I have no intention of debating what I experienced. You can simply read my warning in my column in next month's Computer Shopper Magazine to understand just how experienced I am (Lost's Corner); Or read the July issue of PC Week Asia (John Says: Support, Warnings And Questions from elsewhere) [loosely translated]. I covered my issue in both columns.

I was kindly asked to back the statements here by another user on another site so: here is the info needed if you wanted to track down and try to replicate this yourself; all of which you could read in the magazines later when they hit the news stands.

2 Drives; same issue:
LH-18A1P-186
lite-on software page

SHW-160P62
site

Microsoft Driver update came from Microsoft Update via the Windows Update function in Vista's Explorer.

Windows Vista Ultimate Retail edition.


BTW: for those interested in discussing the ramifications that such a revision in methods has on the industry as a whole; I'll check back here from time to time over the next few weeks. I just have no intention of battling it out in a flame war; I get enough of that in my mail. -_^