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SearchIndexer.exe crashing with the exception code of 0xc00000fd

This is an FYI post so others on the intertubes can find the answer quickly. If you get this error: Log Name: Application Source: Application Error Date: 4.11.2008 07:20:41 Event ID: 1000 Task Category: (100) Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:16 AM by Brad Rutkowski | 0 Comments

Windows 2003 KB Released: Slow network communication from Vista RTM (6000) to Windows 2003 SP2

This was one issue I worked on for quite some time a few months ago. We found that Vista clients were taking forever to download group policies from domain controllers in the regions while Vista SP1 and XP clients did not see the issue. If the local DC Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:10 PM by Brad Rutkowski | 1 Comments

Performance update for Vista RTM released today

Saw this on the Windows Vista team blog today. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943899 This update improves performance, responsiveness, and reliability of Windows Vista in various scenarios. This update resolves the following issues on a Windows Vista-based Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:20 PM by Brad Rutkowski | 3 Comments

Storport update rolls a lot of changes into one package for Win2k3

KB 932755 was released recently and contains many changes to the Storport driver for better reliability and performance. If you've been seeing issues with Storport it might not be a bad idea to check out this article and see if your symptoms match up Read More...

Posted Friday, April 13, 2007 3:34 AM by Brad Rutkowski | 0 Comments