I thought I would post about a problem that might, or might not, affect any of the workstations that you folks support. Microsoft seems to be having a small problem getting adequate regression testing done on their hotfixes lately. There was a Q811493 patch which Microsoft has admitted caused "some" Windows XP SP1 systems to suffer performance issues. Microsoft re-released a fixed version of the patch and placed it into the critical updates category yesterday. (It had been demoted to the regular Windows update category until the fix.) I grabbed it and installed it on my systems. It no longer causes either of my Sony P4 Digital Studio workstations at home nor my Toshiba Libretto sub-notebook to slow to a crawl. That's the good news.
Now for the bad news. Microsoft also issued a Q815021 hotfix yesterday which was also included in the critical updates category for my systems. I also grabbed it this morning and installed it on one workstation at home and on my portable system. Through a process of trial and error as I was trying to do my danged job today I learned that the Q815021 hotfix was causing failure of the Libretto's ability to write CDs, using either the built-in Windows XP capability or my third party burning software (Ahead's Nero). I uninstalled the Q815021 patch from the Libretto, and all was well with the system's CD writing capabilities once again. I reinstalled it, and CD writing went away, uninstalled it again, and CD writing started working again.
So, in case anyone wants to compare notes --
Toshiba Libretto L5 (running a Transmeta Crusoe processor, not Intel)
Windows XP SP1 with all Critical Updates (save one) applied
Ahead Nero 5.5.10.28
Iomega Predator CD-RW drive, connected via USB
I will have to wait until I get home today to find out if the IDE-connected writers on the workstations there were adversely affected, also.
- prosaic
Now for the bad news. Microsoft also issued a Q815021 hotfix yesterday which was also included in the critical updates category for my systems. I also grabbed it this morning and installed it on one workstation at home and on my portable system. Through a process of trial and error as I was trying to do my danged job today I learned that the Q815021 hotfix was causing failure of the Libretto's ability to write CDs, using either the built-in Windows XP capability or my third party burning software (Ahead's Nero). I uninstalled the Q815021 patch from the Libretto, and all was well with the system's CD writing capabilities once again. I reinstalled it, and CD writing went away, uninstalled it again, and CD writing started working again.
So, in case anyone wants to compare notes --
Toshiba Libretto L5 (running a Transmeta Crusoe processor, not Intel)
Windows XP SP1 with all Critical Updates (save one) applied
Ahead Nero 5.5.10.28
Iomega Predator CD-RW drive, connected via USB
I will have to wait until I get home today to find out if the IDE-connected writers on the workstations there were adversely affected, also.
- prosaic