KB958842 - VS 2008 (SP1) TSP causes Blue screen on Nehalem Intel Processor

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Description
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Issue Description
Fix for: FIX: A stop error or a crash occurs on the operating system when you profile an application by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Visual Studio 2008 (SP1) Team System Profiler causes Blue screen on Nehalem Intel Processor

Symptoms
You may experience a stop error or a crash on the operating system when you profile an application by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
• You use the sampling profiling method.
• The computer is running on the Intel Nehalem processor.

Cause
This problem occurs because the sampling profiler uses drivers in operating system. However, the Intel Nehalem processor was created after the 2008 version of the profiler.

Additional Information about the issue resolved by this Hotfix can be found in its Knowledge Base article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958842

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