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Consider the following scenario:

• On a Windows Vista SP1-based computer that has a USB Bluetooth radio device installed and running, you perform a Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) Bluetooth “Disable/Enable I/O” test.
• In this test, you use the Driver Verifier utility (Verifier.exe) to monitor the driver.
• Then, you disable the Bluetooth Enumerator device in Device Manager.

In this scenario, a warning bubble appears on the taskbar, and it contains a warning that the device hardware ID cannot be found. Additionally, a yellow exclamation mark (!) appears next to the Bluetooth Enumerator device in Device Manager. Finally, a Code 9 error is generated in the Device status box in the Bluetooth Enumerator Properties dialog box.

Note: After this issue occurs, you cannot enable the device before you restart the computer.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple USB devices connected to it. Or, you are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has a docking station that has multiple USB devices connected to it.
• You install a Bluetooth device on the computer. Then, you turn the device on.
• You try to put the computer into hibernation ((S4).

In this scenario, the computer stops responding.

After you install or uninstall an update package for a USB Human Interface Device (HID) component on a Windows Vista-based computer, the computer may stop responding. Additionally, you may receive the following message when the computer restarts:

Windows is configuring the updates

Note: This problem occurs only on a specific kind of Windows Vista-based computer.

Microsoft has released a cumulative update rollup for Windows Vista. This rollup helps establish a quality baseline for the USB core components on the Windows Vista operating system. This rollup supersedes previously-released USB fixes and contains additional high-applicability USB fixes.

Consider the following scenario:

• You use a Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB microphone device.
• You open the Sound and Multimedia tool (Mmsys.cpl).
• The computer enters sleep or hibernation.

In this scenario, when the computer resumes from sleep or from hibernation, you cannot use the USB microphone device to record audio.

Note: A built-in microphone may be attached by using a USB connection internally. In this scenario, you may also experience this symptom.

Issues that are fixed in the update rollup:
925528 (support.microsoft.com/kb/925528/) Stop errors occur on a Windows-based computer that has 2GB or more of RAM and is using an NVIDIA nForce USB controller
929734 (support.microsoft.com/kb/929734/) You may experience problems after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
930568 (support.microsoft.com/kb/930568/) Error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep or into hibernation: “STOP 0×000000FE BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER”
929478 (support.microsoft.com/kb/929478/) After you use the Safely Remove Hardware option to remove a built-in optical drive from a portable Windows Vista-based computer, you may be unable to reconnect the drive
930570 (support.microsoft.com/kb/930570/) Error message in the Usbhub.sys process when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation: “STOP 0×00000044″
928631 (support.microsoft.com/kb/928631/) A USB device may no longer work correctly after Windows Vista resumes from sleep or from hibernation
933433 (support.microsoft.com/kb/933433/) Recording quality is poor when you use a USB microphone on a Windows Vista-based computer that has 4 GB of RAM or more
933442 (support.microsoft.com/kb/933442/) A USB composite device does not work after you disable and then enable the device in Device Manager on a computer that is running Windows Vista
934633 (support.microsoft.com/kb/934633/) When you connect a USB multifunction printer device to a Windows Vista-based computer, a second instance of the printer object is created, and the first instance no longer works
934796 (support.microsoft.com/kb/934796/) Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer that is running a USB composite device: “STOP 0×000000FE”
933824 (support.microsoft.com/kb/933824/) The Safely Remove Hardware feature and the Windows Explorer “Eject” command do not work correctly with an Apple iPod that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer
935782 (support.microsoft.com/kb/935782/) A USB device takes a long time to resume from “selective suspend” mode on a Windows Vista-based computer that uses UHCI USB controllers
935783 (support.microsoft.com/kb/935783/) When you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep, you may experience unexpected behavior from a USB device

The following issues were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When the computer resumes from a suspend state or from a hibernation state, the computer stops responding. Additionally, you receive a “0×9F” stop message on a blue screen.
• The computer takes a long time to resume from a suspend state or from a hibernation state.
• The computer takes a long time to resume from a suspend state or from a hibernation state when you use a VIA controller.
• The computer stops responding when you use an AuthenTec USB fingerprint reader. Additionally, you receive a “0xFE” Stop error on a blue screen or a “0×9F” Stop error on a blue screen.
• The computer stops responding when you use a USB Bluetooth audio device.
• The computer takes a long time to resume from a suspend state or from a hibernation state when you use an Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) controller.
• The computer stops responding when you remove a USB device. Additionally, you receive a “0xFE” Stop error on a blue screen.
• When a computer resumes from a suspend state or from a hibernation state multiple times, you receive a “0xFE” Stop error on a blue screen.

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