the way it works is like this:
1. something bad happens
2. you click the send this to microsoft button
3. if this is a crash that has a fix, you get a fix recommended, otherwise
4. crash dumps are scanned and put in bugs to be addressed
5a. if the bug is microsoft, team gets the bug.
5b. if the bug is some 3rd party (even if it is outside windows, it is considered 3rd party)other company is contacted so they can fix their bug
6. high volume bugs are addressed and released as hotfixes, kb articles are generated

group hug

Where are all the posts praising Vista for self diagnosing the problem that nobody here could figure out? So many were happy to pile on with Vista bashing comments before… weird.

This patch was released on 10 December. There is a thread about it at:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/CommentView,guid,2b747d00-9680-4099-a7a4-e29107d5de61.aspx

I haven’t tried it yet – note that “users may be unable to use Windows Explorer to eject removable media. However, only some users may experience this problem” as detailed at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943899.

The puzzling thing is, why did Vista not make this recommendation on the first occurance of the issue? Maybe the KB was not ready then, or maybe these KB have to reach a certain age before the OS “finds them?”