Microsoft has released several bug fixes for Windows Vista bugs, including one to resolve an issue where an Apple iPod can be corrupted by using the Safely Remove Hardware feature on a system running Windows Vista.

Earlier this month, Apple updated iTunes to Version 7.1.1 to patch several Vista-related problems. At the time, Apple said it was “actively working with Microsoft to resolve a few remaining known issues.” Apple recommends that users select the Eject iPod option on the iTunes Controls menu to remove an iPod from a Vista PC’s USB port.

Other patches include one to fix Vista problems with Canon EOS-1D or EOS-1Ds cameras, one designed to solve a video quality problem that arises when users configure Vista to display on a TV, one that stops Vista from abruptly going to sleep when a dial-up PPP connection is active, and one that updates Microsoft’s Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

All of the new Vista patches require users to validate their copies of the operating system as legitimate before they can be downloaded.