Vista Sp2 Rtm Crashes On Repeated Hot Unplugs Of Usb Devices


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Vista SP2 RTM Crashes on Repeated Hot Unplugs of USB Devices - A hotfix is available

"Windows Vista, even before the advent of SP1, namely as RTM, while it had its sins when it came down to compatibility and support, was extremely stable in comparison to Windows XP. However, given the necessary amount of abuse and the right triggers, Vista reliability can suffer just as much as its precursors. It is the case of repeated hot-unplugs of USB devices, which can easily lead to Vista Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 crashing. A hot unplug refers to the action of disconnecting a USB device from a machine without turning to the Safely Remove Hardware feature.

Windows Server 2008 RTM and SP2 are also affected by this problem, the Redmond company revealed. The software giant indicated that it is sufficient to surprise remove a USB device several times in order to cause a crash of the operating system. "

Read more here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-SP2-R...es-113663.shtml

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Good find and glad to see they fixed a known problem; but I would just have said "If doing it crashes your computer; stop repeatedly unplugging the darn things while the computer is running. Give it a break and restart the poor thing every once in a while."

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Interesting post so this means Vista service package 2 is still incomplete to be used by just ordinary computer users.

No, as with all hotfixes it means that some people experience a problem which is known to exist but not common. The hotfix is supplied so that they can correct the problem but is not pushed on windows update since most people do not need it. It could be because it is unique to certain motherboards and chipsets; or to certain software configurations where a specific dll file has been modified or replaced.

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So there are only mother board that designed to support the Vista?

Some are more compliant than others and some not at all (generally older ones).

Some older ones offer Bios flash updates which will fix compatability issues to allow vista to install and run.

Generally my recommendation has always been that you buy a board and components designed to use the OS you plan on installing. If you have a five year old computer , stick with the five year old OS it came with and if you want the new OS , go buy a machine designed to run it.

Even amongst those designed to run it; sometimes changes in the OS (windows update patches) can cause problems which must be addressed with hotfixes or bios updates. (remember your thread about bios updates? Well this would be an example of a time when if there is one that fixes the issue at hand you get it).

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