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 starts with letter W that have been released. The list is daily updated.

968929 Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0) Q968929 KB968929 February 3, 2012 *new
2638243 When SpecialPollInterval is used as a polling interval, the Windows Time service does not correct the time if the service gets into Spike state Q2638243 KB2638243 January 6, 2012
925681 When you try to download a file from the Internet by using Internet Explorer, the download stops responding Q925681 KB925681 November 23, 2011
2629557 Windows Fax and Scan: An error occured in the script on this page Q2629557 KB2629557 November 11, 2011
945058 When you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service on Windows Server based computers that run many I/O operations, disk volumes take longer to go online Q945058 KB945058 November 11, 2011
918495 When you try to log on interactively to Windows, the user object logon script does not run Q918495 KB918495 October 27, 2011
2479169 "Word did not save the document" error message when you try to save a document in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2479169 KB2479169 October 13, 2011
976265 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: February 2010 Q976265 KB976265 October 9, 2011
972145 Windows Media Player does not correctly apply some of the settings in “Set Program Access and Computer Defaults” Q972145 KB972145 October 9, 2011
968372 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Servers may fail to resolve queries for some top-level domains Q968372 KB968372 October 9, 2011
959465 Write protection does not always work on SD memory cards that are plugged into a computer that runs Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008 Q959465 KB959465 October 9, 2011
961533 When you use an IPsec rule to block traffic from any IP address to any other IP address, the Self-to-Self connection may be blocked on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer Q961533 KB961533 October 8, 2011
961120 When you enable the "Encrypt the Offline Files cache" policy setting, multiple EFS certificates may be generated when you log on to the domain from multiple Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client computers Q961120 KB961120 October 8, 2011
961038 Windows Explorer may crash when you try to expand a parent folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q961038 KB961038 October 8, 2011
960954 When you open a network share by using a previously created shortcut in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, a newly created file or folder in the network share does not appear until you update the screen Q960954 KB960954 October 8, 2011
960735 When you access a SATA device that supports the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) feature in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you may experience poor performance Q960735 KB960735 October 8, 2011
960723 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 stops responding (hangs) during startup Q960723 KB960723 October 8, 2011
960658 Windows Server 2008 systems may generate a truncated dump file if the system supports Dynamic Hardware Partitioning (DHP) and if memory is hot added Q960658 KB960658 October 8, 2011
960644 When you click a file protocol-based hyperlink that points to a 2007 Office system file in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, an application that is associated with the file may not start Q960644 KB960644 October 8, 2011
960519 Windows Vista does not use all the bandwidth of a PPPoE connection when you download a file from an FTP server Q960519 KB960519 October 8, 2011
960037 When a 32-bit process tries to update a string value with a new value that contains the %ProgramFiles% string, the %ProgramFiles% string is converted to the %ProgramFiles(x86)% string in a 64-bit environment Q960037 KB960037 October 8, 2011
959766 Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V systems restart unexpectedly, and you receive a 0x1000007E Stop error code when you mount a VHD file Q959766 KB959766 October 8, 2011
959517 Windows Server 2008 Key Distribution Center (KDC) rejects a TGS request after the TGT is renewed Q959517 KB959517 October 8, 2011
959403 Windows Server 2008 may restart unexpectedly when you open the Hyper-V manager console to manage virtual machines Q959403 KB959403 October 8, 2011
958933 Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based systems do not generate a dump file if the system partition is a mirrored volume Q958933 KB958933 October 8, 2011
958910 When you send a print job to an Internet Printer Protocol (IPP) print server from a Windows-based computer, the print job fails and never restarts Q958910 KB958910 October 8, 2011
958868 Windows Server 2008 virtual machines stop responding during the restarting process when a third-party hypervisor solution is used Q958868 KB958868 October 8, 2011
958807 Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering WMI provider does not correctly handle invalid characters in the private property names causing WMI queries to fail Q958807 KB958807 October 8, 2011
958702 When you copy large files between two Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computers in a high bandwidth WAN network environment, the copy speed may be very slow Q958702 KB958702 October 8, 2011
957759 When you restart a computer that is running 32-bit version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008, the system stops responding Q957759 KB957759 October 8, 2011
957653 Windows Search may fail if you search a network folder from the toolbar in the Windows Explorer while offline on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q957653 KB957653 October 8, 2011
957389 When you run an SUA application that prints log messages from the system logger daemon, ISO 8859 characters are printed incorrectly on Windows Server 2003 R2-based, Windows Vista-based, and Windows Server 2008-based computers Q957389 KB957389 October 8, 2011
957072 Windows Server 2008-based domain controllers cannot negotiate Quality of Protection (QoP) for Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections from non-Windows LDAP clients Q957072 KB957072 October 8, 2011
956544 When you enroll a certificate on a computer that is running Windows Vista or that is running Windows Server 2008, you are prompted to insert a smart card even though a smart card is already inserted Q956544 KB956544 October 8, 2011
956463 Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server (NPS) recognizes all computers as domain controllers in the NAP reporting data Q956463 KB956463 October 8, 2011
955562 When you click the button on the taskbar for an inactive window to make that window active in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, the currently active window is selected again Q955562 KB955562 October 8, 2011
955559 Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 may not display tooltip text correctly if the text contains both alphabetical characters and Japanese characters Q955559 KB955559 October 8, 2011
954920 When an application requests a result set from new SQL Server 2008 collations, you may receive an "MSG 40242" or "MSG 40205" error when the ODBC driver for SQL Server is used or an "MSG 40234" error when the SQL OLE DB pro... Q954920 KB954920 October 8, 2011
954543 Web-related applications may not work correctly after you install cumulative security update for Internet Explorer MS08-024 (KB947864) Q954543 KB954543 October 8, 2011
954436 When you capture a screen shot on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, the screen freezes, and you have to restart the computer Q954436 KB954436 October 8, 2011
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 October 8, 2011
953828 Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines generate a Stop error when NLB is configured or when the NLB cluster does not converge as expected Q953828 KB953828 October 8, 2011
953535 When many SSL connections are established on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the computer eventually stops responding because of a memory leak Q953535 KB953535 October 8, 2011
953197 Windows Server 2008 system cannot start in a dual boot system with Windows 7 system Q953197 KB953197 October 8, 2011
952611 When a user logs on to a domain from a Windows Vista-based client computer or from a Windows Server 2008-based client computer, the client computer takes a long time (about 10 minutes) to process the logon script Q952611 KB952611 October 8, 2011
952234 When you establish a Terminal Services session that requires smart card authentication to log on to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server, the Terminal Services session stops responding Q952234 KB952234 October 8, 2011
951759 When an application uses GDI+ to print to a color printer on a Windows Server 2003-based, Windows Vista-based, or Windows Server 2008-based computer, ICM color matching is not performed Q951759 KB951759 October 8, 2011
950179 When you run the Validate a Configuration Wizard on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista-based computer, the validation does not pass Q950179 KB950179 October 8, 2011
949729 When you run an NDISTest on a Windows-based computer that has a RNDIS driver installed, a failure is reported, or the computer may become unresponsive Q949729 KB949729 October 8, 2011
976759 WFP drivers may cause a failure to disconnect the RDP connection to a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976759 KB976759 October 7, 2011
975848 When there are right-aligned tabs in an application that uses rich edit controls, the tabs are misaligned on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q975848 KB975848 October 7, 2011
975212 When you use a VPN connection that uses Smart Card authentication on a client computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the computer stops responding Q975212 KB975212 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
972841 Windows Search does not return files or folders that are under DFS-linked folders on a Windows Vista SP2 or on a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based computer Q972841 KB972841 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
971244 Windows Remote Management (WinRM) does not accept HTTP authorization requests that are larger than 16 KB on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q971244 KB971244 October 7, 2011
971156 Windows Metafile format is rendered to Enhanced Meta File format on a computer that is running 64-bit version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 Q971156 KB971156 October 7, 2011
970967 WMI performance counter classes that are based on the Performance Monitoring Provider do not work or return incorrect data in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Q970967 KB970967 October 7, 2011
969940 When you start a terminal session to a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 and that has the terminal server role installed, the full Windows desktop starts instead of the program that is specified by the terminal server Q969940 KB969940 October 7, 2011
969874 When you use the Active Directory Lookup feature for Microsoft Services for NFS the ownership information of the files and folders in an NFS share is missing after several minutes Q969874 KB969874 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
967592 Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services licensing service leaks memory Q967592 KB967592 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
967574 Windows 7 clients cannot locate the Active Directory Management Gateway Service installed on Windows Server 2008-based domain controllers Q967574 KB967574 October 7, 2011
967530 When you print multiple files that have different formats by using the Print button in Windows Explorer, all the files are printed in the same format as the last selected file on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967530 KB967530 October 7, 2011
967170 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 do not correctly audit all the privilege use events Q967170 KB967170 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
965228 Windows Server 2008 IA-64 systems cannot start, and Stop error 0x0000005C is generated on a computer that has many of I/O SAPIC controllers installed Q965228 KB965228 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
955012 Windows applications and APIs cannot enumerate path names on NFS mounted volumes on Windows Server 2003 R2-based computers and on Windows Server 2008-based computers Q955012 KB955012 October 6, 2011
982908 Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster Disaster Recovery Planning Q982908 KB982908 October 5, 2011
970087 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 または Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 をインストールするときに、エラーメッセージ "Windows はサポートされていない言語ファイルを検出しました" が表示される Q970087 KB970087 September 23, 2011
948343 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service packs are not available for installation through Windows Update Q948343 KB948343 September 23, 2011
2619375 Windows Service Pack install time increases with multiple language packs installed Q2619375 KB2619375 September 16, 2011
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 September 11, 2011
2550581 When you try to access files on a network share, Windows Explorer stops responding on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q2550581 KB2550581 August 15, 2011
2592504 WMI Hi-Perf counters are not displayed in the performance monitor tool unless the user account is a member of the Administrators group Q2592504 KB2592504 August 9, 2011
2567018 Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 machine still honors the Registry Size Limit (RSL) functionality if the RegistrySizeLimit registry key is set Q2567018 KB2567018 July 20, 2011
2540589 Wrong print output when you print content that contains fonts that have obfuscated names by using Internet Explorer 9 in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2540589 KB2540589 June 23, 2011
2511992 WHEA request does not disable the processing of machine check errors in a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista Q2511992 KB2511992 June 23, 2011
971286 WinUSB version 1.9 update for Windows XP, for Windows Vista, and for Windows Server 2008 Q971286 KB971286 June 23, 2011
2457458 Windows backup fails when you back up data from the root folder of a mount point Q2457458 KB2457458 June 16, 2011
2526870 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 may stop responding at the Welcome screen after you enter the user credentials to log on to the computer Q2526870 KB2526870 June 15, 2011
2484025 Windows Search Service will not start, Error: "The Windows Search service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs" Q2484025 KB2484025 June 10, 2011
2452723 Windows Vista onwards scheduled tasks fail to run if the path in "Start in (Optional)" field has quotes Q2452723 KB2452723 June 10, 2011
971204 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation fails with error 0x80004005 Q971204 KB971204 June 10, 2011
952139 When you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, and a volume on the hard disk is corrupted, a black screen is displayed, or the system stops responding Q952139 KB952139 June 10, 2011
942288 Windows Installer 4.5 is available Q942288 KB942288 June 6, 2011
2009267 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 domain controller returns only 5000 attributes in a LDAP response Q2009267 KB2009267 May 31, 2011
2518874 Windows Event Log service may crash in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2518874 KB2518874 April 15, 2011
2512451 Win32_PerfRawData_TermService_TerminalServices has been renamed to Win32_PerfRawData_LocalSessionManager_TerminalServices in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista and Windows 7 environment Q2512451 KB2512451 April 13, 2011
2004121 Windows Server 2008 computers hang during startup while "applying computer settings" and services configured to start automatically fail to start Q2004121 KB2004121 April 5, 2011
2480910 Wrong printer forms for network printers are used in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Q2480910 KB2480910 March 4, 2011
2276905 Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft VDI Configuration Q2276905 KB2276905 February 21, 2011
2275629 Windows Server 2003 Server Print Queue Migration Q2275629 KB2275629 February 21, 2011
972493 Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Dynamic Installer for Server Manager Q972493 KB972493 February 16, 2011
2430673 Windows Server 2008 cannot be installed or started on a computer that has one terabyte or more of RAM Q2430673 KB2430673 February 9, 2011
968247 Windows Server 2008 System State Backup fails when an invalid ImagePath is specified for services Q968247 KB968247 February 7, 2011
2471478 Windows 2008 SNMP service only send the SNMPv1 Trap Q2471478 KB2471478 December 24, 2010
2482874 WMI consumers that register for instance modification events from the MSVM_ComputerSystem class in the root\virtualization namespace may receive more events than expected Q2482874 KB2482874 December 21, 2010
2444213 "Win32" error message when you access shared files or printers in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Q2444213 KB2444213 November 23, 2010
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 November 22, 2010
958664 Windows Server system software that is not supported in a Hyper-V virtual machine environment Q958664 KB958664 November 22, 2010
956697 Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VSS writer is not used during a backup job because of corrupted or invalid virtual machine configuration files Q956697 KB956697 November 22, 2010
950792 When you try to enable, disable, or update Hyper-V technology, the process stops responding Q950792 KB950792 November 22, 2010
2300535 Windows Ribbon is not displayed correctly in an application that uses the /largeaddressaware option on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q2300535 KB2300535 November 18, 2010
982643 "Windows cannot connect to the printer” error message when you try to add a printer that uses IPP to a client computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q982643 KB982643 November 4, 2010
2022960 Windows fails to start with error Missing or Corrupt ntoskrnl.exe when keys are pressed during startup Q2022960 KB2022960 October 27, 2010
2297272 Windows timezone UTC +02:00 Cairo Daylight Saving Time updates for August and September 2010 Q2297272 KB2297272 September 15, 2010
950181 When you stop a node in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster, the groups that are hosted on that node may fail over to a random node instead of to the next available node Q950181 KB950181 September 11, 2010
947044 When you use a cluster name instead of a node name to make a connection in Windows Server 2008, the DHCP MMC responds very slowly Q947044 KB947044 September 11, 2010
2323366 Windows Preinstall Environment (PE) 2.1 does not support the Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) Q2323366 KB2323366 September 6, 2010
2402960 WinRM Operations over HTTPS fail with Access Denied for some systems Q2402960 KB2402960 September 3, 2010
2002634 Warnings installing Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in domains with single-label DNS names Q2002634 KB2002634 September 1, 2010
2002405 Windows Server Failover Cluster Firewall Validation generates an error: "An item with the same key has already been added" Q2002405 KB2002405 August 30, 2010
2299432 Winsock name resolution APIs use separate cache entries for AF_UNSPEC and AF_INET/AF_INET6 queries Q2299432 KB2299432 August 4, 2010
982520 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: June 2010 Q982520 KB982520 June 22, 2010
980380 Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 stops responding if SMB v1 protocol is used to access shared files Q980380 KB980380 June 10, 2010
2163773 Windows Image Format (.WIM) Size Increases or Decreases with servicing Q2163773 KB2163773 June 7, 2010
950169 Windows Mobile Device Center requires the Desktop Experience on Windows 2008 Q950169 KB950169 May 3, 2010
2021561 When you use the ADsOpenObject API together with a set of credentials and a WinNT provider, a memory leak occurs Q2021561 KB2021561 April 28, 2010
2024245 Warning event 4374 from Servicing may be seen in the Windows Server 2008 System event log despite hotfix installation completing successfully Q2024245 KB2024245 April 23, 2010
979532 Windows Media Photo encoder generates a lossless compressed image instead of a lossy compressed image as expected Q979532 KB979532 April 14, 2010
2021394 Windows Presentation Foundation terminal server print W has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the in convenience. Q2021394 KB2021394 April 1, 2010
930056 Windows Server 2003 Administration tools do not install correctly on Windows 7 and Windows Vista clients Q930056 KB930056 March 11, 2010
2018902 Windows Server 2008 rejects MSI-X message resource requests (RSS) that have targeted processors 60 and above Q2018902 KB2018902 March 4, 2010
979040 Windows Server 2008 is unresponsive because of a deadlock in Sis.sys Q979040 KB979040 February 8, 2010
971235 Windows Media Services crashes in an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 or 2008 Q971235 KB971235 February 5, 2010
2000301 Windows Server 2008 installation fails with "The computer could not find a valid system volume" when installing to previously used disks Q2000301 KB2000301 January 22, 2010
2003646 Windows Server 2008\Printer redirection not working Q2003646 KB2003646 January 20, 2010
968930 Windows Management Framework Core package (Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0) Q968930 KB968930 January 15, 2010
976779 Windows Automation API 3.0 release notes Q976779 KB976779 January 12, 2010
2006855 Windows Server 2008 in remote admin mode - Instead of the specified startup program, the whole desktop is started on a remote desktop connection Q2006855 KB2006855 December 28, 2009
2009647 Windows Deployment Service fails to start with error information of 0x5 Q2009647 KB2009647 December 16, 2009
974868 When you examine the playback devices after you start a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, some audio devices are missing or display the "Not plugged in" status Q974868 KB974868 November 20, 2009
976439 When SharePoint crawls a Web page, the last modified date of the Web page that is displayed in the search results is incorrect Q976439 KB976439 November 19, 2009
2003485 Windows Server\DNS\Event 6268 on trying to query WPAD Q2003485 KB2003485 November 6, 2009
960568 Windows Management Framework BITS package (BITS 4.0) Q960568 KB960568 October 27, 2009
976063 When you run an LDAP query against a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller, you obtain a partial attribute list Q976063 KB976063 October 14, 2009
2002145 Windows Explorer Hangs Connecting to Distributed File System Roots Q2002145 KB2002145 September 21, 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
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
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
2000641 Windows Server 2008 SP2: Print spooler crashes on Terminal Server when deleting ports Q2000641 KB2000641 August 31, 2009
2001178 Windows Installer does not uninstall\replace the text files if its modified. Q2001178 KB2001178 August 19, 2009
2000779 Windows Server Backup MMC fails to open Q2000779 KB2000779 August 17, 2009
2001018 WINS Service restart may generate Event ID 4224 on Windows Server 2008 Q2001018 KB2001018 August 5, 2009
974038 "Windows cannot install required files" error when installing a third party storage driver during Windows setup Q974038 KB974038 July 24, 2009
974001 Windows Server Backup treats removable cartridge disk drives as DVD drives Q974001 KB974001 July 23, 2009
244139 Windows feature lets you generate a memory dump file by using the keyboard Q244139 KB244139 July 16, 2009
973607 When MPIO disks are enumerated under stress, ports may be missing from Device Manager "Location" field Q973607 KB973607 July 14, 2009
973447 Windows Live Movie Maker does not run or it crashes in Windows Server 2008 Q973447 KB973447 July 8, 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
971034 Windows Server 2008 Japanese Language Edition incorrectly states installing “Longhorn” during setup process Q971034 KB971034 May 6, 2009
232070 When you run Dcpromo.exe to create a replica domain controller, you receive the "Failed to modify the necessary properties for the machine account. Access is denied" error message Q232070 KB232070 April 20, 2009
968920 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 DNS clients do not honor DNS round robin by default Q968920 KB968920 March 31, 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
960782 When upgrading your operating system you may get an Application Compatibility Warning for the Microsoft Application Virtualization Client Q960782 KB960782 March 5, 2009
252330 When you toggle Terminal Services to Application Server mode, some programs may stop working Q252330 KB252330 February 28, 2009
954405 Why you cannot view the msDS-RevealedUsers attribute value on a read-only domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 Q954405 KB954405 February 9, 2009
965227 Windows Internet Explorer 8 does not appear in the "Currently installed updates" list in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q965227 KB965227 January 26, 2009
953263 When you use a file handle for FileStream access in a SQL Server 2008 transaction, the transaction may randomly fail to commit in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q953263 KB953263 January 15, 2009
950098 When an application on a computer uses the socket system that is provided by SUA to send data, a value of -1 and an EAGAIN error are returned Q950098 KB950098 January 14, 2009
960407 Windows Media Services Core install package should not install on a non-Core version of Windows Server 2008 Q960407 KB960407 November 21, 2008
959130 When you run the "Connect to the Internet" Wizard and select the "Browse the Internet now" option, Internet Explorer starts instead of the default Web browser that you set in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q959130 KB959130 November 21, 2008
959781 Windows 2000 with Integration Services may shut down slowly while running as a guest on Server 2008 with Hyper-V Q959781 KB959781 November 7, 2008
958336 Windows Vista does not keep its DHCP IP address if a DHCP server is not available Q958336 KB958336 November 7, 2008
959462 Windows 2000 with Integration Services may shut down slowly while running as a guest on Server 2008 with Hyper-V Q959462 KB959462 October 31, 2008
957200 Windows Error Reporting does not function correctly when it is running in a "Windows on Windows 64" (WoW64) configuration on a Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer Q957200 KB957200 October 30, 2008
959116 Wrong default computer name in the Windows 2008 Terminal Services Manager console Q959116 KB959116 October 21, 2008
958572 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista will not fall back to legacy interrupt support from MSI-X interrupts after a firmware downgrade Q958572 KB958572 October 8, 2008
958042 When you try to install updates from the Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, you may receive a "0x80246007" error code Q958042 KB958042 September 29, 2008
954413 When you modify the AutoShareServer registry value on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you are prompted to restart the computer for the change to take effect Q954413 KB954413 July 29, 2008
952909 When you try to print a document to a PostScript printer in an application, the application exits unexpectedly, or you find that an invalid PDF file is created from the incorrect data in the PostScript file Q952909 KB952909 June 6, 2008
949480 When you dynamically add a system board on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the driver for the system board processor does not work correctly Q949480 KB949480 May 20, 2008
949473 When you set the CertDBCleanupInterval registry value to 0 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the functionality for cleaning up expired certificates is not disabled as expected Q949473 KB949473 May 20, 2008
952629 When you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 and that has multiple processors installed, the computer may stop responding at the Windows Start screen Q952629 KB952629 May 19, 2008
946666 When you use a third-party tool to open a picture that was previously edited in Windows Photo Gallery, some metadata fields are duplicated, dropped, or corrupted Q946666 KB946666 May 19, 2008
951047 When you try to use the Terminal Services resource authorization policy to connect to a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the connection may fail Q951047 KB951047 April 29, 2008
951449 When you try to install a Web Services for Devices (WSD) printer on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the operation fails Q951449 KB951449 April 21, 2008
951011 Windows activation in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista fails when you configure a non-Microsoft firewall to use HTTPS authentication to enable access to the Internet Q951011 KB951011 April 18, 2008
937938 Warning event message in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008: "The description for Event ID 129 from source iScsiPrt cannot be found" Q937938 KB937938 March 27, 2008
949390 When you import a .csv event log file into Excel 2007 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the event log is not readable Q949390 KB949390 March 26, 2008
946400 When you start a Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the computer stops responding on a blank screen Q946400 KB946400 March 25, 2008
946306 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 does not appear as an option that can be recovered when you use Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 Q946306 KB946306 March 10, 2008
947706 Windows Server 2008 Group Policy settings for interoperability with non-Microsoft Kerberos realms Q947706 KB947706 March 8, 2008
948613 Windows Server 2008-based and Windows Vista-based clients do not receive Print Job cancelation notifications, and multiple print jobs may be pending in the print queue Q948613 KB948613 February 21, 2008
931478 When you print a document that supports JIS2004 character set such as the Meiryo fonts in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the document may be printed in TrueType fonts even if the printer is configured to use device fonts Q931478 KB931478 February 16, 2008
949093 Windows Server 2008 will log on the administrator account automatically without displaying the logon dialog box when you set the administrator password as blank Q949093 KB949093 February 15, 2008
929580 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 may report less memory than you expect Q929580 KB929580 February 14, 2008
948139 WSUS-related Web services may stop working when you upgrade a Windows Server 2003-based computer to Windows Server 2008 Q948139 KB948139 February 8, 2008
947055 When you perform replication among Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) instances on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the replication process may fail Q947055 KB947055 February 8, 2008
947731 Windows SideShow services and tasks do not start after you install the Desktop Experience Pack on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q947731 KB947731 February 4, 2008
923569 Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 Installation Package for Windows Vista RC1 and Windows Server 2008 Q923569 KB923569 January 31, 2008
911082 When you set the LCID to 1033 in the U.S. English version of Windows XP, the computer stops responding Q911082 KB911082 January 31, 2008
947291 Win32 error codes are reversed in Event Viewer in prerelease versions of Windows Server 2008 Q947291 KB947291 January 18, 2008
946396 Windows SideShow services and tasks may not start in Windows Server 2008 Q946396 KB946396 January 11, 2008
946397 When you do not install the Desktop Experience feature of Windows Server 2008, programs that require programs that are included in Desktop Experience do not run Q946397 KB946397 January 9, 2008
262006 Windows Backup does not back up to CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R devices Q262006 KB262006 December 3, 2007
945396 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 services that were previously removed are restored after you restore the system state on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q945396 KB945396 November 30, 2007
328356 Windows XP Service Pack 1 volume license product key encryption Q328356 KB328356 August 22, 2007
315255 Windows Backup does not back up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R devices Q315255 KB315255 May 7, 2007
925519 Winlogon notification packages do not work after you upgrade to Windows Vista Q925519 KB925519 March 15, 2007
281662 Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 cluster nodes as domain controllers Q281662 KB281662 March 1, 2007

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