Pentium FDIV Patch for Visual C++ 2.0 (128123)


The information in this article applies to:

  • The C Run-Time (CRT)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0
This article was previously published under Q128123

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 files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


Vcfdiv.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/5/2005
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