Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates

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2530126 Error code: 0x8007042c "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall Q2530126 KB2530126 January 31, 2012
2660811 Error: “Windows Anytime Upgrade was not successful”, when installing Windows Anytime Upgrade on a Windows 7 based computer Q2660811 KB2660811 January 27, 2012
2669244 Error - Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file - when installing, updating or starting a program or file Q2669244 KB2669244 January 26, 2012
2654568 Error: "Bluetooth peripheral device driver not found" when you try to connect a bluetooth device Q2654568 KB2654568 January 26, 2012
2625434 "ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION" error message in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003 when you try to open a file on an SMB share on a server that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2625434 KB2625434 January 11, 2012
2506343 Error: "One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed" when launching Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Q2506343 KB2506343 January 6, 2012
2642495 Error “The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed” when installing or updating programs on Windows 7 or Windows Vista Q2642495 KB2642495 January 4, 2012
2655621 Explorer displays wrong "Size on disk" for junction file Q2655621 KB2655621 December 15, 2011
973782 Error message when you configure the display settings to try to use three or more displays on a laptop that is running Windows 7: "Unable to save display settings" Q973782 KB973782 December 13, 2011
947215 Error message: "The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded”, when logging on to Windows 7 or Windows Vista Q947215 KB947215 December 9, 2011
952211 Error message when you try to install an application on a Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows 7 computer: "Command line option syntax error." Q952211 KB952211 December 1, 2011
968129 Error message about the Skype 3.8 IE Plugin when you start Internet Explorer 8: "Internet Explorer 8 is in a special no-add-ons mode so that you can fix a compatibility problem with Skype 3.8 IE Plugin" Q968129 KB968129 November 30, 2011
2496290 "ERROR_IO_DEVICE" error message when you use the DeviceIoControl function together with the IOCTL_DISK_IS_WRITABLE control code in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2496290 KB2496290 November 14, 2011
2507641 Error code "0x8007066A" or "66A" when you use the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web site to install .Net Framework updates Q2507641 KB2507641 November 9, 2011
2618301 "Error 633" error message and you cannot establish a dial-up connection after you resume Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from sleep or from hibernation Q2618301 KB2618301 November 8, 2011
947238 Event ID: 1530 may be logged in the Application log on a Windows Vista or newer computer Q947238 KB947238 November 8, 2011
933757 Event ID 7000 or 7026 is logged in the System log on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 Q933757 KB933757 November 8, 2011
2584475 "Error IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_PASSWORD" error message when you try to apply password protection to an SD card in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2584475 KB2584475 October 24, 2011
2579274 "0x0000007E" Stop error message when a connection is reset on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2579274 KB2579274 October 24, 2011
2524737 Error message "Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog" or "Parameter count mismatch" Q2524737 KB2524737 October 23, 2011
2625508 2011 time zone changes for Eastern Europe Q2625508 KB2625508 October 19, 2011
938449 Event ID 5719 is logged when you start a computer Q938449 KB938449 October 19, 2011
2459530 Event ID 5719 and event ID 1129 may be logged when a non-Microsoft DHCP Relay Agent is used Q2459530 KB2459530 October 17, 2011
2002473 Error message when you uninstall a program in Windows: "An error occurred while trying to uninstall [program]. It may have already been uninstalled" Q2002473 KB2002473 October 14, 2011
2591271 "0x0000007E" Stop error when you restart a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q2591271 KB2591271 October 13, 2011
2511500 "0x0000007E" Stop error after you perform a hot removal of a PCI device in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2511500 KB2511500 October 13, 2011
2620393 EUDC fonts are not printed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2620393 KB2620393 October 12, 2011
2615847 "ERROR_IPSEC_IKE_CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_MISMATCH" error when you try to start an IPsec connection between two computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2615847 KB2615847 October 12, 2011
974560 Error message during stress tests on a computer that is running Windows 7 if Driver Verifier is enabled: "Stop 0x00000050" Q974560 KB974560 October 10, 2011
978869 Error message when you try to open a network-shared application on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: 0xc000000f Q978869 KB978869 October 7, 2011
976746 Error message when a Windows Server 2008 R2-based or a Windows 7-based computer enters hibernation: "STOP: 0x0000000A" Q976746 KB976746 October 7, 2011
976586 Error in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when unlocking a computer or switching users Q976586 KB976586 October 7, 2011
976494 Error 1789 when you use the LookupAccountName function on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976494 KB976494 October 7, 2011
975415 Error message when you pass a variant between a COM client and a COM server in Windows: "0x800706F7 (The stub received bad data)" Q975415 KB975415 October 7, 2011
2604034 Error 0x80042468 received when creating a single partition on a drive greater than 2.2TB during install of Windows Q2604034 KB2604034 September 23, 2011
980870 Error message when you use Windows Easy Transfer to transfer files in Windows 7: “Windows Easy Transfer couldn’t open the file” Q980870 KB980870 September 23, 2011
977206 Error message about hardware-assisted virtualization for Windows XP Mode in Windows Virtual PC on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q977206 KB977206 September 23, 2011
979602 Error message when you try to connect to a printer by using an alias (CNAME) resource record: "Windows couldn't connect to the printer" Q979602 KB979602 September 11, 2011
2588507 Error messages when a 32-bit application has the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE option enabled in a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2588507 KB2588507 September 9, 2011
2460912 "0x0000007E" or "0x00000050" Stop error when you create snapshots of a volume in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2460912 KB2460912 August 19, 2011
2564571 “Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified location exists and is writable.” error when attempting to uninstall an application Q2564571 KB2564571 August 16, 2011
2461905 Engineering the Windows Experience Index in Windows 7 Q2461905 KB2461905 August 16, 2011
2276594 "Error – Sent to Printer" error when you try to send a large print job to a Web Services for Devices-based printer in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2276594 KB2276594 August 16, 2011
2588679 Error message when you try to open certain files in Windows 7: "Your Internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened" Q2588679 KB2588679 August 15, 2011
978305 Error 0xC004E002 during activation for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978305 KB978305 July 27, 2011
930373 Error message "The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key: Code: 0xC004F061" when you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista or Windows 7 by using the upgrade product key Q930373 KB930373 July 12, 2011
2548124 "0x0000007E" Stop error when you run a VSS-based backup application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2548124 KB2548124 July 6, 2011
950375 Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log after you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 Q950375 KB950375 June 30, 2011
929826 Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Business, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008: "Code 0x8007232b" Q929826 KB929826 June 28, 2011
922976 Error message when you start a Windows 7 or Windows Vista-based computer after you change the SATA mode of the boot drive: "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE" Q922976 KB922976 June 28, 2011
2551127 "0x0000010E" Stop error occurs on a computer that uses hybrid graphics in a heterogeneous GPU configuration and that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2551127 KB2551127 June 15, 2011
2550111 Event IDs 34005 and 31004 may be logged in the System event log of Windows 7 when Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is enabled on an available Network connection Q2550111 KB2550111 June 13, 2011
2545227 Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log after you install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2545227 KB2545227 June 10, 2011
981198 Error code “0x8007F0F4” or “FFFFFFFF” when you install an update for Windows Q981198 KB981198 June 10, 2011
2554587 Enabling leak detection with Application Verifier 4.0 in Win7 generates false-positives Q2554587 KB2554587 June 9, 2011
2547257 "0x0000007E" or "0x0000000A" Stop error occurs when you play and at the same time record TV content on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2547257 KB2547257 June 7, 2011
2545347 Excluding Programs from the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) Q2545347 KB2545347 April 28, 2011
2540222 Exchange Server, SQL Server, or PowerShell crashes after you install security update 2449742 or 2446709 Q2540222 KB2540222 April 22, 2011
2537398 Error message 16389 when creating a new Windows Explorer Library on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2537398 KB2537398 April 19, 2011
2498472 Error message that states the file system is corrupt in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2498472 KB2498472 April 19, 2011
2520212 Events are missing if the "Global Object Access Auditing" Group Policy setting for the built-in Administrators group is applied in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2520212 KB2520212 April 14, 2011
2534518 Error code 0x8100002F and or error code 0x80070002 when you back up files in Windows 7 Q2534518 KB2534518 April 10, 2011
2519422 Error message about the Skype 3.8 IE Plugin when you start Internet Explorer 8: "Internet Explorer 8 is in a special no-add-ons mode so that you can fix a compatibility problem with Skype 3.8 IE Plugin" Q2519422 KB2519422 April 7, 2011
2528327 Event ID 36 for VolSnap is logged in Windows 7 Event Viewer after applying Service Pack 1 Q2528327 KB2528327 April 5, 2011
2525311 Error when you install an update for Windows: "Error Code FFFFFFFE" Q2525311 KB2525311 March 22, 2011
2517239 Error message when installing RSAT: 'This update is not applicable to your computer' Q2517239 KB2517239 March 1, 2011
2328240 Event ID 4107 or Event ID 11 is logged in the Application log in Windows and in Windows Server Q2328240 KB2328240 February 16, 2011
2495786 Error messages are not displayed or are not redirected when you run the FTP command and a connection error occurs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2495786 KB2495786 February 11, 2011
2444677 Error message when you try to start Explorer.exe in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Server Execution Failed" Q2444677 KB2444677 February 11, 2011
2468498 Error message when you access a WebDAV resource in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7: "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid" Q2468498 KB2468498 February 10, 2011
2457866 Event 602 is logged after you log on to a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has a network printer installed Q2457866 KB2457866 February 10, 2011
2503181 Error message occurs when installing an AHCI driver from DVD/CD during Windows setup process Q2503181 KB2503181 January 28, 2011
2480023 Event error 3006 - Unable to read the performance counter strings on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2480023 KB2480023 January 12, 2011
2489680 Enabling Windows Media Player plug-ins while in full screen mode may have no effect or restart video playback Q2489680 KB2489680 January 11, 2011
2461096 Errors with certain software in Windows 7 when burning CDs or DVDs containing files larger than 128KB Q2461096 KB2461096 November 5, 2010
2293874 Error 0x80070003 received during deployment of Windows 7 Q2293874 KB2293874 October 15, 2010
2273487 Error message when you shadow a remote desktop service session in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7: "Because of a protocol error, this session will be disconnected. Please try connecting to the remote computer again." Q2273487 KB2273487 October 14, 2010
2230957 Error code 0x8007000D when trying to activate a Windows server 2008 or Windows 7 machine using any type of product key. Q2230957 KB2230957 October 8, 2010
979281 Error code 0x8100002F and or error code 0x80070002 when you back up files in Windows 7 Q979281 KB979281 September 2, 2010
2254157 Error message when you use Outlook to try to forward an email message that contains a TIFF image on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "Cannot send this item" Q2254157 KB2254157 August 12, 2010
2223201 Event ID 82 may be logged in the System log after you extend the protected dynamic volume on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q2223201 KB2223201 August 12, 2010
2159238 Error message when you set the screen saver to a 3D screen saver in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "The screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one that's compatible with Direct3D" Q2159238 KB2159238 July 27, 2010
2269296 Error message when you try to install a network printer in Windows 7: "0x0000052e" Q2269296 KB2269296 July 6, 2010
2123653 Error 0x000006D9 when you try to share a printer on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2123653 KB2123653 June 29, 2010
2003088 Error "Your offer could not be sent" attempting to use Remote Assistance in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory domain Q2003088 KB2003088 June 24, 2010
2123459 Early F6 load driver dialog box requires user input in unattended installation scenarios on Microsoft Windows 7 Q2123459 KB2123459 June 1, 2010
978098 Errors when you have a large "Folder Redirection" policy settings file in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978098 KB978098 May 14, 2010
975692 Error code 0x81000031 occurs when you try to back up files by using the Backup and Restore Wizard on a Windows 7-based computer Q975692 KB975692 May 5, 2010
950756 Error message when you try to activate a copy of Windows by using the Windows Activation wizard: "The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid: 0xC004F050" Q950756 KB950756 April 19, 2010
981750 Error message occurs when you use GPMC to view a software restriction Group Policy setting in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2: "An error has occurred while collecting data for Software Restriction Policies" Q981750 KB981750 April 14, 2010
976329 Error message when you run the ChkDsk.exe utility in read-only mode on a Windows-based computer: "The Volume Bitmap is incorrect" or "Error detected in index $I30 for file 5" Q976329 KB976329 April 14, 2010
2021839 Event 33 (SideBySide) error for PDBCopy.exe after installing the Debugging Tools for Windows Version 6.12 Q2021839 KB2021839 April 1, 2010
925634 Error message when you try to log on to a Windows-based computer by using an account name that contains an "at" sign (@) Q925634 KB925634 March 2, 2010
978632 Extensibility applications that provide TV playback stop responding in Windows Media Center of Windows 7 Q978632 KB978632 February 24, 2010
946481 Error message when you try to connect to an ad hoc connection from Windows Vista or from Windows 7: "Windows cannot connect to " Q946481 KB946481 February 24, 2010
978926 Error code when heap corruption occurs in the Hbaapi.dll process: "STATUS_HEAP_CORRUPTION (0xC0000374)" Q978926 KB978926 February 23, 2010
978277 Error message when you try to change a password on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "The specified account does not exist" Q978277 KB978277 February 23, 2010
976527 Error message on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x00000050" Q976527 KB976527 February 20, 2010
979039 Error message when you view or modify the migrated Group Policy objects in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Attribute cannot be empty" Q979039 KB979039 February 9, 2010
979444 Error message on a blue screen on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x0000000A" Q979444 KB979444 February 8, 2010
978918 Error code when an application uses the CredSSP in Windows Server 2008 R2: "0x80090329" Q978918 KB978918 February 8, 2010
978838 Error message when you run the "Set-GPPermission" cmdlet or the "Get-GPPermission" cmdlet: ""_ploc" is not a valid security group" Q978838 KB978838 February 8, 2010
978714 Error message in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: 0x8007007E Q978714 KB978714 February 8, 2010
977392 Error message when you press CTRL+SHIFT+F3 to enter audit mode from the OOBE Wizard in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977392 KB977392 January 14, 2010
977132 Error message when you click the "Control whether Narrator starts when I log on" link in the "Microsoft Narrator" dialog box during the setup process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977132 KB977132 January 14, 2010
977186 Error message when you try to resume a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer from hibernation: "Stop 0x0000009F" Q977186 KB977186 January 13, 2010
976038 Exceptions that are thrown from an application that runs in a 64-bit version of Windows are ignored Q976038 KB976038 December 28, 2009
974720 Event ID 219 is logged after you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q974720 KB974720 December 25, 2009
977180 Error message when an application or a service tries to query for any deleted objects by using a well-known GUID in a Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain if paged search is used: "0x8007202c Critical extension is unavailable" Q977180 KB977180 December 10, 2009
977579 Error message when you try to open a 3DES encrypted file that is migrated from Windows XP to Windows 7 or to Windows Server 2008 R2: "Access Denied" Q977579 KB977579 December 8, 2009
977286 Error message when you try to install language models for Windows Speech Recognition in Windows 7: “Cannot create key: "You do not have the requisite permissions to create a new key under AddOn" Q977286 KB977286 December 4, 2009
2003017 Error: 0xC004D302 : The Security processor reported that the trusted data store was rearmed Q2003017 KB2003017 November 6, 2009
2004518 Error message when you start Windows 7: "The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information" Q2004518 KB2004518 October 23, 2009
976832 Error message when you insert a smart card in a reader on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer: "Device driver software was not successfully installed" Q976832 KB976832 October 23, 2009
975702 Error message when you change security settings for a folder that contains a child object for which you do not have access permission: "Access is denied" Q975702 KB975702 October 23, 2009
976888 Error message when you try to manage a server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 by using the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7: "You do not have the permission to complete this task" Q976888 KB976888 October 22, 2009
945279 Event ID 9 is logged in the System log when you use a 16-bit PCMCIA card after a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer resumes from hibernation Q945279 KB945279 October 8, 2009
940268 Error message when you try to join a Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer to a Windows NT 4.0 domain: "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password" Q940268 KB940268 October 7, 2009
975453 Error message when you start a Windows 7-based computer after you attach a RAID disk: "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE" Q975453 KB975453 October 5, 2009
938494 Event ID 215 is logged in the Application event log after you install Windows Vista or Windows 7 and then restart the computer Q938494 KB938494 October 5, 2009
976072 Event ID 1, event ID 5, event ID 70, or event ID 113 may be logged in the System log on a computer that uses the iSCSI Software Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target device Q976072 KB976072 September 29, 2009
975974 Error message when you try to print a document during a service pack installation or a driver installation in Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7: "error 61 (ERROR_PRINTQ_FULL)" Q975974 KB975974 September 28, 2009
972107 Error event ID 5 is logged in the System log on a computer that uses the iSCSI Software Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target device Q972107 KB972107 September 28, 2009
2002127 Event ID 512 logged during OOBE on a Windows 7 system with no network connection Q2002127 KB2002127 September 25, 2009
975744 Error message when you upgrade to Windows 7: "Your TouchPad has been disabled because the Synaptics TouchPad driver has detected another pointing device plugged into your computer" Q975744 KB975744 September 18, 2009
2001347 Error: "Session "ReadyBoot" stopped due to the following error: 0xC0000188" in Windows 7 Q2001347 KB2001347 August 28, 2009
974576 Error message when you try to import a Windows Firewall with Advanced Security firewall policy that was exported from Windows 7 or from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008 Q974576 KB974576 August 21, 2009
974772 Error when entering Hibernation on a Windows 7-based computer: “STOP 0x000000A0 INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR (0x0000000B, 0x????????, 0x????????, 0x????????)” Q974772 KB974772 August 18, 2009
953610 Error message when you install Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1: "Error 1935: An error occurred during the installation of assembly component" Q953610 KB953610 August 3, 2009
973927 Error message in Internet Explorer 8 when certain third-party Internet Explorer add-ons are installed: “Page cannot be displayed” Q973927 KB973927 July 28, 2009
972502 Error message when you try to upgrade to Windows 7 or to Windows Server 2008 R2: "There is not enough free space on partition (C:)" Q972502 KB972502 July 22, 2009
973276 Error code 0x80070643 when you try to add a Wi-Fi network device to a Windows 7 based computer Q973276 KB973276 July 8, 2009
973273 Error message when you insert your smart card into a smart card reader after you upgrade to Windows 7: "The card is available for use" Q973273 KB973273 July 8, 2009

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