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Microsoft Denies Windows 7 "Showstopper Bug"
Barence writes "Windows chief Steven Sinofsky has taken the unusual step of responding in the comments of a blog posting that claimed Windows 7 was suffering from a potential 'showstopper bug'. Stories had been sweeping the Internet that using the chkdsk.exe utility on a second hard disk would lead to a massive memory leak bringing the operating system to its knees in seconds. Responding to a blog post titled 'Critical Bug in Windows 7 RTM,' Sinofsky wrote: 'While we appreciate the drama of "critical bug" and then the pickup of "showstopper" that I've seen, we might take a step back and realize that this might not have that defcon level.' He signs off with the words: 'deep breath.'"
Optimizations aren't supposed to crash the computer.
The original report I read was full of drama, too much IMHO, and the bug could be fixed in the first service update.
Have a read of this: http://www.bluescreenofdeath.org/?p=94#comment-134
UPDATE: /r tool is not at fault here. It was simply a chipset controller issue. Please update you chipset drivers to the current driver from your motherboard manufacturer. I did mine, and this fixed the issue. Yes it still uses alot of physical memory, because your checking for physical damage, and errors on the Harddrive your testing. Iâ(TM)m currently completed the chkdsk scan with no BSODâ(TM)s or computer sluggishness. Feel free to do this and try it for yourselves. Again, there is no Bug.
After emailing back and forth with the VP Sinofsky, it was found that the chkdsk
Thanks all.
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Except during the install it says: "the system reserved partition will be installed on the first boot device."
I remember wondering why it was 100MB myself when I saw that.
If it is really such a serious bug, than it will be fixed with the first installation and following windows update. (or OEM patches).
No sane person runs a vanilla installation of windows.
Actually, in the first months when win 7 gets released, a lot of even more serious bugs will surface (because of the wide exposure). They also will be fixed and integrated in the update service. It's known that the first months of release is always the release test and fix cycle.
This is just how things go.
Disclaimer: I don't like windows, this is just an objective view.
Because kdawson is slashdot's resident FUD artist. If he actually posted factual stories that didn't contain overblown anti-Microsoft FUD he'd be fired.