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 September 2009. The list is daily updated.

2000831 AD LDS Install Error "Failure for not meeting DnsValidateName constrain" Q2000831 KB2000831 September 30, 2009
975695 When you try to back up a virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has multiple virtual hard disks attached, the backup fails, and Hyper-V Writer error "0x800423f4" is generated Q975695 KB975695 September 30, 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
949977 Relocation of the Users directory and the ProgramData directory to a disk drive other than the disk drive that contains the Windows directory on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q949977 KB949977 September 29, 2009
2001154 Toggling the "Use root hints if no forwarders are available" Checkbox Results in the Opposite Behavior in Windows Server 2008 DNS Manager Snap-in Q2001154 KB2001154 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
947024 How to create an ISO image for UEFI platforms for a Windows PE CD-ROM for Windows Server 2008 Q947024 KB947024 September 28, 2009
974780 Error message when you log on to an iSCSI target by using the Iscsicpl.exe tool on a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008 if CHAP authentication is enabled: "Invalid access to memory location" Q974780 KB974780 September 27, 2009
2002093 "Allow active content to run files on My Computer" Group Policy Setting Does Not Work as Expected on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista RSAT Q2002093 KB2002093 September 25, 2009
973245 On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you cannot add one or more servers to the securelist of a DNS service instance that is hosted on a server that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Q973245 KB973245 September 25, 2009
972907 Stop error message on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "STOP: 0x0000007F" Q972907 KB972907 September 25, 2009
972183 Users may experience periodic connection loss for applications that are running in a Windows Server 2008 NLB cluster using an IPsec connection Q972183 KB972183 September 25, 2009
960924 iSCSI target does not reconnect after loading network drivers during setup Q960924 KB960924 September 25, 2009
973640 The Fax Service crashes when a fax server receives a fax on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q973640 KB973640 September 24, 2009
943104 Description of Code 10-related errors that Device Manager generates in Windows-based computers Q943104 KB943104 September 24, 2009
973521 The desktop is not refreshed when you rename and then immediately delete a file on the desktop of a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q973521 KB973521 September 23, 2009
973246 Write error when you upload files into a shared folder that is hosted on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q973246 KB973246 September 23, 2009
2002357 MSI (Microsoft Windows Installer) Behavior based on Terminal Server Versions 2003 and 2008 Q2002357 KB2002357 September 22, 2009
975070 Error message after you apply update 973879: "Stop 0x0000007e" or "Stop 0x00000050" Q975070 KB975070 September 22, 2009
974209 An error is returned when you call the IFsiDirectoryItem::AddTree method in Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or in Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: 0x80004005 (E_FAIL) Q974209 KB974209 September 22, 2009
2002145 Windows Explorer Hangs Connecting to Distributed File System Roots Q2002145 KB2002145 September 21, 2009
962920 Many "Shutdown occurred" events are logged unnecessarily in the System log for every shutdown on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q962920 KB962920 September 21, 2009
947034 How to use unattended mode to install and remove Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2008-based domain controllers Q947034 KB947034 September 21, 2009
975192 Error message after you enable or disable Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator in Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer that has Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless installed: “Stop 0x00000050” Q975192 KB975192 September 18, 2009
971253 You receive a blank screen when you log on to a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 Q971253 KB971253 September 18, 2009
967166 Two warning messages are logged for the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) data when you run the "gpupdate /force" command on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Server Core Q967166 KB967166 September 18, 2009
955656 You cannot restore a VSS transportable snapshot to some LUNs different from the original LUNs in a Windows Server 2008 cluster Q955656 KB955656 September 18, 2009
949052 Kernel memory dump files may not be generated on Windows Server 2008-based and Windows Vista SP1 or later based computers when physical memory is larger than the size of the page file Q949052 KB949052 September 18, 2009
957931 A Windows XP-based, Windows Vista-based, or Windows Server 2008-based computer does not respond to 802.1X authentication requests for 20 minutes after a failed authentication Q957931 KB957931 September 17, 2009
948690 You cannot remotely access encrypted files after you upgrade a Windows Server 2003 file server to Windows Server 2008 Q948690 KB948690 September 17, 2009
324949 Redirecting the users and computers containers in Active Directory domains Q324949 KB324949 September 17, 2009
975694 Error message when you try to upgrade an iSCSI-booted server from Windows 2008 to Windows 2008 R2: "There is not enough free space on partition (C:)" Q975694 KB975694 September 16, 2009
974729 The Chkdsk.exe utility does not detect and fix a corrupted file that contains a non-resident TXF_DATA attribute in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q974729 KB974729 September 16, 2009
974441 Files copied from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to another UNC path in restartable mode may be corrupted in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q974441 KB974441 September 16, 2009
960489 The Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server in Windows Server 2008 stops working after the authenticating domain controller becomes unavailable if it cannot locate another available domain controller Q960489 KB960489 September 16, 2009
949257 Error message when you run the "Adprep /rodcprep" command in Windows Server 2008: "Adprep could not contact a replica for partition DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=Contoso,DC=com" Q949257 KB949257 September 16, 2009
973772 Group Policy Preferences stops responding when you try to configure the printer item for printers that use third-party drivers on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer Q973772 KB973772 September 15, 2009
974603 How to configure FTP 7.5 for IIS 7.0 in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster Q974603 KB974603 September 14, 2009
973553 An Automated System Recovery backup of the system state fails on a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster node if the database of an application is saved on a shared disk Q973553 KB973553 September 14, 2009
973247 A hotfix is available for the Active Directory Rights Management Services role in Windows Server 2008: August 26, 2009 Q973247 KB973247 September 14, 2009
971800 Applications that reply on the RPC service are blocked in Windows Vista SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 when you block Windows Firewall incoming connections and enable remote management Q971800 KB971800 September 14, 2009
940518 An update is available that integrates Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 into Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 Q940518 KB940518 September 14, 2009
975608 When a user, belonging to Network Configuration Operators group, installs a networking component, bindings that involve filter drivers may not be created. Q975608 KB975608 September 11, 2009
975606 An iSCSI image created by installing OS on a local disk first and then deploying to an iSCSI target may fail to boot. Q975606 KB975606 September 11, 2009
974646 A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Vista SP2 stops responding when an application uses the NTFS sparse files Q974646 KB974646 September 11, 2009
974127 An ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED error is returned in Windows Server 2003, in Windows Vista, or in Windows Server 2008 when you call the DeviceIoControl function together with the FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME control code Q974127 KB974127 September 11, 2009
973843 Properties contain invalid characters when an application that uses the Cdosys.dll module sets these properties to DBCS characters on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q973843 KB973843 September 11, 2009
972596 A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista may stop responding when an application or service accesses the shared resources by using the SMB protocol Q972596 KB972596 September 11, 2009
971650 A hotfix is available that adds support for IBM LTO-5 tape drivers in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008 Q971650 KB971650 September 11, 2009
971649 A hotfix is available that adds support for various models of Quantum LTO-3 tape drives, of Quantum LTO-4 tape drives, and of Quantum LTO-5 tape drivers for Windows Server 2003, for Windows Server 2008, and for Windows Vista Q971649 KB971649 September 11, 2009
971370 You randomly hear audio from another terminal server session when you play audio in a terminal server session that is hosted on server that is running Windows Server 2008 Q971370 KB971370 September 11, 2009
967723 MS09-048: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP could allow remote code execution Q967723 KB967723 September 11, 2009
957662 Recommended settings for event log sizes in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008 Q957662 KB957662 September 11, 2009
935197 You cannot upgrade the operating system of a clustered server from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 Q935197 KB935197 September 11, 2009
975383 The startup parameters of a generic service resource are wrong, and this prevents the resource from starting in a Windows Server 2008 cluster Q975383 KB975383 September 10, 2009
975274 You receive an error message when you try to remotely view the printer Security tab on a print server from x64-based client editions of Windows 7 or from x64-based or IA-64-based client editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975274 KB975274 September 10, 2009
973155 The getpeername function may return an incorrect IP address when the AcceptEx function accepts a new Winsock connection through an I/O completion port on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q973155 KB973155 September 10, 2009
971203 The memory usage of the DFS Replication service keeps increasing on a PDC emulator or on a writable domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 during the SYSVOL share replication process Q971203 KB971203 September 10, 2009
968816 MS09-047: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime, Windows Media Services, and Media Foundation: September 8, 2009 Q968816 KB968816 September 10, 2009
937251 The disk drive numbers may not correspond as expected to the SATA channel numbers when you set up Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows 7 on a computer that has multiple SATA or RAID disks Q937251 KB937251 September 10, 2009
2000019 Selecting Install image file in Hyper-V console returns "cannot browse the local file" Q2000019 KB2000019 September 9, 2009
973908 MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) could allow remote code execution Q973908 KB973908 September 9, 2009
973356 Error message when you create one or more network printers in a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server session: "Printers cannot be installed" Q973356 KB973356 September 9, 2009
972554 MS09-047: Description of the security update for Windows Media Services: September 8, 2009 Q972554 KB972554 September 9, 2009
952899 Event IDs 1018 and 1020 appear in the Application log after you remove the SNMP service on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q952899 KB952899 September 9, 2009
974288 Description of the new Memory Pressure Protection feature for TCP stack Q974288 KB974288 September 8, 2009
973812 MS09-047: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Format could allow remote code execution Q973812 KB973812 September 8, 2009
970710 MS09-049: Vulnerability in Wireless LAN AutoConfig Service could allow remote code execution Q970710 KB970710 September 8, 2009
973482 Stop error 0x0A, or Stop error 0x7E may occur on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q973482 KB973482 September 7, 2009
970694 You receive a "Stop 0x00000050" error message after you enable or disable Bluetooth Enumerator in Device Manager on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer Q970694 KB970694 September 7, 2009
970067 You find high CPU usage for the Wmiprvse.exe process on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 when you run the Windows System Resource Manager Q970067 KB970067 September 7, 2009
971428 The Printbrm.exe command-line tool restores printers that are associated with USB ports as FILE ports on computers that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q971428 KB971428 September 4, 2009
967885 The focus moves through windows in the wrong order when you run a RemoteApp program on a Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008-based client computer Q967885 KB967885 September 4, 2009
822158 Virus scanning recommendations for computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista Q822158 KB822158 September 4, 2009
974114 When you use the "Run as administrator" option to run an application that uses an environment variable in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you encounter various errors Q974114 KB974114 September 3, 2009
973196 Stop error 0xD1 may occur on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q973196 KB973196 September 3, 2009
971365 You cannot assign a LUN device that is larger than or equal to 2 terabytes to a Failover Cluster by using the "Share and Storage Management" MMC snap-in window Q971365 KB971365 September 3, 2009
960670 IPv6 network adapters are reinstalled when network connectivity is restored on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q960670 KB960670 September 3, 2009
973502 The size of the Ntds.dit file becomes larger on one or more domain controllers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 after you enable the credential roaming feature for the domain Q973502 KB973502 September 2, 2009
973389 FIX: A hotfix is available allowing Windows Service for UNIX users and for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications users to incorporate DST changes in Kamchatka, Morocco, Paraguay, Pakistan, Perth and Uruguay Q973389 KB973389 September 2, 2009
973275 Only the first character appears for some strings in the event messages when you query the DFS Replication event log on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q973275 KB973275 September 2, 2009
973123 The Distributed File System Replication service may stop responding in the initial replication on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q973123 KB973123 September 2, 2009
971191 You may encounter an SIS data loss issue after SIS links that were backed up on a computer that is running Windows Storage Server 2003 are restored on a computer that is running Windows Storage Server 2008 Q971191 KB971191 September 2, 2009
969608 Users cannot open or create content that is protected by Active Directory Rights Management Services, and an error code 12057 is logged Q969608 KB969608 September 2, 2009
958667 Error message when you add a SCSI controller to a Windows 2000 SP4-based virtual machine in Hyper-V Manager on server that is running Windows Server 2008: "STOP c0000263" Q958667 KB958667 September 2, 2009
956744 MS09-044: Description of the security update for Remote Desktop Client version 6.0 and 6.1: August 11, 2009 Q956744 KB956744 September 2, 2009
975186 Error message when you try to install Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 or for Windows Vista: "One or more drivers may be incompatible" Q975186 KB975186 September 1, 2009
975185 Error message when you try to install Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 or for Windows Vista: "ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER(0x80070057)" Q975185 KB975185 September 1, 2009
974922 When a Stop error occurs on a Windows Server-based server that is connected to an iSCSI storage, no memory dump files are generated Q974922 KB974922 September 1, 2009
972036 August 2009 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update Q972036 KB972036 September 1, 2009
971372 The memory usage of the Svchost.exe process for Windows Deployment Services keeps increasing after you install hotfix 960489 or install Windows Server 2008 SP2 Q971372 KB971372 September 1, 2009
969837 The Lsass.exe process crashes when the Network Service account runs a service that calls the IADsUser::ChangePassword method to change the machine account password of the member server that is running the service Q969837 KB969837 September 1, 2009
967764 Cannot uninstall software updates on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista Q967764 KB967764 September 1, 2009
925104 The System log reports many "PerfOS event ID: 2001" errors when you use a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has more than 32 processors Q925104 KB925104 September 1, 2009
840001 How to restore deleted user accounts and their group memberships in Active Directory Q840001 KB840001 September 1, 2009

Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates - September 2009