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Microsoft to Turn to Driver Quality Ratings System
QT writes "Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft is finally trying to do something about PC driver problems. A new crash-report-driven Driver Quality Rating system will be used in Windows Vista to rate drivers. Drivers that rate poorly in real world use by users will lose their logo certification status, which would be bad news for OEMs and the device manufacturers themselves. Maybe now submitting crash reports will feel more useful? This is long overdue."
Why should file sharing crash an OS?
The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.
OT, but I recently purchased a VIA-based USB cardbus for a laptop. It seems to only detect USB 1.1 devices that are plugged in to it. Other devices (including, mice, flash drives, and external hard drives) simply aren't detected under Windows XP. (Well, external HDDs locked up the computer without generating a crash report....) I tried on three different brands of laptop with same results. I finally found a site whose advice I agree with: Choose from the list of USBMan Tested and Approved Upgrade Cards by Manufacturer and Chipset. DO NOT buy a VIA based PCI/USB card ...
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