Is there a standard way how to find some hotfix is installed? From kernel mode. MS recently fixed some Vista USB problem so I could to turn off one of workarounds if I’m sure the hotfix is installed.
Or should I wait with it until RC1? Oops, I meant SP1 
Best regards,
Michal Vodicka
UPEK, Inc.
[xxxxx@upek.com, http://www.upek.com]
Wouldn’t you be shipping the hotfix install exe with your device’s INF
and make sure that it ran before you device was plugged in?
d
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Subject: [ntdev] How to detect is a hotfix is installed?
Is there a standard way how to find some hotfix is installed? From
kernel mode. MS recently fixed some Vista USB problem so I could to turn
off one of workarounds if I’m sure the hotfix is installed.
Or should I wait with it until RC1? Oops, I meant SP1
Best regards,
Michal Vodicka
UPEK, Inc.
[xxxxx@upek.com, http://www.upek.com]
Questions? First check the Kernel Driver FAQ at
http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=256
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Only if it is something critical which isn’t this case; workaround works and only makes ESD recovery less efficient. Instead, we’ll just recommend hotfix installation to our customers. They’re usually conservative and can have a good reason to not use it.
Call me paranoid but what if an user manually uninstalls the hotfix later? I’d prefer dynamic detection.
Best regards,
Michal Vodicka
UPEK, Inc.
[xxxxx@upek.com, http://www.upek.com]
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and make sure that it ran before you device was plugged in?d
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Subject: [ntdev] How to detect is a hotfix is installed?Is there a standard way how to find some hotfix is installed? From
kernel mode. MS recently fixed some Vista USB problem so I could to turn
off one of workarounds if I’m sure the hotfix is installed.Or should I wait with it until RC1? Oops, I meant SP1
Best regards,
Michal Vodicka
UPEK, Inc.
[xxxxx@upek.com, http://www.upek.com]
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> Wouldn’t you be shipping the hotfix install exe with your device’s INF
and make sure that it ran before you device was plugged in?
We have been told by Microsoft support that we absolutely can’t ship a
hotfix exe with our product and that we have to refer customers to Microsoft
support to get the hotfix.
Fortunately the hotfix we need will be integrated with W2k3 SP2, which RSN
will be easy for customers to get.