Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates - February 2009

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 that have been released in February 2009. The list is daily updated.

• 252330 When you toggle Terminal Services to Application Server mode, some programs may stop working Q252330 KB252330 February 28, 2009
• 967544 Stop error message after you add a new device that supports MSI-X interrupts on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "0x0000007E" Q967544 KB967544 February 27, 2009
• 967363 A Windows Server 2008-based DHCP server does not register DNS records for earlier version DHCP clients that do not send option 81 to the DHCP server Q967363 KB967363 February 27, 2009
• 967111 You cannot access a symbolic link by running Client for NFS if the path length of the symbolic link is too long Q967111 KB967111 February 27, 2009
• 968410 System may crash on platforms with internal SD card enabled in the BIOS when system is configured to boot over iSCSI Q968410 KB968410 February 26, 2009
• 967744 If there are more than 100 files in the "List of fonts" box when you try to install PostScript fonts to the %SystemRoot%\fonts folder, certain font files disappear in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q967744 KB967744 February 26, 2009
• 967575 The system becomes unresponsive when you hot-unplug a device from the PCI Express interface on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967575 KB967575 February 26, 2009
• 967571 Error when you try to recursively delete a directory structure on an NFS share that is exported by a Windows Server 2008-based computer: "Permission denied" Q967571 KB967571 February 26, 2009
• 967471 A legacy application may randomly encounter an access violation in a Windows Server 2008 terminal session when the application starts Q967471 KB967471 February 26, 2009
• 967352 Stop error message when you put a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 into hibernation: "STOP 0x000000A0," "STOP 0x0000007a," or "STOP 0x00000077" Q967352 KB967352 February 26, 2009
• 960632 After you eject and re-insert a recordable CD (CD-R) in a drive, Windows Vista no longer finds some files on the CD Q960632 KB960632 February 26, 2009
• 957097 MS08-068: Vulnerability in SMB could allow remote code execution Q957097 KB957097 February 26, 2009
• 926642 Error message when you try to access a server locally by using its FQDN or its CNAME alias after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1: "Access denied" or "No network provider accepted the given network path" Q926642 KB926642 February 26, 2009
• 179442 How to configure a firewall for domains and trusts Q179442 KB179442 February 26, 2009
• 968372 Windows Server 2008 DNS Servers may fail to resolve queries for some top-level domains Q968372 KB968372 February 25, 2009
• 968343 System may hang while mounting an NTFS volume Q968343 KB968343 February 25, 2009
• 967800 An SNMP transport is disabled, and SNMP Event ID 1501 is logged when lots of SNMP queries occur on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Q967800 KB967800 February 25, 2009
• 967718 Queries to SNMP devices stop responding when Windows Server 2008-based systems or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based systems receive multiple SNMP WMI queries at the same time Q967718 KB967718 February 25, 2009
• 967168 Event 1005 occurs on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is running Server for NFS when there is an unmapped user in the advanced mapping list Q967168 KB967168 February 25, 2009
• 963047 If you cancel the Select Certificate dialog box on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you are prompted two times for user credentials to access a WebDAV site whose SSL setting for client certificates is set to "Accept" Q963047 KB963047 February 25, 2009
• 960646 If the "Reconnect at logon" option is selected, a network drive that is mapped to a Web share is displayed as a red X after you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q960646 KB960646 February 25, 2009
• 959543 An update is available for users of Windows Services for UNIX and of Utilities and SDK for SUA to incorporate DST changes in Mauritius, in Brazil, in Morocco, in Egypt, and in Argentina Q959543 KB959543 February 25, 2009
• 951246 A scheduled task does not run as expected if a command-line argument is enclosed in quotation marks on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 Q951246 KB951246 February 25, 2009
• 216498 How to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion Q216498 KB216498 February 25, 2009
• 128167 Server service configuration and tuning Q128167 KB128167 February 25, 2009
• 962998 Error message when you try to export printers to a file on a Windows Server 2008-based cluster node: "Windows encountered errors during the migration process" Q962998 KB962998 February 24, 2009
• 958932 You receive a Stop error message and the computer automatically restarts after you move IIS logs directory to a mount point on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based computer: "0x0000007E" Q958932 KB958932 February 24, 2009
• 957201 A hotfix is available to update the "(GMT-3:00) Brasilia" time zone and the "(GMT-4:00) Manaus" time zone for 2008 through 2009 in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Q957201 KB957201 February 24, 2009
• 951072 August 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q951072 KB951072 February 24, 2009
• 325590 How to extend a data volume in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, in Windows 2000, and in Windows Server 2008 Q325590 KB325590 February 24, 2009
• 962969 Error message when you run Dfsradmin.exe to set membership properties in Windows Server 2008: "The property MemberSubscriptionReadOnly cannot be used" Q962969 KB962969 February 23, 2009
• 960832 Drivers or hardware providers that use the Virtual Disk Service to manage hardware LUN IDs encounter exceptions after a disk is physically removed from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q960832 KB960832 February 23, 2009
• 941961 Change in the behavior of the format command in Windows Vista Q941961 KB941961 February 23, 2009
• 948070 Information and resources to use when you plan to upgrade Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Q948070 KB948070 February 21, 2009
• 968201 USB Device Using Bulk Transfers Experiences Buffer Overflows Q968201 KB968201 February 20, 2009
• 958914 Invalid data is written when you burn an ISO image onto a DVD+R Dual Layer disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q958914 KB958914 February 20, 2009
• 953482 You experience problems when you try to mount VHD files by using the Vhdmount.exe tool after you apply update 948515 in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Q953482 KB953482 February 20, 2009
• 948732 Network shares become unresponsive after some time on a Windows Server 2003 or 2008 or 2008 R2-based-based computer running Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 11.0.4202 (MR4-MP2) or Symantec Antivirus 10.2, and you receive an error message Q948732 KB948732 February 20, 2009
• 939857 The Windows Vista Setup program runs a script file to enable custom deployment tasks Q939857 KB939857 February 20, 2009
• 927069 How to generate a complete crash dump file or a kernel crash dump file by using an NMI on a Windows-based system Q927069 KB927069 February 20, 2009
• 968175 Installing a network printer over IPP fails if the driver is not signed Q968175 KB968175 February 19, 2009
• 966319 During user logon or logoff, you receive stop error code 0x00000050, and the system restarts automatically on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 Q966319 KB966319 February 19, 2009
• 961533 When you use an IPsec rule to block traffic from any IP address to any other IP address, the Self-to-Self connection may be blocked on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer Q961533 KB961533 February 19, 2009
• 957081 The query fails when you enter the terminal server farm name in the TS Web Access Administration window to query remote program information in Windows Server 2008 Q957081 KB957081 February 19, 2009
• 962201 Error message when you put a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer to sleep, or you wake the computer up: "STOP: 0x0000009F" Q962201 KB962201 February 18, 2009
• 954407 Error message when you create a RODC IFM or RODC Sysvol IFM on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller Q954407 KB954407 February 18, 2009
• 951191 An error code is returned when a Kerberos client requests a TGT against a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller: "KERB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINICPAL_UNKNOWN" Q951191 KB951191 February 17, 2009
• 968005 A Terminal Server smartcard logon using RDP 6.0 may fail with error code 0x507 Q968005 KB968005 February 16, 2009
• 967170 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 do not correctly audit all the privilege use events Q967170 KB967170 February 16, 2009
• 958556 Virtual Disk Service cannot return volume information on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 Q958556 KB958556 February 16, 2009
• 956438 A Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008-based terminal server stops accepting new connections, and existing connections stop responding Q956438 KB956438 February 16, 2009
• 956333 Certificate Web Enrollment Pages do not support Windows Mobile devices when they are released on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 and that have Certificate Services installed Q956333 KB956333 February 16, 2009
• 951327 The System Center Operations Manager 2007 console may crash in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista when you open the Health Explorer window Q951327 KB951327 February 16, 2009
• 948680 Description of the Microsoft server applications that are supported on Windows Server 2008 Q948680 KB948680 February 16, 2009
• 947708 A user's icon and name are not displayed on the logon screen after you add the Terminal Server server role in Windows Server 2008 Q947708 KB947708 February 16, 2009
• 255504 Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controller Q255504 KB255504 February 16, 2009
• 954282 The VMBus device does not load on a virtual machine that is running on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has Hyper-V installed Q954282 KB954282 February 14, 2009
• 967915 STOP 0x124 miniport reset due to slow OID_PNP_SET_POWER Q967915 KB967915 February 13, 2009
• 958215 MS08-073: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q958215 KB958215 February 13, 2009
• 967890 Item level targeting in Group Policy Preferences setting s require a hexadecimal value with leading zeros Q967890 KB967890 February 12, 2009
• 954401 You cannot dock the remote Language bar to the taskbar on a client computer when you start a RemoteApp application on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server Q954401 KB954401 February 12, 2009
• 946405 Client computers may not work correctly when you add a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller to an existing pre-Windows Server 2008 domain Q946405 KB946405 February 12, 2009
• 958702 When you copy large files between two Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computers in a high bandwidth WAN network environment, the copy speed may be very slow Q958702 KB958702 February 11, 2009
• 955540 A hotfix is available that enables support for dynamic filters for IPsec communication on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computers Q955540 KB955540 February 11, 2009
• 250873 How to programmatically read the lockout flag in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003 Q250873 KB250873 February 11, 2009
• 967754 Cross-platform iSCSI boot deployment scenarios are not supported. Q967754 KB967754 February 10, 2009
• 967736 A Tape Backup Medium Changer may not detect properly in the Device Manager Q967736 KB967736 February 10, 2009
• 967095 The Windows Internal Database (WYukon) is removed when you use the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel to uninstall a security update for SQL Server 2005 Q967095 KB967095 February 10, 2009
• 960089 MS09-004: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2005 GDR: February 10, 2009 Q960089 KB960089 February 10, 2009
• 959420 MS09-004: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server could allow remote code execution Q959420 KB959420 February 10, 2009
• 955545 You cannot install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that uses the Intel Xeon processor and that has the WHEA feature enabled Q955545 KB955545 February 10, 2009
• 839878 You cannot install the Terminal Services CAL pack on Windows Server 2003-based or Windows 2000 Server-based computers Q839878 KB839878 February 10, 2009
• 959525 Screen Savers and Welcome Screens don't resize on resolution change Q959525 KB959525 February 9, 2009
• 958756 The customized properties for an .msi package installation are reset to their default values after you install Windows Installer 4.5 Q958756 KB958756 February 9, 2009
• 954405 Why you cannot view the msDS-RevealedUsers attribute value on a read-only domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 Q954405 KB954405 February 9, 2009
• 951048 An application does not start in a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services RemoteApp session Q951048 KB951048 February 9, 2009
• 967623 You receive a Key Distribution Center "Event ID: 29" event message on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller Q967623 KB967623 February 6, 2009
• 961099 An application that uses Windows NT security event log APIs cannot read the description of an event log message from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q961099 KB961099 February 6, 2009
• 958272 On a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer that hosts NFS shares, excessive I/O requests may cause a TCPZeroWindow condition, and the NFS connection cannot restart as expected Q958272 KB958272 February 6, 2009
• 955839 December 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q955839 KB955839 February 6, 2009
• 954589 Stop error message when you plug a USB storage device into the USB port of a Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer: "Stop 0x0000007E SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED" Q954589 KB954589 February 6, 2009
• 944530 Error message when you try to perform a system state backup in Windows Server 2008: "ERROR - The location for backup is a critical volume" Q944530 KB944530 February 6, 2009
• 935834 How to enable LDAP signing in Windows Server 2008 Q935834 KB935834 February 6, 2009
• 244780 Information about event ID 51 Q244780 KB244780 February 6, 2009
• 961891 Error message when you try to restart or shut down a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is connected to an MPIO-controlled storage device: "Stop 0x0000009F" Q961891 KB961891 February 5, 2009
• 961719 Applications that perform asynchronous cached I/O read requests and that use a disk array that has multiple spindles may encounter a low performance issue in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Essential Business Server 2008, or in Windows Vista SP1 Q961719 KB961719 February 5, 2009
• 960816 Some applications or services stop responding because a deadlock condition occurs in the Ntfs.sys driver in Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based systems Q960816 KB960816 February 5, 2009
• 967542 Adding Server Features or Roles in Server 2008 may take a very long time Q967542 KB967542 February 4, 2009
• 967531 Error message when installing Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows Vista SP1: "The update does not apply to your system" Q967531 KB967531 February 4, 2009
• 959606 You find that the Drive Maps node is still available even though you disable it by using Group Policy Q959606 KB959606 February 4, 2009
• 967482 Dcdiag fails for NCSecDesc test on Windows 2008 Domain Controllers Q967482 KB967482 February 3, 2009
• 967476 iSCSI Favorite Targets may need to be re-created if there is a network configuration change on the initiator system Q967476 KB967476 February 3, 2009
• 961477 On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, when you use Windows Explorer to view offline files in Remote Storage, the files are recalled Q961477 KB961477 February 3, 2009
• 960151 Error message when you try to access a network drive that is mapped to a DFS shared folder on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Error: Location is not available" Q960151 KB960151 February 3, 2009
• 967336 A newly promoted Windows 2008 domain controller may fail to advertise after completion of DCpromo Q967336 KB967336 February 2, 2009
• 967332 You cannot add V2 or V3 templates after an inplace upgrade was performed using Windows Server 2008 enterprise CA Q967332 KB967332 February 2, 2009
• 961730 A memory leak occurs in the Vmwp.exe and Vmms.exe processes on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Hyper-V role enabled Q961730 KB961730 February 2, 2009
• 961349 The GetVolumePathNameW function does not return the correct mount point path in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q961349 KB961349 February 2, 2009