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Netio.sys – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

Netio.sys – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

11-May-2012 – 6.0.6002.22856 – Netio.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2712746 – “0x00000019” Stop error when you run an SNMP application on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

12-Jan-2012 – 6.0.6002.22776 – Netio.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664888 – Computer stops responding when you run an application that uses the Windows Filtering Platform API in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Vista

05-Apr-2010 – 6.0.6002.22377 – Netio.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981889 – A Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) driver hotfix rollup package is available for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2

22-Mar-2010 – 6.0.6002.22369 – Netio.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979223 – A nonpaged pool memory leak occurs when you use a WFP callout driver in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2

23-Oct-2009 – 6.0.6002.22250 – Netio.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976759 – WFP drivers may cause a failure to disconnect the RDP connection to a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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[RESOLVED] Your computer may stop responding when you run an application, Software Firewall or anti-virus package that uses the Windows Filtering Platform API

Your computer may stop responding when you run an application, Software Firewall or anti-virus package that uses the Windows Filtering Platform API

This issue affects the following operating systems:

  • Windows 7 – Service Pack 1
  • Windows Small Business Server 2011 – Service Pack 1
  • Windows SBS 2011 – Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 – Service Pack 1
  • Windows Small Business Server 2008 – Service Pack 2
  • Windows SBS 2008 – Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 – Service Pack 2
  • Windows Vista – Service Pack 2

In this situation, the computer may perform slowly or stop responding and network activity may be affected.  You find that a system restart may resolve this issue in some instances.

This issue occurs because the FwpsStreamInjectAsync0 function causes the interrupt request level (IRQL) to leak.  You can resolve the issue by updating to the latest Netio.sys driver.  The download link can be found within Microsoft KB 2664888 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664888

 

Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) General Description

Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) is a set of API and system services that provide a platform for creating network filtering applications. The WFP API allows developers to write code that interacts with the packet processing that takes place at several layers in the networking stack of the operating system. Network data can be filtered and also modified before it reaches its destination.

By providing a simpler development platform, WFP is designed to replace  previous packet filtering technologies such as Transport Driver Interface (TDI)  filters, Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) filters, and Winsock Layered Service Providers (LSP). Starting in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, the firewall hook and the filter hook drivers  are not available; applications that were using these drivers should use WFP instead.

With the WFP API, developers can implement firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus programs, network monitoring tools, and parental controls. WFP integrates with and provides support for firewall features such as authenticated communication and dynamic firewall configuration based on applications’ use of sockets API (application-based policy). WFP also provides infrastructure for  IPsec policy management, change notifications, network diagnostics, and stateful filtering.

More info can be found here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366510(v=vs.85).aspx

 

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GPU Caps Viewer Utility – Graphics Card Information Utility and Monitoring

If you want to find out useful information about your Graphics Card then check out GPU Caps Viewer from ozone3d.net

The utility will show you OpenGL OpenCL and CUDA capabilities available graphics memory and the current temperature of your graphics card GPU

The official site and download links can be found here http://www.ozone3d.net/gpu_caps_viewer/

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ATI / AMD Catalyst 12.2 Preview Driver

ATI / AMD have released the Catalyst 12.2 preview driver you can obtain the driver from here http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst122Previewdriver.aspx

The AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview includes all of the features found in AMD Catalyst™ 12.1, plus additional fixes that are not included in the AMD Catalyst 12.1 release.

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview Windows® release includes:

IMPROVEMENTS

  • AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements
  • Additional resolution support:   Users can now choose from a larger set of resolutions when running AMD Eyefinity
  • Dynamic Configuration Changes:  Switching between different display configurations will occur automatically when physically plugging/un-plugging displays
  • HydraVision™ enhancements:  The Windows® Task bar can now be moved and resized based on users preference
  • Profile Manager improvements:  Increased support for Display Groups (including 5×1) and Extended configurations within the Profile Manager

RESOLVED ISSUES

Resolved Issues for the Windows® 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview software suite for Windows® 7. These include:

  • Call of Duty IV no longer displays random corruption when in DirectX® 9 more and the Edge Detect filter is enabled
  • A black screen is no longer occasionally displayed when running Portal 2 in 3D mode
  • All 3d Anti Aliasing settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center
  • Morphological filtering settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center
  • Civilization V no longer experiences random crashes when run in DirectX® 10 and DirectX® 11 modes
  • Enabling the ‘Edge Detect’ filter in Resident Evil 5 or Just Cause 2 no longer generates a random application crash
  • Battlefield 3 no longer hangs when MSAA is enabled
  • Saints Row III no longer experiences random hangs
  • Rage no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled
  • Dragon Age 2 textures no longer flicker when run in DirectX® 9 mode in Crossfire configurations with vsync enabled
  • Crysis Warhead and Battlefield Bad Company 2 no longer experience random crashes when Crossfire is enabled
  • Texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in DirectX® 11 mode

KNOWN ISSUES

Known issues under the Windows® 7 operating system

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows® 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

  • Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage
  • Skipping in game cinematics while playing Dragon Age 2 in DirectX® 11 mode may cause stuttering
  • Dirt 3 may experience flickering with Crossfire enabled and run in 3D stereo mode
  • Battlefield – Bad Company 2 may experience random flickering when run in DirectX® 11 mode

Known Issues under the Windows® Vista Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows® Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

  • Windows® Aero options may be missing after installing the latest driver