Tag Archives: Windows bugs

Developers Rejoice Again

Posted on September 5, 2013 by brucedawson

Just a few short weeks ago I recommended that all developers running 64-bit Windows 7 (that is, most developers) should install a hot-fix to correct a stack corruption bug that would hit anytime a 32-bit program crashed in the debugger … Continue reading →

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Developers Rejoice–Windows 7 Stack Corruption Fixed!

Posted on August 19, 2013 by brucedawson

64-bit Windows 7 SP1 has a stack corruption bug that affects developers. Any developer with an AVX capable processor who is writing 32-bit code on 64-bit Window 7 SP1 is vulnerable. That sounds like a lot of conditions but I … Continue reading →

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Should This Windows 7 Bug be Fixed?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by brucedawson

Last year I reported on a bug in 64-bit Windows 7 SP1’s support for AVX-capable processors. This bug causes stack corruption when a 32-bit program crashes while being debugged in Visual Studio, even if AVX is not used. Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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