[quote user="MasterPlanSoftware"]
You obviously have a few misconceptions about how windows and operating systems in general work with hardware. hk0 does a very good job at explaining this, which is good, since I dont have the time or patience to go into that much detail.
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I know hardware communication, not USB though, so no idea how that one works. I didn't even say I knew that. I was just ridiculing the "doesn't work - it must've been linux" quotes, because people are more likely to criticize something they don't know, rather than something that's not working. Other stories, from my friends from this week only: "windows cd doesn't boot - it must be grub in mbr - how to clean mbr?", "I lost connection, it must be the linux on my hub, how to reboot it?", etc.
+ yes. I expect system to setup devices properly after it's out of hibernation. So far only had problems with it on win. - try unpluging usb-stick in w2k when hibernated :) boom! (can't write to device messages showing up randomly untill next reboot)
[quote user="MasterPlanSoftware"]If anything was changed when booting linux, you certainly cannot blame Windows...[/quote]
If it can't reinit a device after hibernation - I do and I will blame any system that can't do it. So far I've run into 1 only.
[quote user="MasterPlanSoftware"]...has disabled something essential like system restore. People who do these kinds of things bring misery upon themselves. Microsoft cannot be blamed here.[/quote]
Agreed. "Load, aim foot, shoot" at it's best :)