Apple’s discussion board has been jumping a bit about Windows 7, and it isn’t because they’ve all converted from Apple’s OS to Windows suddenly; it’s because many of them have been experiencing weird errors and issues with their PCs freezing out the iPhone when using Windows 7 in conjunction with the Intel P55 USB chipset. Both are brand new, so odds are you’re not affected. But if you’re a “keep up with joneses” type with all new stuff, you might be affected.

The thread is pages long now, and a fair number of users are claiming the same “0xE8000065″ error when trying to sync their data on their iPhone with the hardware setup above. The issue seems more prominent with 64-bit versions of the OS for some reason or another.

Microsoft is reportedly aware of the issue, and is working on a fix that should be released soon. Consider this a public service message for those few who might have had trouble, and wondering if they’d gone mad.