Windows Server 2008 R2 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 R2 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
• 978738 You cannot use DirectAccess to connect to a corporate network from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978738 KB978738 February 26, 2010
• 978637 An application runs in a Windows Vista context instead of in a Windows 7 context on a computer that is running an x64 edition of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978637 KB978637 February 26, 2010
• 949180 How to create a user-mode process dump file in Windows Server 2008 Q949180 KB949180 February 26, 2010
• 2019222 [SDP 3][f819beda-777a-40c7-979d-499f663649fc] Windows Setup Troubleshooter - Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Q2019222 KB2019222 February 25, 2010
• 2005980 You cannot add a DHCP reservation which is outside of the scope distribution range in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2005980 KB2005980 February 25, 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
• 979530 A Windows Server 2008 R2-based Remote Desktop server denies some connection requests randomly under heavy logon or logoff conditions Q979530 KB979530 February 25, 2010
• 979495 A secure channel is broken after you change the computer password on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer Q979495 KB979495 February 25, 2010
• 978526 FIX: Windows Explorer may stop responding when you insert a recordable BD-R into the Blu-Ray drive on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978526 KB978526 February 25, 2010
• 978206 FIX: MPEG-2 Program Stream content does not play on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978206 KB978206 February 25, 2010
• 978205 FIX: MPEG-2 transport streams or certain variable bit rate WMV files may not play in Windows Media Player on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978205 KB978205 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
• 973685 Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 Q973685 KB973685 February 25, 2010
• 973289 How to customize default user profiles in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q973289 KB973289 February 25, 2010
• 2009365 Error message when you try to add an additional disk to a scheduled backup: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" Q2009365 KB2009365 February 24, 2010
• 979491 A computer stops responding when you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, or when you enable or install a 1394 device on the computer Q979491 KB979491 February 24, 2010
• 979383 After you apply a WMI filter, the GPO does not take effect on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979383 KB979383 February 24, 2010
• 978772 Description of support boundaries for Active Directory over NAT Q978772 KB978772 February 24, 2010
• 977336 You cannot migrate or import the Hyper-V role and the RRAS role service by using the Windows Server Migration Tools feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977336 KB977336 February 24, 2010
• 977096 You are unable to diagnose whether a snapshot creation failure is caused by issues in VSS hardware providers running in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977096 KB977096 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
• 2015692 You cannot use Windows 7 RSAT to connect to a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Hyper-V Q2015692 KB2015692 February 23, 2010
• 979711 Error message when iSCSI Boot is used on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "0x0000000A" Q979711 KB979711 February 23, 2010
• 979619 Tracing is inefficient when you diagnose issues that are related to iSCSI Initiator in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q979619 KB979619 February 23, 2010
• 979306 February 2010 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems Q979306 KB979306 February 23, 2010
• 978926 Error code when heap corruption occurs in the Hbaapi.dll process: "STATUS_HEAP_CORRUPTION (0xC0000374)" Q978926 KB978926 February 23, 2010
• 978277 Error message when you try to change a password on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "The specified account does not exist" Q978277 KB978277 February 23, 2010
• 976422 The capacity of a Secure Digital (SD) card that is larger than 32 GB is reported incorrectly in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976422 KB976422 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
• 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
• 980643 Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Windows 2008 R2 Cluster Installation with Hyper-V Q980643 KB980643 February 22, 2010
• 980459 Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Windows 2008 R2 Cluster Installation Q980459 KB980459 February 22, 2010
• 979600 Error message when you try to use the printbrm command to migrate the printer server from a Windows Server 2003-based computer to a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer: "0x800700a1" Q979600 KB979600 February 22, 2010
• 979294 The Dcdiag.exe tool takes a long time to run in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7 Q979294 KB979294 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
• 978562 The "Validate Multiple Arbitration" test on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster may incorrectly fail Q978562 KB978562 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
• 979745 The legacy Vista-style green progress bar shows when you start or restart Chinese Traditional HK version of Windows 7 Q979745 KB979745 February 20, 2010
• 978571 Stop error when you try to put the computer into hibernation (S4) in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Q978571 KB978571 February 20, 2010
• 978055 FIX: User accounts that use DES encryption for Kerberos authentication types cannot be authenticated in a Windows Server 2003 domain after a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller joins the domain Q978055 KB978055 February 20, 2010
• 976527 Error message on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x00000050" Q976527 KB976527 February 20, 2010
• 977158 DNS updates may be incorrectly reported as failed when you use a third-party DNS server application for DNS registration on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q977158 KB977158 February 19, 2010
• 974072 You cannot provide versions of iSCSI storage drivers during installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 if the drivers differ from those on the installation media. Q974072 KB974072 February 19, 2010
• 979366 The burning operation fails with a time-out error when you try to burn files to a DVD-R Dual Layer disc in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979366 KB979366 February 14, 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
• 980486 A new Microsoft 6to4 adapter is unexpectedly created after you restart Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q980486 KB980486 February 12, 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
• 980055 The FSRM service queries the DFS server every minute in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q980055 KB980055 February 12, 2010
• 979564 The DFS Replication Management Pack shows alerts for cluster network names that are in the “healthy” status on a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster Q979564 KB979564 February 12, 2010
• 979396 You do not receive a Print notification when you print on a server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979396 KB979396 February 12, 2010
• 979395 The Help output for the Wdsutil.exe utility does not display the commands and descriptions for the "/Get" command and for the "/New" command Q979395 KB979395 February 12, 2010
• 978207 MS10-002: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q978207 KB978207 February 12, 2010
• 977184 You cannot install Active Directory on an iSCSI boot computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977184 KB977184 February 12, 2010
• 976883 A program icon in the notification area may be lost after the corresponding program is updated in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976883 KB976883 February 12, 2010
• 976210 You cannot connect to an 802.1X wired network when you run an automated build process Q976210 KB976210 February 12, 2010
• 972260 MS09-034: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q972260 KB972260 February 12, 2010
• 2018710 On a system with many MSI-X supported devices, MSINFO32 can take an extended amount of time to export the system data to a file Q2018710 KB2018710 February 11, 2010
• 980088 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow information disclosure Q980088 KB980088 February 11, 2010
• 978251 MS10-006: Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution Q978251 KB978251 February 10, 2010
• 977695 The SceCli 1202 events are logged when some Group Policy settings are refreshed in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7 Q977695 KB977695 February 10, 2010
• 975560 MS10-013: Description of the security update for Quartz: February 9, 2010 Q975560 KB975560 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
• 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
• 979214 The DirSync control search does not return the deactivated linked attributes from a modified object in a Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain Q979214 KB979214 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
• 979099 An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients Q979099 KB979099 February 9, 2010
• 979039 Error message when you view or modify the migrated Group Policy objects in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Attribute cannot be empty" Q979039 KB979039 February 9, 2010
• 978500 A server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 crashes, and Stop error 0xD1 occurs Q978500 KB978500 February 9, 2010
• 978387 FIX: The connectivity test that is run by the Dcdiag.exe tool fails together with error code 0x621 Q978387 KB978387 February 9, 2010
• 978265 FIX: The memory allocation and processor usage for the Ocspsvc.exe process keeps increasing if a large CRL is loaded Q978265 KB978265 February 9, 2010
• 978262 MS10-008: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits Q978262 KB978262 February 9, 2010
• 977977 RSS network throughput performance decreases on Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers that have more than 32 processors Q977977 KB977977 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
• 977419 Unexpectedly slow startup in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977419 KB977419 February 9, 2010
• 971468 MS10-012: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server could allow remote code execution Q971468 KB971468 February 9, 2010
• 979560 The position of the windows is not restored correctly after you turn on the "Restore previous folder windows at logon" feature on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q979560 KB979560 February 8, 2010
• 979532 Windows Media Photo encoder generates a losslessly compressed image instead of a lossy compressed image as expected Q979532 KB979532 February 8, 2010
• 979444 Error message on a blue screen on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x0000000A" Q979444 KB979444 February 8, 2010
• 979443 You do not receive a warning message when a remote desktop connection fails from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q979443 KB979443 February 8, 2010
• 979425 A combo box item in a RemoteApp application is updated incorrectly when you connect by using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7.0 Q979425 KB979425 February 8, 2010
• 979373 The DirectAccess connection is lost on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 that has an IPv6 address Q979373 KB979373 February 8, 2010
• 979350 SharePoint Workspace 2010 or Groove 2007 clients who are provisioned to Groove Server Relay in Windows Server 2008 R2 may experience a synchronization failure Q979350 KB979350 February 8, 2010
• 979223 A nonpaged pool memory leak occurs when you use a WFP callout driver in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979223 KB979223 February 8, 2010
• 979140 The Gabriola font incorrectly displays fractions when you enable a feature that combines the fraction into one symbol in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979140 KB979140 February 8, 2010
• 978982 Stop error when you resume a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from sleep or from hibernation: "STOP: 0x000000D1" Q978982 KB978982 February 8, 2010
• 978918 Error code when an application uses the CredSSP in Windows Server 2008 R2: "0x80090329" Q978918 KB978918 February 8, 2010
• 978917 A PostScript printer prints an error message instead of the expected document Q978917 KB978917 February 8, 2010
• 978884 A "Request For Permission to Use a Key" dialog box appears every time that you send an e-mail message in Outlook 2007 Q978884 KB978884 February 8, 2010
• 978838 Error message when you run the "Set-GPPermission" cmdlet or the "Get-GPPermission" cmdlet: ""_ploc" is not a valid security group" Q978838 KB978838 February 8, 2010
• 978837 The Group Policy Management Editor window crashes when you apply some changes for NRPT policy settings Q978837 KB978837 February 8, 2010
• 978714 Error message in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: 0x8007007E Q978714 KB978714 February 8, 2010
• 978535 Stop error on a blue screen when you remove an SD card from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer: "0x000000D1" Q978535 KB978535 February 8, 2010
• 978516 You experience significant delays when you read the same set of files several times on a read-only volume in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978516 KB978516 February 8, 2010
• 978462 A computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding when you disable or remove a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM device in Device Manager Q978462 KB978462 February 8, 2010
• 978433 Windows Explorer crashes and then restarts when you access a third-party Control Panel item on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978433 KB978433 February 8, 2010
• 978347 Many connections have a CLOSE_WAIT status after you map some network drives on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer and access them several times on an NFS server Q978347 KB978347 February 8, 2010
• 977944 The "Desktop Wallpaper" Group Policy setting is not applied in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977944 KB977944 February 8, 2010
• 977832 The "Arbeid frakoblet" button does not change to "Arbeid tilkoblet" after you click the button in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977832 KB977832 February 8, 2010
• 977648 An application that calls the ReadConsoleOutputCharacter function closes unexpectedly or data becomes corrupted when the application runs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977648 KB977648 February 8, 2010
• 977353 A Group Policy Immediate Task preference item does not run on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977353 KB977353 February 8, 2010
• 976586 Error in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when unlocking a computer or switching users Q976586 KB976586 February 8, 2010
• 976525 Incorrectly displayed Arabic characters in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976525 KB976525 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
• 975332 Users and applications cannot access authorization rules that are stored in Authorization Manager Q975332 KB975332 February 8, 2010
• 976187 FIX: The DVD drive is not recognized after you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976187 KB976187 February 5, 2010
• 955725 List of known issues when you install SQL Server on Windows 7 or on Windows Server 2008 R2 Q955725 KB955725 February 5, 2010
• 2015892 RD Web Access cannot load RemoteApps or Personal Virtual Desktops from a Connection Broker Q2015892 KB2015892 February 4, 2010
• 2009157 KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN Returned in S4U2Self Request Q2009157 KB2009157 February 4, 2010
• 2008652 Unable to Join Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Computer to Active Directory Domain Q2008652 KB2008652 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
• 976918 Server applications may be incompatible with default behavior of authentication protocols by Windows 7 clients Q976918 KB976918 February 3, 2010
• 2001329 Media files cannot be viewed from Internet Explorer 8.0 Q2001329 KB2001329 February 2, 2010
• 939322 Support boundary to configure the Windows Time service for high accuracy environments Q939322 KB939322 February 2, 2010
• 979374 You cannot install Windows Server 2008 R2 on a computer that uses EFI Q979374 KB979374 February 1, 2010
• 977692 The Lsass.exe process exits unexpectedly on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 after a password is synchronized in Identity Management for UNIX (IDMU) Q977692 KB977692 February 1, 2010