Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates - February 2010

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 2010. The list is daily updated.

• 2008654 "Unable to get Computer Object using GUID" error message when a network name request fails in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster Q2008654 KB2008654 February 26, 2010
• 979548 You cannot enter an agreement number of a volume license that contains more than seven digits in Remote Desktop Licensing Manager or in TS Licensing Manager Q979548 KB979548 February 26, 2010
• 979155 FIX: The Taskbar is reset to the default settings when you use the "Automatically Log On" feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979155 KB979155 February 26, 2010
• 959489 Error message when you try to perform certain operations on the files that are located on a network share: "Access is Denied" Q959489 KB959489 February 26, 2010
• 949180 How to create a user-mode process dump file in Windows Server 2008 Q949180 KB949180 February 26, 2010
• 979681 FIX: A legacy HP printer driver may crash when you run a 32-bit application on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979681 KB979681 February 25, 2010
• 978570 The Boot.wim file on the head node grows excessively in size after HPC Pack 2008 Service Pack 1 is installed Q978570 KB978570 February 25, 2010
• 978157 MPIO removes pseudo-LUN paths for external storage devices on Windows Server 2008 R2-based servers Q978157 KB978157 February 25, 2010
• 973688 Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 Q973688 KB973688 February 25, 2010
• 973687 Description of updates for MSXML Core Services 3.0 and MSXML Core Services 6.0 Q973687 KB973687 February 25, 2010
• 973685 Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 Q973685 KB973685 February 25, 2010
• 960884 If you repeatedly unplug and re-plug a 1394a hard disk on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has two 1394a hard disks, the other 1394a hard disk becomes inaccessible Q960884 KB960884 February 25, 2010
• 978772 Description of support boundaries for Active Directory over NAT Q978772 KB978772 February 24, 2010
• 977585 Text strings that are not in a clipping region are printed unexpectedly when you use Microsoft XPS Document Writer to print a file from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q977585 KB977585 February 24, 2010
• 976662 An update is available for the native JSON feature in Internet Explorer 8 Q976662 KB976662 February 24, 2010
• 974571 MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in CryptoAPI could allow spoofing Q974571 KB974571 February 24, 2010
• 973507 MS09-037: Description of the security update for the Active Template Library: August 11, 2009 Q973507 KB973507 February 24, 2010
• 979612 A hotfix is available that improves TCP loopback latency and UDP latency in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Q979612 KB979612 February 23, 2010
• 979306 February 2010 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems Q979306 KB979306 February 23, 2010
• 977263 Files print in an incorrect order when the collate option is selected, or you receive an error message when you use custom forms: "Faulting application spoolsv.exe" Q977263 KB977263 February 23, 2010
• 976265 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: February 2010 Q976265 KB976265 February 23, 2010
• 975755 Device Manager or the application stops responding when you use Device Manager or an application to uninstall the driver for a network adapter on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q975755 KB975755 February 23, 2010
• 971486 MS09-058: Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel could allow elevation of privilege Q971486 KB971486 February 23, 2010
• 954958 Guest operating systems that are supported on a Hyper-V virtual machine Q954958 KB954958 February 23, 2010
• 2015170 Deployed Printers MMC is Empty When More Than 1000 Print Connection Policies Exist in Active Directory Q2015170 KB2015170 February 22, 2010
• 978994 Error message when you try to migrate the SYSVOL share from the FRS to the DFSR service in a Windows Server 2008 domain: "The parameter is incorrect" Q978994 KB978994 February 22, 2010
• 978625 Stop error in Windows Server 2008 when you access a shared network resource: "0x00000027" Q978625 KB978625 February 22, 2010
• 974803 The domain controller runs slower or stops responding when the garbage collection process runs Q974803 KB974803 February 22, 2010
• 972685 FIX: The Explorer.exe process stops responding (hangs) when you use Windows Explorer that hosts a shell extension that was created by using MFC Q972685 KB972685 February 22, 2010
• 979247 The DFS Replication service stops responding on a Windows Server 2008-based downstream server that is configured to replicate data from many upstream servers Q979247 KB979247 February 21, 2010
• 976424 Error code when the kpasswd protocol fails after you perform an authoritative restore: "KDC_ERROR_S_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN" Q976424 KB976424 February 21, 2010
• 958912 A Windows Server 2008-based computer may stop responding when you use a Device Specific Module that plugs into MPIO Q958912 KB958912 February 21, 2010
• 938984 Error message when you try to install Windows Vista: "Windows is unable to find a system volume which meets its criteria for installation" Q938984 KB938984 February 21, 2010
• 979646 Some folders or some files are unexpectedly deleted on the upstream server after you restart the DFS Replication service Q979646 KB979646 February 20, 2010
• 979389 An event subscription that uses a custom filter on a server that is running Windows Server 2008 does not collect events from a server that is running Windows Server 2003 R2 Q979389 KB979389 February 20, 2010
• 2004121 Computer hangs at Applying Computer Settings or All Automatic Services Will Not Start After Reboot on Windows Server 2008 Q2004121 KB2004121 February 19, 2010
• 979231 Memory usage keeps increasing if Schannel authentication is used after the update 968389 is installed in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q979231 KB979231 February 19, 2010
• 975798 The W3wp.exe process consumes 100% of CPU resources on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q975798 KB975798 February 19, 2010
• 950762 MS08-036: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) could allow denial of service Q950762 KB950762 February 18, 2010
• 976438 FIX: Error "0xc00e0003" is returned when you send messages between instances of Message Queuing 4.0 that are running on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q976438 KB976438 February 14, 2010
• 974813 FIX: You cannot send or receive messages by using Message Queuing 4.0 after you configure the BindInterfaceIP registry entry on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008 Q974813 KB974813 February 14, 2010
• 2000843 You cannot print or print preview Web pages in Internet Explorer 8 Q2000843 KB2000843 February 13, 2010
• 980056 The client printer may print the documents by using an incorrect paper size if the "Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first" policy is enabled Q980056 KB980056 February 12, 2010
• 979492 An .inf file cannot be validated when an application uses the "SetupVerifyInfFile" function in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q979492 KB979492 February 12, 2010
• 979471 You cannot create an event in an event log in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 if the source field contains a single quotation mark Q979471 KB979471 February 12, 2010
• 979392 You are not prompted for authentication when you publish files by using the TS RemoteApp Manager MMC snap-in window Q979392 KB979392 February 12, 2010
• 978207 MS10-002: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q978207 KB978207 February 12, 2010
• 975823 The capacity of a Secure Digital (SD) card that is larger than 32 GB is reported incorrectly in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q975823 KB975823 February 12, 2010
• 973878 The 32-bit printer driver and the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility are available for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 Q973878 KB973878 February 12, 2010
• 972260 MS09-034: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q972260 KB972260 February 12, 2010
• 968929 Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0) Q968929 KB968929 February 12, 2010
• 980088 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow information disclosure Q980088 KB980088 February 11, 2010
• 978829 The CTRL and ALT keys in a Terminal Service session get stuck when you unlock a local computer Q978829 KB978829 February 11, 2010
• 977938 FIX: Error message when an application that uses RDS in IIS 7.0 tries to return a recordset: "Microsoft OLEDB Persistence Provider: Rowset can not be loaded because the stream is invalid" Q977938 KB977938 February 11, 2010
• 979288 A 32-bit application that uses the GetCursorPos() function may crash when you run it in a 64-bit version of Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q979288 KB979288 February 10, 2010
• 978251 MS10-006: Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution Q978251 KB978251 February 10, 2010
• 975560 MS10-013: Description of the security update for Quartz: February 9, 2010 Q975560 KB975560 February 10, 2010
• 948343 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service packs are not available for installation through Windows Update Q948343 KB948343 February 10, 2010
• 947821 Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2 Q947821 KB947821 February 10, 2010
• 933246 Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool Q933246 KB933246 February 10, 2010
• 979557 Stop error on a terminal server that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 when a user remotely controls another terminal server session: "STOP: 0x0000007E" Q979557 KB979557 February 9, 2010
• 979385 Error message when you try to add a 32-bit printer driver on a 64-bit printer server: "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device" Q979385 KB979385 February 9, 2010
• 979293 Error message when you view or modify the migrated Group Policy objects in Windows Server 2008: "Attribute cannot be empty" Q979293 KB979293 February 9, 2010
• 979241 No event is added to the System log or to an operational channel when a print job is canceled or deleted Q979241 KB979241 February 9, 2010
• 979234 The memory usage for the Csrss.exe process keeps increasing if a drive letter is frequently changed Q979234 KB979234 February 9, 2010
• 979163 Many pages are printed when you try to print an Excel worksheet by using a redirected printer if the Terminal Services Easy Print feature is used Q979163 KB979163 February 9, 2010
• 979101 The command "netsh interface ipv4 dump" does not export the subnet mask setting in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Server 2008, and in Windows Vista Q979101 KB979101 February 9, 2010
• 979100 Error message when you try to add a user account to a role or delete a user account from a role: "Cannot save one or more changes. The following problem occurred: The parameter is incorrect" Q979100 KB979100 February 9, 2010
• 979099 An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients Q979099 KB979099 February 9, 2010
• 978790 The File Share Witness resource is in a failed state even though the File Share Witness directory is available, and quorum cannot be maintained in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster Q978790 KB978790 February 9, 2010
• 978491 FIX: A server that is running Server Message Block Version 2 does not respond to certain FSCTL_SRV_NOTIFY_TRANSACTION requests from clients that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q978491 KB978491 February 9, 2010
• 978262 MS10-008: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits Q978262 KB978262 February 9, 2010
• 977935 MS10-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow could allow remote code execution Q977935 KB977935 February 9, 2010
• 977894 MS10-010: Vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V could allow denial of service Q977894 KB977894 February 9, 2010
• 977890 The system restarts unexpectedly when OOBE runs, and you receive the following error message: "Failure occurred during online installation" Q977890 KB977890 February 9, 2010
• 977837 FIX: A cluster resource remains offline after the "Run this resource in a separate Resource Monitor" option is disabled in Windows Server 2008 Q977837 KB977837 February 9, 2010
• 977419 Unexpectedly slow startup in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977419 KB977419 February 9, 2010
• 977290 MS10-014: Vulnerability in Kerberos could allow denial of service Q977290 KB977290 February 9, 2010
• 976988 FIX: You cannot print to a Unix Print Server by using an SSL (HTTPS) connection Q976988 KB976988 February 9, 2010
• 976698 You are unable to update the target location of offline file shares in the offline file client side cache without administrative permission Q976698 KB976698 February 9, 2010
• 975007 FIX: A custom application that uses a bitmap data structure may crash in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q975007 KB975007 February 9, 2010
• 974145 MS10-009: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP could allow remote code execution Q974145 KB974145 February 9, 2010
• 971468 MS10-012: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server could allow remote code execution Q971468 KB971468 February 9, 2010
• 979544 You cannot start a remote application or connect to a remote computer on Forefront Unified Access Gateway Q979544 KB979544 February 8, 2010
• 979535 The current date value is set to the MinDate or to the MaxDate in a DateTimePicker control in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q979535 KB979535 February 8, 2010
• 979521 Eror message on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "ERROR_NOT_LOCKED (158)" Q979521 KB979521 February 8, 2010
• 979248 No Cancel button appears when you unlock a Windows Vista-based computer and you receive the error message: "The password for this account has expired" Q979248 KB979248 February 8, 2010
• 979136 A specified user account defaults to a standard user after the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) process is complete on a computer that has hotfix 969902 installed Q979136 KB979136 February 8, 2010
• 979040 Windows Server 2008 is unresponsive because of a deadlock in Sis.sys Q979040 KB979040 February 8, 2010
• 978927 The highlighted menus of all the running applications are displayed incorrectly in a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server session Q978927 KB978927 February 8, 2010
• 978845 FIX: Error message when you access an NFS share from a computer that is running Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2: "Incorrect Function" Q978845 KB978845 February 8, 2010
• 978489 Logoff process stops responding after you create a logoff Group Policy script on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q978489 KB978489 February 8, 2010
• 978344 The Storage Explorer MMC snap-in window crashes if a Fibre Channel HBA is installed in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q978344 KB978344 February 8, 2010
• 978181 A user who belongs to the Network Configuration Operators group cannot enable or disable a network adapter on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q978181 KB978181 February 8, 2010
• 978152 A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer does not respond to 802.1X authentication requests for 20 minutes after a failed authentication Q978152 KB978152 February 8, 2010
• 978001 Cluster resources do not automatically fail over to another node when you disconnect the private and public network interfaces in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster Q978001 KB978001 February 8, 2010
• 977926 An invalid value for the elapsed time appears when you use a WDM driver on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q977926 KB977926 February 8, 2010
• 977893 Error message when you install an update by using Windows Update on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "0x80070490" Q977893 KB977893 February 8, 2010
• 977689 A certificate generation operation fails together with the error code 0x8009000b when a private key of the certificate is imported on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q977689 KB977689 February 8, 2010
• 977592 RPC over HTTP clients cannot connect to the Windows Server 2008 RPC over HTTP servers that have RPC load balancing enabled Q977592 KB977592 February 8, 2010
• 977332 A memory leak occurs when a Winsock API function is called together with the TF_REUSE_SOCKET flag in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista Q977332 KB977332 February 8, 2010
• 976373 A computer that is connected to an IEEE 802.1X authenticated network through a VOIP phone does not connect to the correct network after you resume it from Hibernate mode or Sleep mode Q976373 KB976373 February 8, 2010
• 975616 User accounts are not authenticated by the domain controllers that are in the child domain if "The other domain supports Kerberos AES Encryption" check box is selected Q975616 KB975616 February 8, 2010
• 975332 Users and applications cannot access authorization rules that are stored in Authorization Manager Q975332 KB975332 February 8, 2010
• 971442 The system performance of the server becomes severely decreased when you try to copy files from a server that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 through a network Q971442 KB971442 February 8, 2010
• 971438 A Group Policy object is not applied to a computer that is a member of a nested group on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller Q971438 KB971438 February 8, 2010
• 962355 How to move a DHCP database from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Q962355 KB962355 February 8, 2010
• 936625 How to enable logging in Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008 Q936625 KB936625 February 8, 2010
• 971235 Windows Media Services crashes in an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 or 2008 Q971235 KB971235 February 5, 2010
• 2015892 RD Web Access cannot load RemoteApps or Personal Virtual Desktops from a Connection Broker Q2015892 KB2015892 February 4, 2010
• 2009214 Collection sets running under proxy account will fail in WOW environment. Q2009214 KB2009214 February 4, 2010
• 2009157 KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN Returned in S4U2Self Request Q2009157 KB2009157 February 4, 2010
• 2005074 Event ID 1988 Logged in Directory Service Log after Schema Update Q2005074 KB2005074 February 4, 2010
• 2003730 Group Policy Error Events Logged When Unknown Environment Variable Is Used Q2003730 KB2003730 February 4, 2010
• 2002507 Information about Group Policy Preferences Events Q2002507 KB2002507 February 4, 2010
• 2000622 Installing Active Directory Domain Services Fails with Error "The specified user already exists." Q2000622 KB2000622 February 4, 2010
• 2015796 Version 3 (CNG) Templates Will Not Appear in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Certificate Web Enrollment Q2015796 KB2015796 February 3, 2010
• 2015340 iSCSI Initiator can display wrong Source IP address for Favorite Target Q2015340 KB2015340 February 3, 2010
• 979596 The computer may not shutdown or restart after you install HP ProLiant iLO 2 Management Controller Driver Version 1.9.0.0 or 1.11.0.0 Q979596 KB979596 February 3, 2010
• 962975 Dynamic disks are marked as "Invalid" on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista when you bring the disks online, take the disks offline, or restart the computer if Data Protection Manager is installed Q962975 KB962975 February 3, 2010
• 939322 Support boundary to configure the Windows Time service for high accuracy environments Q939322 KB939322 February 2, 2010