Windows Server 2008 articles, fixes and updates - letter W

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.

• 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 August 12, 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
• 954543 Web-related applications may not work correctly after you install cumulative security update for Internet Explorer MS08-024 (KB947864) Q954543 KB954543 July 17, 2008
• 952611 When a user logs on to a domain from a Windows Vista-based client computer, the client computer takes a long time (about 10 minutes) to process the logon script Q952611 KB952611 July 17, 2008
• 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 July 14, 2008
• 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 July 10, 2008
• 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 July 4, 2008
• 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 June 30, 2008
• 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 June 24, 2008
• 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 June 23, 2008
• 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 June 21, 2008
• 953461 Windows Mobile devices cannot use Certificate Web Enrollment Pages in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows Server 2008 Q953461 KB953461 June 18, 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
• 942288 Windows Installer 4.5 is available Q942288 KB942288 June 6, 2008
• 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 May 22, 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
• 950792 When you try to enable, disable, or update Hyper-V technology, the process stops responding Q950792 KB950792 March 31, 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 942564 When a Windows NT 4.0-based computer tries to use the NETLOGON service to establish a security channel to a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller, the operation may fail Q942564 KB942564 January 2, 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
• 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 October 31, 2006