I still don't think you can make that conclusion without more evidence. What if the manufacturer put the same device ID in the database for both the on-board chip and the stand-alone chip?
I am quite certain that the WHQL simply tested the driver with the appropriate hardware. Not sure they are looking for mis-identification. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> Montreal Office +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]>wrote: > However, all these drivers are supposed to go through Windows Hardware > Quality Labs. And they didn't catch the misidentification. That's hardly > 'quality'. M$ does have to take some blame for that. > > Steve > > Brian Weeden wrote: > >> Yep, I've had this exact same thing happen to me. I am positive is is a >> problem of mis-identification of hardware as opposed to a bad driver and I >> think the blame is more on the manufacturer than Microsoft. >> >> --------------------------- >> Brian Weeden >> Technical Advisor >> Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> >> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada >> +1 (202) 683-8534 US >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> Win7 showed an optional update for the Realtek network adapter. >>> Installed >>> it and it broke the network connection. Had to roll back to the previous >>> driver. Don't know what M$ was thinking with that one. Supposedly these >>> things go through the 'Hardware Quality Labs'. Sorry this one didn't, it >>> wiped out all network access on this box. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >>> signature >>> database 4477 (20091002) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 4478 (20091003) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4478 (20091003) __________ > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > >
