Hello, I wonder where can I find the windows vista x64 hotfix for RAD Studio 2007 crash / blue screen prevention? I googled but there does not seem to be an index for hot fixes at microsoft.com! :(
Best Regards, SZ On 11/14/07, Hoby Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are probably correct, at least to some degree. However, I have found > that there are a number of Vista bugs that are exacerbated by different > applications, though the apps aren't actually the root of them. > > Specifically, there appears to a number of bugs in the Vista core dlls > that > are used by 3rd party apps, such as virus software, where the flaw is not > the fault of the 3rd party app, but it doesn't occur until you have the > 3rd > party app. Very frustrating. For example, I have the CA Security Suite > and > had to download a Microsoft Vista hot fix due to a flaw in Vista that > caused > a number of apps (such as IE) to perform very poorly or come to a stop, > due > to the CA firewall encountering some packet filter bug. Oddly, my wife's > laptop that has Vista Home and Student had no problem with it, while my > laptop with Vista Business did. Ugghhh!! Also, there are known issues > with > one of the CodeGear studios if you have a logitech web cam driver > installed. > Go figure?!?!? > > Don't get me wrong, I have really liked Vista (to my surprise). And the > UAC > popups don't bother me at all, as they are just like some Linux desktops > for > acquiring root privileges for various admin funcs, and Linux seems to be > more secure as a result (and other things of course). I guess end users > might be annoyed by them, but they are probably exactly what I want for > constraining admin functions. > > Evidently, one of the goals of Vista was to next gen some older > technologies, such as the TCP/IP stack. I have come across some > complaints > that the new auto-adjusting TCP/IP window functionality has had issues > with > some routers and some software. That is obviously to be expected when > releasing next generation features. > > Anyway, the point is that, as I understand it, Vista contains a large > number > of OS enhancements that can be severely affected by unsupported software, > particularly in the debugger arena. While I get that the OS shouldn't > allow > the lock up to occur, Vista may not be sufficiently aware of these > scenarios > yet. It appears that Service Pack 1 that will be out next year should fix > a > large number of them, such as VERY POOR PERFORMANCE when copying files > over > a network from or to non-Vista machines. It appears from what I have seen > that a large number of admins have moved back to XP often, due to these > types of issues. > > Ooops... Sorry for the long OT post... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Time Bandit > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:44 PM > To: ICS support mailing > Subject: Re: [twsocket] [OT] Writing Vista applications using Delphi > > On Nov 13, 2007 3:23 PM, Hoby Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, installing is no problem. However, running is a problem. It > > installs with no problem. It runs really unstable, crashes constantly > and > > sometimes even locks Vista up. Yikes! > > If it locks up Vista, the problem is not in the program but in the OS > in my opinion. > > No application should be capable of locking a properly implemented OS. > > But, my opinion is probably based on experience with OS other than > Microsoft's one. > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be > -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
