An update that went out last week for Vista to patch security holes in Windows Defender (ironically) is apparently knocking out some USB devices like mice and keyboards, so that they stop working entirely. Microsoft actually admits the issue: “We are aware of concerns that a recent Microsoft update may be causing problems with USB devices. We are investigating the matter, and at this time, do not have any information to share.” So you might wanna skip that one. Speaking of, the Reg also says Vista SP1′s supposed auto roll-out “remains missing in action” and has an MS spokesman seemingly confirm the delay. We installed manually a while ago. Anyone got the automatic update? [The Reg]
rangott
April 17, 2008 at 9:41 PM
i got the auto one a day after giz announced it
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May 21, 2008 at 5:51 PM
I’ve tried the ‘delete’ inf1 solution several times. It doesn’t work. The weird thing is that vista still recognizes my 5-year-old 128mb pendrive usb 1.1, but it will no longer recognize my ~2 year old 6gb seagate usb 2.0
I’m so sick and tired of Vista / Microsoft / Windows in general at this point. Between this driver problem, not being able to get fucking SP1 to install, the random hardware issues that pop up in utterly unexpected fashion, and the performance hit that I’ve taken when I spent $2k on a new laptop and a SUPPOSEDLY ‘improved’ OS (from XP) … honestly, I think this will be the last windows machine I’ll own. I’m just done with this shit. If I want to play games, I’ll buy a console. I can’t afford to waste my time / money / effort / mental stress cleaning up the bullshit that spews from iteration after iteration of MS OSes.
Frustrated in Chicago
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