : 2.0
Platform          : NT WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: July 26, 1999