Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates - July 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 July 2009. The list is daily updated.

• 973836 The DFSR Diagnostics Report shows "sharing violations" events in Windows Server even though the files have already been replicated Q973836 KB973836 July 30, 2009
• 970084 A hotfix is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for the "(GMT +5:00) Islamabad, Karachi" time zone for the year 2009 for Windows XP-based, Windows Server 2003-based, Windows Vista-based and Windows Server 2008-based computers Q970084 KB970084 July 30, 2009
• 972034 How do I reset the hosts file back to the default? Q972034 KB972034 July 29, 2009
• 967715 How to disable the Autorun functionality in Windows Q967715 KB967715 July 29, 2009
• 961501 MS09-022: Vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler could allow remote code execution Q961501 KB961501 July 29, 2009
• 961382 An application crashes after the application loads the Perfdisk.dll file on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista if there are lots of disk devices on the computer Q961382 KB961382 July 29, 2009
• 959056 Stop error message when a Windows Server 2008-based computer randomly restarts: "0x000000BE ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY" Q959056 KB959056 July 29, 2009
• 940452 The Welcome screen may be displayed for 30 seconds, and the logon script interacts with me when I try to log on to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q940452 KB940452 July 29, 2009
• 973925 It may take longer than expected to delete the browsing history in Internet Explorer 8 on a computer that has the Sysprep tool installed Q973925 KB973925 July 28, 2009
• 973882 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) could allow remote code execution Q973882 KB973882 July 28, 2009
• 973840 Description of scripts to use to simplify user account mapping between a UNIX client and a Windows-based server Q973840 KB973840 July 28, 2009
• 968292 Cached passwords for computer accounts are reset when you remove an RODC that is running Windows Server 2008 from Active Directory after you clear the check box that resets cached passwords for computer accounts Q968292 KB968292 July 28, 2009
• 926098 How to enable COM+ and COM diagnostic tracing Q926098 KB926098 July 28, 2009
• 842011 How to turn on logging for the VDS in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Q842011 KB842011 July 28, 2009
• 2000796 iSCSI I/O requests never complete if the iSCSI target does not return a status. Q2000796 KB2000796 July 24, 2009
• 974038 "Windows cannot install required files" error when installing a third party storage driver during Windows setup Q974038 KB974038 July 24, 2009
• 972485 USB 2.0 high-speed devices are recognized as full-speed after you hibernate and then resume a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q972485 KB972485 July 24, 2009
• 970910 A memory leak issue occurs if you call the WTSQuerySessionInformation function to query the published applications information or the initial program information for session ID 0 Q970910 KB970910 July 24, 2009
• 974001 Windows Server Backup treats removable cartridge disk drives as DVD drives Q974001 KB974001 July 23, 2009
• 969266 Stop 0x50 on a Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 system that has a virtual machine configured with a SCSI controller but no disks are attached Q969266 KB969266 July 23, 2009
• 973818 New tabs open slowly in Internet Explorer 8 with the Skype 4.1 add-on installed Q973818 KB973818 July 22, 2009
• 973422 The upgrade from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 fails if you have applied some TCP-A and NetDMA settings before the upgrade Q973422 KB973422 July 22, 2009
• 972386 The logoff screen is displayed when you close a Citrix XenApp application on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q972386 KB972386 July 22, 2009
• 970732 You cannot create an Authorization Manager SQL store in a database that has a case-sensitive collation Q970732 KB970732 July 22, 2009
• 969853 Stop error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer into hibernation: "STOP: 0x000000A0 (0x00000009, 0xc000009a, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR (a0)" Q969853 KB969853 July 22, 2009
• 958165 Stop error on a Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has Server for NFS enabled when an NFS client copies data to the NFS server: "Stop 0x000000C2" Q958165 KB958165 July 22, 2009
• 938245 How to install and how to configure SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q938245 KB938245 July 22, 2009
• 973921 A Zip file with a long file name might be truncated to a short file name after being modified in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q973921 KB973921 July 21, 2009
• 971510 A .p7b certificate does not import correctly when you try to import it by using the Certificate Import Wizard in MMC on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q971510 KB971510 July 21, 2009
• 971334 An application that uses .NET Framework to monitor the event log does not read the descriptions in the Application log from the source of a Software Licensing Service on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q971334 KB971334 July 21, 2009
• 971060 You cannot run network related tools when an application uses serialized Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) miniport drivers Q971060 KB971060 July 21, 2009
• 970730 Certificates are unusable when you import a PEX file to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q970730 KB970730 July 20, 2009
• 832017 Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system Q832017 KB832017 July 20, 2009
• 971734 Locale data is missing in the saved event logs if you archive the event logs on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 and that has an MUI for a non-English language installed Q971734 KB971734 July 17, 2009
• 971163 The STDIN, the STDOUT, and the STDERR redirections do not work in a WOW64 child process if the CreateProcessWithTokenW function creates the child process Q971163 KB971163 July 17, 2009
• 968995 The Terminal Server Licensing MMC snap-in or the TS Licensing Manager MMC snap-in uses NT LAN Manager instead of the Kerberos protocol to pass authentication, respectively, in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Q968995 KB968995 July 17, 2009
• 968967 The CPU usage of an application or a service that uses MSXML 6.0 to handle XML requests reaches 100% in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 3, or other systems that have MSXML 6.0 installed Q968967 KB968967 July 17, 2009
• 971712 The optional "Label" field or "Description" field does not appear when you run the DIRQUOTA command in Windows Server 2008 Q971712 KB971712 July 16, 2009
• 244139 Windows feature lets you generate a memory dump file by using the keyboard Q244139 KB244139 July 16, 2009
• 972495 Network bindings are incorrect after you change a network adapter's configuration on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q972495 KB972495 July 15, 2009
• 971576 Error message when you create a new partition during a Windows Server 2008 installation on a computer that has UEFI enabled: "0x8004240f (VDS_E_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE)" Q971576 KB971576 July 15, 2009
• 971330 An application that uses an event log API in legacy Windows does not receive event information in a readable format, on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q971330 KB971330 July 15, 2009
• 971311 After you set the value of the EventMask parameter to WTS_EVENT_FLUSH in the WTSWaitSystemEvent function in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you cannot receive pending WTSWaitSystemEvent function calls if the target server is running Windows XP Q971311 KB971311 July 15, 2009
• 970964 The Group Policy Management MMC snap-in stops responding on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 when you select a Group Policy object in a domain that has lots of organizational units Q970964 KB970964 July 15, 2009
• 970529 The volume GUID may unexpectedly change after a volume is extended on a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster node Q970529 KB970529 July 15, 2009
• 967167 An update is available that enables RRAS servers that are running Windows Server 2008 to use the DH-2048 algorithm together with the AES-256 algorithm to negotiate IKE in the L2TP Q967167 KB967167 July 15, 2009
• 958705 Update for Windows Search 4.0, December 2008 Q958705 KB958705 July 15, 2009
• 957441 Client connections return a "STATUS_INVALID_PARAM" error code when you use a "Send NTLMv2 response only" authentication level in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Q957441 KB957441 July 15, 2009
• 927169 Custom extensions in the CAPolicy.inf file do not take effect after you renew the root CA certificate by using a new key Q927169 KB927169 July 15, 2009
• 810869 How do I make the Recycle Bin appear on my desktop in Windows Vista or in Windows XP? Q810869 KB810869 July 15, 2009
• 313222 How do I restore security settings to the default settings? Q313222 KB313222 July 15, 2009
• 307729 How do I disable balloon tips in the notification area in Windows XP or Vista? Q307729 KB307729 July 15, 2009
• 973607 When MPIO disks are enumerated under stress, ports may be missing from Device Manager "Location" field Q973607 KB973607 July 14, 2009
• 973346 MS09-032: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits Q973346 KB973346 July 14, 2009
• 972045 Slow system response together with many other performance issues occur on a virtualization server that is running Windows Server 2008 and that has the Hyper-V role installed Q972045 KB972045 July 14, 2009
• 971259 Some security events are not logged into the security event log on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista after you restart the computer Q971259 KB971259 July 14, 2009
• 950811 The Windows Server 2008 failover cluster cannot start because of a deadlock condition in the Cluster service Q950811 KB950811 July 14, 2009
• 903650 Extended maintenance mode functionality for cluster physical disk resources in Windows Server 2003 Q903650 KB903650 July 14, 2009
• 327270 SQL Server is not supported on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server application server Q327270 KB327270 July 14, 2009
• 971405 Windows Explorer stops responding for approximately 30 seconds when you try to access the DFS resources in a Windows Server 2008 domain Q971405 KB971405 July 13, 2009
• 971138 Error message when you run an application that uses the per-user class registration feature on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Interface not found" Q971138 KB971138 July 13, 2009
• 969512 The MIDI application that uses the inbox USB audio driver crashes after a high rate of MIDI events occurs in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q969512 KB969512 July 13, 2009
• 960898 Name resolution is broken between a Windows Server 2003-based parent domain and its child domains, and among the child domains, when scavenging is configured on both the parent and child DNS zones Q960898 KB960898 July 13, 2009
• 928386 Sysprep functions and known issues Q928386 KB928386 July 13, 2009
• 971394 A backup of virtual machines fails when you use the Hyper-V VSS writer to back up virtual machines concurrently on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q971394 KB971394 July 10, 2009
• 969468 Performance is slow on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q969468 KB969468 July 10, 2009
• 947726 How to use the Backup program to prestage data before DFSR synchronization in Windows Server Q947726 KB947726 July 10, 2009
• 973072 Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) takes more than 60 seconds to load Group Policy object (GPO) Q973072 KB973072 July 9, 2009
• 938756 A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that is connected to a domain uses the public profile or the private profile for the Windows Firewall policy instead of the domain profile Q938756 KB938756 July 9, 2009
• 973447 Windows Live Movie Maker does not run or it crashes in Windows Server 2008 Q973447 KB973447 July 8, 2009
• 971302 Single CALs support is available for Terminal Server license servers that are running Windows Server 2008 Q971302 KB971302 July 8, 2009
• 970076 An isochronous data transfer through an IEEE 1394 device suddenly stops in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q970076 KB970076 July 8, 2009
• 968585 A handle leak occurs in the print spooler service after you resubmit a print job to a shared printer on which the "Keep printed documents" option is enabled Q968585 KB968585 July 8, 2009
• 959963 Description of Group Policy Preference Migration Tool (GPPMIG) Q959963 KB959963 July 8, 2009
• 954422 How to remove administrative shares in Windows Server 2008 Q954422 KB954422 July 8, 2009
• 954357 When I use the Virtual Machine Connection tool to connect to a virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V-based computer I receive an error message: "A connection will not be made because credentials may not be sent to the remote computer" Q954357 KB954357 July 8, 2009
• 951049 Folder redirection does not work correctly after I restart a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q951049 KB951049 July 8, 2009
• 950836 You encounter poor performance when you use the SMB 2.0 protocol to perform network-related operations, such as ADMT migration, on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q950836 KB950836 July 8, 2009
• 949214 PS/2 mouse is not connected to a Windows Server 2008-based computer or a Windows Server 2003-based computer when the computer starts Q949214 KB949214 July 8, 2009
• 299357 How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Q299357 KB299357 July 8, 2009
• 971069 You cannot print to an IPP printer in Internet Explorer with protected mode enabled on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q971069 KB971069 July 7, 2009
• 959955 When you use Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino to migrate messages to Exchange Server 2007, some messages may be migrated without attachments Q959955 KB959955 July 7, 2009
• 973306 Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 may report incorrect ping statistics for a response similar to "Destination Host Unreachable" Q973306 KB973306 July 6, 2009
• 972516 A DirectAccess access failure occurs after the DNS servers that are running Windows Server 2008 return empty responses for AAAA queries in a WINS zone Q972516 KB972516 July 6, 2009
• 970999 You may receive an error message when you try to access a multilevel entry in an MMC by using the Taskpad view on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q970999 KB970999 July 3, 2009
• 970480 Driver is not installed when you try to install a third-party device driver on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q970480 KB970480 July 3, 2009
• 970186 Memory corruption occurs when you try to log off from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 after you sync the offline file in the Client-Side Caching folder Q970186 KB970186 July 3, 2009
• 970644 Error message when you try to use the DateDiff function in VBScript on a Windows Server 2003-based, Windows Vista-based, or Windows Server 2008-based computer that uses an RTL language: "Microsoft VBScript runtime error" "Type mismatch" Q970644 KB970644 July 2, 2009
• 969670 SMB 2.0 protocol-related performance counters return extremely high values on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q969670 KB969670 July 2, 2009
• 968408 Network and Sharing Center does not display Windows Firewall domain policies in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you cannot browse the network Q968408 KB968408 July 2, 2009
• 971046 A publisher name that has an ampersand (&) is not displayed correctly in the "File Download - Security Warning" dialog box on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q971046 KB971046 July 1, 2009