MBReview.com reviewed Windows Vista, and concluded: "Overall, my first impressions of Vista, and specifically Vista Ultimate, are quite good. I had few problems moving over hardware and software, other than issues of driver support by manufacturers. This is an extremely annoying issue and I'm sure I'm not alone in my distaste for such lack of driver support. The new Aero interface is gorgeous and is one of the big reasons I have moved over to Vista on my main system. It has it's quirks like anything, but it is a big improvement from WindowsXP. Thus far, I'm impressed."
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Maybe they did not write them, but Microsoft did sign the drivers.
Vista will not let you install any driver that has not been signed by Microsoft, and as they keep telling us, driver signing is a quality control process.
1) I'm running the 32bit version of Windows Vista which doesn't include patchguard.
2) Its a signed driver, not a WHQL certified; anyone can sign a driver, its just a matter of getting a certificate from any number of third party providers, sign your code, and voila, thats it.
All the signing does is verify that the driver is from the original company and that it hasn't be modified by any other people; either via those who are redistributing it, or a possibly security issue at the driver distribution ends server.
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2005-07-06
Why blame Microsoft? they don't write the drivers
Maybe they did not write them, but Microsoft did sign the drivers.
Vista will not let you install any driver that has not been signed by Microsoft, and as they keep telling us, driver signing is a quality control process.