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("Security Advisory")
Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master
NRT-0437 VISTA SP1 CHOKES:
PCs from HP, Gateway, Lenovo, and other major computer makers that contain a
widely used Intel chipset can't be upgraded to Windows VISTA Service Pack 1
if they're running certain drivers. Microsoft has said that VISTA SP1 won't
work with "a small number of device drivers." The list, however, includes
drivers for an Intel chipset that's found in thousands of PCs and laptops.
The affected chipset is Intel's 945G Express series, which is used in
computers from virtually all major system vendors. It's also found on
standalone motherboards sold by Asus. The 945G Express chipset driver
versions between numbers 7.14.10.1322 and 7.14.10.1403 won't work with VISTA
SP1, according to Microsoft. The 945G Express chipset includes Intel's
GMA950 graphics core, which also won't work with VISTA SP1 if those drivers
are used. Microsoft is urging VISTA users to update all of their hardware
to the latest drivers before even attempting to install SP1.
(InformationWeek 20MAR08)