Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates

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 March 2009. The list is daily updated.

968920 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 DNS clients do not honor DNS round robin by default Q968920 KB968920 March 31, 2009
967760 The Image Delivery server that runs the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Server 2003 stops delivering images when you deploy an operating system by using an image-based installation method Q967760 KB967760 March 31, 2009
967657 You cannot access a CD or DVD disc on a shared optical drive after you replace one disc with another on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967657 KB967657 March 30, 2009
963044 On a computer that runs Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, after you rename, delete, or move the files in a network share that is hosted on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer, files are still listed in the network share Q963044 KB963044 March 30, 2009
955162 A check box in the German edition of Windows Server 2008 was translated incorrectly from the English edition Q955162 KB955162 March 30, 2009
969597 SCOM 2007 Cluster Management Pack may cause high CPU usage on clusters with a large number of resources Q969597 KB969597 March 27, 2009
961918 Audio-related applications may experience exception or function failure in Terminal sessions in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q961918 KB961918 March 27, 2009
961707 You may be not able to use a VPN connection again on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista if you log off the computer without disconnecting the VPN connection Q961707 KB961707 March 27, 2009
969556 Creating or starting Hyper-V virtual machines may fail with error 0x80070005 because of Intel IPMI driver Q969556 KB969556 March 26, 2009
969547 Error code after enabling Bitlocker in Task Sequence when deploying image by using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008: "-2147467259" Q969547 KB969547 March 26, 2009
961080 Event ID: 19 occurs on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computers that use Intel Nehalem processors Q961080 KB961080 March 26, 2009
959193 Two improvements are available that shorten the time that is required to manage SCEP certificates by using the Network Device Enrollment Service in Windows Server 2008 Q959193 KB959193 March 26, 2009
957473 A scheduled task is suspended unexpectedly, and the operating system resumes sleep when you select the "Wake the computer to run this task" option in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q957473 KB957473 March 26, 2009
969489 Program Entry for Windows Power Shell in Windows Server 2008 Foundation is empty Q969489 KB969489 March 25, 2009
969488 RODC logs DNS event 4015 every 3 minutes with error code 00002095 Q969488 KB969488 March 25, 2009
967787 Stop error message when you have the TCP Chimney feature enabled and the TCP transfer buffer size is set to 32 MB in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003: "Stop 0x00000040 TARGET_MDL_TOO_SMALL" Q967787 KB967787 March 25, 2009
947048 Description of what to consider when you deploy Windows Server 2008 failover cluster nodes on different, routed subnets Q947048 KB947048 March 25, 2009
969445 Previous versions disappear after installing Terminal Services role Q969445 KB969445 March 24, 2009
969027 Terminal Server (TS) Web Access may display unreadable text in certain localized versions of Windows Server 2008 Q969027 KB969027 March 24, 2009
967902 You cannot connect to a virtual machine when the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VMMS certificate has expired Q967902 KB967902 March 24, 2009
967609 The application compatibility scripts do not run on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 when a user creates a terminal session for the first time Q967609 KB967609 March 24, 2009
967353 Description of the pre-scan version of System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 Q967353 KB967353 March 24, 2009
965494 Stop error when a registry management problem occurs on a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computer: "0x0000007E" Q965494 KB965494 March 24, 2009
963702 A Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster that has a MPIO solution may encounter stop code 0x0000007E or 0x000000D5 during a path failover Q963702 KB963702 March 24, 2009
953152 The algorithm for the Encrypting File System (EFS) smartcard certificate implementation in Windows Vista may cause data loss Q953152 KB953152 March 24, 2009
950330 Event ID 13 and event ID 516 may be logged every 40 minutes after a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 resumes from sleep Q950330 KB950330 March 24, 2009
258503 Event ID 5788 and event ID 5789 occur when the DNS domain name and the Active Directory domain name differ on a Windows-based computer Q258503 KB258503 March 24, 2009
967758 You experience a delay during startup on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 when the computer has certain devices connected Q967758 KB967758 March 23, 2009
953602 Vulnerabilities in Windows Services for UNIX and the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) could allow for remote code execution Q953602 KB953602 March 23, 2009
953461 Windows Mobile devices cannot use Certificate Web Enrollment Pages in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows Server 2008 Q953461 KB953461 March 23, 2009
952069 MS08-076: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1, 9.0, 9.5, and 11 and Media Foundation: December 9, 2008 Q952069 KB952069 March 23, 2009
969029 The functionality for source IP address selection in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista differs from the corresponding functionality in earlier versions of Windows Q969029 KB969029 March 20, 2009
954061 When you run a WMI query against the CIM_DataFile class by using the "Run as administrator" option in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, the query returns incomplete results Q954061 KB954061 March 20, 2009
941203 MS08-040: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server could allow elevation of privilege Q941203 KB941203 March 20, 2009
969267 Error message when requesting a user certificate on a Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Vista client: "The certificate request cannot be created. The profile for the user is a temporary profile." Q969267 KB969267 March 19, 2009
969030 Some Netdom commands do not work correctly in localized versions of Windows Server 2008 Q969030 KB969030 March 19, 2009
963042 IPv6 network connectivity problems occur on a Windows Server 2008-based computer when the Network Load Balancing feature is enabled Q963042 KB963042 March 19, 2009
959493 The WMI Provider Host program (Wmiprvse.exe) may crash on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the NLB feature installed Q959493 KB959493 March 19, 2009
969205 Printing performance over Wan Networks in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 systems Q969205 KB969205 March 18, 2009
969198 You cannot have a Version 2 custom template of Type Minimum Windows 2008 Supported CA to be Available via Web Enrollment in Windows 2008 Q969198 KB969198 March 18, 2009
967191 The Windows Experience Index rating and the WinSAT command do not work correctly on a Windows Vista-based computer that has more than 8 logical processors Q967191 KB967191 March 18, 2009
969151 Photo Gallery does not run or it crashes in Windows Server 2008 Q969151 KB969151 March 17, 2009
967159 Many events that have a Source attribute of Microsoft-Windows-SpoolerWin32SPL and an event ID of 4 are logged in Windows Vista SP1 and in Windows Server 2008 Q967159 KB967159 March 17, 2009
959662 The CDS_RESET flag of the ChangeDisplaySettingsEx function does not work as expected in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q959662 KB959662 March 17, 2009
968969 Error message when you try to install Forefront Security for Office Communications Server: "Unable to verify that the account is a member of the RTCUniversalServerAdmins and RTCProxyUniversalServices domain groups" Q968969 KB968969 March 16, 2009
967586 When you run a 16-bit application on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service installed, some controls are not painted correctly Q967586 KB967586 March 16, 2009
262177 How to enable Kerberos event logging Q262177 KB262177 March 16, 2009
969049 Registration of DNS PTR Records for a Failover Cluster on 2008 Server Q969049 KB969049 March 13, 2009
953197 Windows Server 2008 system cannot start in a dual boot system with Windows 7 system Q953197 KB953197 March 12, 2009
935268 Components of the user interface in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 report slightly different values for the total physical memory that is available on the computer Q935268 KB935268 March 12, 2009
967729 Only part of the network bandwidth is used when you transfer multiple large files at the same time through a high-bandwidth network connection on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967729 KB967729 March 11, 2009
967349 Access to an MPIO-controlled storage device fails on a Windows Server 2008-based computer after you disconnect and then reconnect all data cables Q967349 KB967349 March 11, 2009
962922 The "Restrict Internet communication" entry of the Internet Communication Management node is not consistently correct in Windows Server 2008 Q962922 KB962922 March 11, 2009
961366 You receive a confusing error message when an application tries to access an empty removable media drive on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer Q961366 KB961366 March 11, 2009
958655 Error message when you use Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5 to install multiple MSI packages in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: "API call rejected - No actions in Context" Q958655 KB958655 March 11, 2009
968866 Upgrading from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 fails if the server is running Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Q968866 KB968866 March 10, 2009
967789 A Windows Server 2008-based DHCPv6 server consumes 100 percent of CPU resources and then becomes unresponsive after it receives a malformed relay-forwarded packet Q967789 KB967789 March 10, 2009
967560 A backup operation fails on a two-node failover cluster that is running Windows Server 2008 after one of the disk resources is moved Q967560 KB967560 March 10, 2009
960916 Network Load Balancing (NLB) clients cannot connect to the Windows Server 2008 NLB cluster by using the virtual IP address when NLB is running in multicast mode Q960916 KB960916 March 10, 2009
960225 MS09-007: Vulnerability in SChannel could allow spoofing Q960225 KB960225 March 10, 2009
959517 Windows Server 2008 Key Distribution Center (KDC) rejects a TGS request after the TGT is renewed Q959517 KB959517 March 10, 2009
109626 Enabling debug logging for the Net Logon service Q109626 KB109626 March 9, 2009
156280 How to Use Dumpchk.exe to check a memory dump file Q156280 KB156280 March 7, 2009
968727 MSMQ: “Data Collector Set was not found” when running MQTrace Utility Q968727 KB968727 March 6, 2009
968703 Microsoft Support Policy for NIC Teaming with Hyper-V Q968703 KB968703 March 6, 2009
968275 Windows Media Player may crash when you remove a USB device from a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Q968275 KB968275 March 6, 2009
967227 An application may stop working unexpectedly on a Windows Vista SP1-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967227 KB967227 March 6, 2009
967124 Hyper-V performance counters in Windows Server 2008 are displayed incorrectly or report incorrect data when you remotely query the counters from a Windows Server 2003-based computer Q967124 KB967124 March 6, 2009
966325 Some terminal sessions stop responding and users cannot complete the logon process when a Windows Server 2008 terminal server is under heavy stress Q966325 KB966325 March 6, 2009
968692 Restore of a VM using VSS Generates Event ID 6008 (Unexpected Shutdown) Q968692 KB968692 March 5, 2009
967724 A Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the MPIO solution installed and that has many LUNs attached stops responding during the startup process after you install hotfix 963702 Q967724 KB967724 March 5, 2009
967667 XPS Viewer crashes when it loads an XPS document that was generated by Microsoft XPS Document Writer on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967667 KB967667 March 5, 2009
967592 Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services licensing service leaks memory Q967592 KB967592 March 5, 2009
967477 A WSD printer device displays a truncated IPv6 address in Device Manager and in the Function Discovery Browser utility on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967477 KB967477 March 5, 2009
963655 A USB 1.1 device that is plugged into an EHCI controller on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer disappears from the system after the system is restarted Q963655 KB963655 March 5, 2009
962943 FIX: You receive a Stop 0x0000007e error message on a blue screen when the AppPoolCredentials attribute is set to true and you use a domain account as the application pool identity in IIS 7.0 Q962943 KB962943 March 5, 2009
960782 When upgrading your operating system you may get an Application Compatibility Warning for the Microsoft Application Virtualization Client Q960782 KB960782 March 5, 2009
968605 Terminal Server Easy Print not printing Q968605 KB968605 March 4, 2009
968604 Restore of a Virtual Machine (VM) using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Generates an Event ID: 6008 Q968604 KB968604 March 4, 2009
967670 The NFS services stop responding after a certain period when you use a Windows Server 2008-based server that has NFS installed to export NFS shares Q967670 KB967670 March 4, 2009
958605 The logon screen on a portable computer may not be resized correctly when you remove an external monitor, and then you wake the Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer from sleep or hibernation Q958605 KB958605 March 4, 2009
947240 You cannot upgrade a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista when you put the "Documents and Settings" folder on a partition that differs from the system partition Q947240 KB947240 March 4, 2009
315263 How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging Q315263 KB315263 March 4, 2009
269196 How to move a Windows Server cluster from one domain to another Q269196 KB269196 March 4, 2009
148660 How to Verify Windows Debug Symbols Q148660 KB148660 March 4, 2009
968510 Firewall requirements for coexisting with Teredo Q968510 KB968510 March 3, 2009
967933 Error message when a remote user tries to connect to a resource on a Windows Server 2008-based computer through TS Gateway by using the FQDN of the resource: "Remote Desktop Disconnected" Q967933 KB967933 March 3, 2009
967666 After you sync a file in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, the Date Modified time for the destination file may be updated to the current time Q967666 KB967666 March 3, 2009
967646 The operating system may stop responding when a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has multiple video cards resumes from sleep Q967646 KB967646 March 3, 2009
967484 An SUA-based application becomes unresponsive, and the Psxss.exe process uses 100 percent of CPU time on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967484 KB967484 March 3, 2009
963709 The AltGr key does not work on a Linux virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008-based server that has the Hyper-V role enabled Q963709 KB963709 March 3, 2009
967326 Data loss occurs after you use the Dfsrmig.exe tool to migrate the SYSVOL share from the FRS to the DFSR service in a Windows Server 2008-based domain Q967326 KB967326 March 2, 2009
966329 Windows Server 2008 Certificate Services (ADCS) does not start, and error code 0x80070057 is generated when ADCS is reinstalled by using the "use existing keys" option in Windows Server 2008 Q966329 KB966329 March 2, 2009
963051 A roaming profile user experiences a long delay during the logon or logoff process of a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer in a WAN environment Q963051 KB963051 March 2, 2009
963046 When you use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to encrypt files, some files are not fully encrypted in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q963046 KB963046 March 2, 2009
962947 After you sign an .rdp file by using the Rdpsign.exe utility, signed .rdp file permissions are changed, or a signed .rdp file does not provide the name and password information in Windows Server 2008 Q962947 KB962947 March 2, 2009
961937 Message box text may not wrap, and you cannot see some text on Windows Server 2008-based and Windows Vista SP1-based systems that have a small display area Q961937 KB961937 March 2, 2009
961529 The first offline file sync operation fails when you pin an entry and then work offline on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q961529 KB961529 March 2, 2009
950904 The system stops responding, and no dump file is generated when a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 receives a nonmaskable interrupt Q950904 KB950904 March 2, 2009
314496 The default MTU sizes for different network topologies Q314496 KB314496 March 2, 2009

Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates - March 2009