Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - October 2007

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows Vista that have been released in October 2007. The list is daily updated.

• 944033 After you uninstall your default mail client, Windows Live Photo Gallery attaches images to e-mail messages in the previous mail client Q944033 KB944033 October 31, 2007
• 944032 If you uninstall your default browser, Windows Live Photo Gallery may not publish images to online photo-sharing Web sites Q944032 KB944032 October 31, 2007
• 942462 Device drivers in Windows Vista Q942462 KB942462 October 31, 2007
• 942429 You cannot connect to a Cisco ASA Series VPN server by using an L2TP/IPsec-based VPN connection in Windows Vista Q942429 KB942429 October 31, 2007
• 942355 When you press a Windows HotStart button to start a program on a Windows Vista-based computer, the program may not be started as a topmost window Q942355 KB942355 October 31, 2007
• 940542 Error message when you try to log off a Windows Vista-based computer: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142)" Q940542 KB940542 October 31, 2007
• 940453 A temporary user profile is created every time that you log on to a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to a domain Q940453 KB940453 October 31, 2007
• 940324 You may experience poor playback quality when you view a slide show in Windows Live Photo Gallery by using the Pan and Zoom theme Q940324 KB940324 October 31, 2007
• 940291 Error message when you try to install a program from the network on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Fatal error during installation" Q940291 KB940291 October 31, 2007
• 938010 Error message when you try to install the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer on a Windows Vista-based computer: "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package" Q938010 KB938010 October 31, 2007
• 937939 The monitor may turn on unexpectedly when an unattended task occurs on a Windows Vista-based computer Q937939 KB937939 October 31, 2007
• 937556 Description of the default behavior of a Windows Vista-based desktop computer when it wakes up from sleep Q937556 KB937556 October 31, 2007
• 937250 You receive an error message when you try to use the shortcut menu to create a Rich Text Format document in a Croatian version of Windows Vista Q937250 KB937250 October 31, 2007
• 937249 "Mirovanje" is used for both the "Sleep" command and the "Hibernate" command on the "Shut Down" menu in the Slovenian version of Windows Vista and Windows 7 Q937249 KB937249 October 31, 2007
• 937151 You cannot connect to the Internet from a Windows Vista-based computer that uses a local .pac file Q937151 KB937151 October 31, 2007
• 937035 You can use a High Definition Audio controller to wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation Q937035 KB937035 October 31, 2007
• 936835 A dial-up connection no longer works after you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation Q936835 KB936835 October 31, 2007
• 936693 When you use Sound Recorder to record audio in Windows Vista, the recorded audio may contain pops, clicks, or other distortions Q936693 KB936693 October 31, 2007
• 936650 Some features in QuickBooks 2006 and in earlier versions may not work as expected on a Windows Vista-based computer Q936650 KB936650 October 31, 2007
• 936607 How to programmatically obtain the channel code values for System Management Server Service Pack 3 Q936607 KB936607 October 31, 2007
• 936092 Message when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or when you restart the computer: "Windows Mail can compact the message store" Q936092 KB936092 October 31, 2007
• 935994 A minimized Windows Media Center window does not show active video in the thumbnail view and in the Flip 3D view in Windows Vista Q935994 KB935994 October 31, 2007
• 935956 The exact setting for the Volume slider or for the Balance slider is not retained in Windows Vista Q935956 KB935956 October 31, 2007
• 935954 A DVD movie that you play in Windows Media Player skips frames, or it skips to the next chapter when you drag the video window from one monitor to another monitor on a Windows Vista-based system Q935954 KB935954 October 31, 2007
• 935466 Error message when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from running a 3-D screen saver, from sleep, or from hibernation: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection" Q935466 KB935466 October 31, 2007
• 935368 A USB-connected Portable Media Center device no longer works after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep Q935368 KB935368 October 31, 2007
• 935267 The computer wakes when you remove a device from a computer that is running Windows Vista Q935267 KB935267 October 31, 2007
• 935266 You cannot export a contact item to the Address Book in Windows XP from Windows Contacts in Windows Vista by using the Bluetooth File Transfer Wizard Q935266 KB935266 October 31, 2007
• 935263 The version information of an SMSC infrared receiver appears as garbled text or as "Not Available" when you view it in Device Manager in Windows Vista Q935263 KB935263 October 31, 2007
• 935259 Video performance may suddenly be reduced when you move a Windows Media Player 11 window in Windows Vista Q935259 KB935259 October 31, 2007
• 935257 Windows Explorer and Windows Media Center do not display the thumbnail for MPEG2 format video files in Windows Vista Q935257 KB935257 October 31, 2007
• 935256 Windows Media Player 11 skips ahead to the next chapter in a DVD if you change the resolution while the DVD is paused Q935256 KB935256 October 31, 2007
• 934538 You cannot turn on an optional feature, install a Windows update, install a hotfix, or install a language pack on a Windows Vista-based computer Q934538 KB934538 October 31, 2007
• 934532 Tasks may fail when you run the Driver Test Manager, even though the parent job of the tasks does not fail Q934532 KB934532 October 31, 2007
• 934531 Error message when you run the Windows Media Center First Run Setup process in Windows Vista: "Tuner Not Found" Q934531 KB934531 October 31, 2007
• 934349 The wrong system locale is installed when you run the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) Wizard on a Windows Vista-based computer Q934349 KB934349 October 31, 2007
• 934308 Error message when you use the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component to install Windows Vista on a computer: "Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file" Q934308 KB934308 October 31, 2007
• 933585 Beta versions of the Windows Server 2008 schema extensions are available on the Windows Vista installation discs Q933585 KB933585 October 31, 2007
• 932790 Programs that manipulate volume blocks during the boot process may cause data loss in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2003 Q932790 KB932790 October 31, 2007
• 931361 How to troubleshoot issues that may prevent a program from being installed correctly on a Windows Vista-based computer Q931361 KB931361 October 31, 2007
• 931360 How to troubleshoot program-incompatibility issues that may stop the Windows Vista Setup program Q931360 KB931360 October 31, 2007
• 930743 A list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles is available to help troubleshoot error messages that you may receive when you upgrade to Windows Vista within Windows Q930743 KB930743 October 31, 2007
• 930091 A Windows Vista-based computer does not resume from sleep mode if you move or click a USB mouse as the computer is entering sleep mode Q930091 KB930091 October 31, 2007
• 929662 A hard disk or a removable media appears as a RAW volume after you try to complete a full format in Windows Vista Q929662 KB929662 October 31, 2007
• 925316 Error message when you install an .msu update package on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "The Windows Modules Installer must be updated before you can install this package" Q925316 KB925316 October 31, 2007
• 929105 Error message when you install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 1 in Windows Vista: "Windows NT user or group '<COMPUTERNAME>\SQLServer2005MSSQLUser$<COMPUTERNAME>$MSSQLSERVER' not found" Q929105 KB929105 October 30, 2007
• 944352 OOBE does not set the display settings as specified in the unattended file Q944352 KB944352 October 29, 2007
• 944349 Broadcom Wireless adapter experience latency every 30/40 seconds Q944349 KB944349 October 29, 2007
• 944344 usbperf Event 2004 is logged in Application log Q944344 KB944344 October 29, 2007
• 942970 You do not have access to folders or to files after you upgrade the computer to Windows Vista Q942970 KB942970 October 29, 2007
• 928973 You receive an error message when the battery power becomes critically low when watching live TV in Windows Vista: "The device driver for the <device_name> device is preventing the machine from entering standby" Q928973 KB928973 October 29, 2007
• 937409 The "File Download – Security Warning" dialog box opens when you try to open Internet Explorer 7 Q937409 KB937409 October 27, 2007
• 935775 You receive a script error in Internet Explorer 7 when you include certain characters to specify a window name parameter in the "Window.Open" method Q935775 KB935775 October 27, 2007
• 933700 Microsoft does not support changing the location of the Program Files folder by modifying the ProgramFilesDir registry value Q933700 KB933700 October 27, 2007
• 925261 The "Turn off sending URLs as UTF-8" policy setting for Internet Explorer 7 does not function as expected Q925261 KB925261 October 27, 2007
• 925260 The "Turn off smart image dithering" policy setting does not function as expected in Windows Internet Explorer 7 Q925260 KB925260 October 27, 2007
• 922980 You cannot use the "runas" command to run Internet Explorer 7 in a different user account in Windows Vista Q922980 KB922980 October 27, 2007
• 942972 Event ID 1801 may be logged in the System log on a computer that is running Windows Vista Q942972 KB942972 October 26, 2007
• 942957 Security rules for Windows Firewall and for IPsec-based connections in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q942957 KB942957 October 26, 2007
• 935336 Windows Media Player 11 cannot play DRM-protected content on Windows Vista Q935336 KB935336 October 26, 2007
• 933175 Error message when you start Windows Vista: "Your activation period has expired" Q933175 KB933175 October 26, 2007
• 931707 When you use a symbolic link or a hard link to run a program in Windows Vista, the program does not run Q931707 KB931707 October 26, 2007
• 929854 How to enable tracing for a wireless LAN when you start a Windows Vista-based computer Q929854 KB929854 October 26, 2007
• 929834 Error message when you try to run the BitLocker Drive Encryption program: "Cannot run" Q929834 KB929834 October 26, 2007
• 929830 You must install BitLocker on the system volume of a computer that is running Windows Vista Q929830 KB929830 October 26, 2007
• 929713 A Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) application may stop responding after you install SUA on a Windows Vista-based computer Q929713 KB929713 October 26, 2007
• 929528 Some DVD players do not recognize a DVD that you create by using Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer Q929528 KB929528 October 26, 2007
• 927395 You cannot uninstall a program after you upgrade to Windows Vista Q927395 KB927395 October 26, 2007
• 925520 Custom GINA modules do not work after you upgrade your computer to Windows Vista Q925520 KB925520 October 26, 2007
• 923883 You may not have the option to enable transparent glass effects in Windows Vista Q923883 KB923883 October 26, 2007
• 915105 "Check for new definitions" warning after you install Windows Defender Q915105 KB915105 October 26, 2007
• 942965 How the Windows Firewall exception settings in the Group Policy administrative template work together with the Windows Firewall Control Panel program in Windows Vista Q942965 KB942965 October 25, 2007
• 942963 The "netsh advfirewall consec" command does not preserve the order of the authentication methods that are specified in a connection security rule on a Windows Vista-based computer Q942963 KB942963 October 25, 2007
• 939321 Error message when you use Outlook 2007 in Windows Vista to try to connect to a computer that is running Exchange Server 2003: "Task reported error 0x8004011D. The server is not available" Q939321 KB939321 October 25, 2007
• 944031 Windows Live Photo Gallery will not start on Windows XP N or Windows Vista N Q944031 KB944031 October 24, 2007
• 943592 The preview function in Windows Movie Maker does not work on a Windows Vista-based computer Q943592 KB943592 October 24, 2007
• 941822 Stop error when you resume a computer that is running Windows Vista from standby: "STOP 0x000000FE (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)" Q941822 KB941822 October 24, 2007
• 942903 Installation of Windows Vista language pack from Windows Update fails Q942903 KB942903 October 23, 2007
• 942813 Stop error when you try to restart a Windows PE 2.0 system that uses AMD Barcelona processor and that has the Operating System Capabilities (_OSC) method enabled in the BIOS: "STOP: 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE)" Q942813 KB942813 October 23, 2007
• 932211 You are unable to view media that you added to a Windows Vista-based Media Center computer with your Media Center Extender Q932211 KB932211 October 23, 2007
• 942975 Error message when you specify the value of the InstallToAvailablePartition XML element as "true" in the Unattend.xml file to install Windows Vista: "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation" Q942975 KB942975 October 22, 2007
• 944008 Explorer terminates when launching the Add Printer wizard Q944008 KB944008 October 19, 2007
• 944007 Unable to access shares via IPv6 address due to the ":" character Q944007 KB944007 October 19, 2007
• 929529 Error message when you use Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Download Incomplete. Guide listings could not be retrieved. Internet connection failure" Q929529 KB929529 October 18, 2007
• 928229 Third-party network-related programs that use NDIS drivers may no longer function after you upgrade a computer to Windows Vista Q928229 KB928229 October 18, 2007
• 886906 ASP.NET path validation vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3 Q886906 KB886906 October 18, 2007
• 942532 When you extract a compressed file that you downloaded from the Internet, the file's modified date changes to the date that you extracted it Q942532 KB942532 October 16, 2007
• 315809 Application Management event 108 is logged even though an application is not deployed Q315809 KB315809 October 16, 2007
• 928985 An Excel 2007 workbook is not saved as expected to a document library on a Windows SharePoint Services site Q928985 KB928985 October 15, 2007
• 928151 You are prompted two times to type your username and your password when you try to open or to save a 2007 Office document Q928151 KB928151 October 15, 2007
• 927154 The Minimize, Restore, and Close buttons stop responding when you maximize a Word 2007 window on a Windows Vista-based computer Q927154 KB927154 October 15, 2007
• 926888 A string is not displayed in a file dialog box when you try to use the "InitialFileName" property in 2007 Office programs Q926888 KB926888 October 15, 2007
• 926707 Help content does not appear when you click "Help" during the setup of a 2007 Office program on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows XP or of Windows Vista Q926707 KB926707 October 15, 2007
• 926528 The Microsoft System Information utility on a Windows Vista-based computer does not does not include information about an installed Microsoft Office application Q926528 KB926528 October 15, 2007
• 923920 Error message when you open a smart document solution on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "The XML expansion pack or the smart document program is missing or invalid" Q923920 KB923920 October 15, 2007
• 923917 Error message when you try to save a Word 2007 document: "You don't have permission to save in this location" or "Run-time error '5156'" Q923917 KB923917 October 15, 2007
• 943551 How to force Windows Live Photo Gallery to display images by using GDI on a Windows Vista-based or Windows XP SP2-based computer Q943551 KB943551 October 14, 2007
• 932141 Message when a Windows Vista-based computer takes a long time to restart or to shut down: "Windows is configuring updates" Q932141 KB932141 October 12, 2007
• 886217 New program window appears behind all other open windows on a Windows 2000-based, Windows XP-based, Windows Server 2003-based, or Windows Vista-based computer Q886217 KB886217 October 12, 2007
• 937252 Volume numbers in the "Volume ###" column may change every time that you run the "List Volume" command in the Diskpart.exe utility in Windows Q937252 KB937252 October 11, 2007
• 936621 The Windows Media Digital Rights Management system may not work after you perform a system restore operation Q936621 KB936621 October 11, 2007
• 935788 Data is written to a file on a network share even though the WriteFile function returns a value of 0 for the lpNumberOfBytesWritten parameter when you run a custom application in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or a later version Q935788 KB935788 October 11, 2007
• 927830 How to force Windows Photo Gallery to display images by using GDI on a Windows Vista-based computer Q927830 KB927830 October 11, 2007
• 923215 On an x64-based version of Windows, two instances of the print properties dialog box open, or Word stops responding when you try to access the printer properties, and you cannot print Q923215 KB923215 October 11, 2007
• 912595 You cannot create files when alternate data streams are present on a computer that is using the NTFS file system Q912595 KB912595 October 11, 2007
• 912178 An unexpected program may start when you use the "Start a program" feature in Remote Desktop Connection Q912178 KB912178 October 11, 2007
• 899606 When you use booklet mode to print a document that contains an embedded EPS graphics file, the file does not print correctly in Windows Q899606 KB899606 October 11, 2007
• 290324 Error message may occur when you increase the maximum profile size Q290324 KB290324 October 11, 2007
• 281884 The Process object in Performance Monitor can display Process IDs (PIDs) Q281884 KB281884 October 11, 2007
• 202840 A client connected to an Ethernet switch may receive several logon-related error messages during startup Q202840 KB202840 October 11, 2007
• 132465 Network bi-directional printing support in Windows Q132465 KB132465 October 11, 2007
• 942304 SPNs are not registered in an Active Directory site that includes only read-only domain controllers Q942304 KB942304 October 9, 2007
• 942961 You receive an error message when you try to activate a Windows Vista-based computer in a KMS pool: "The returned count from your Key Management Service is insufficient" Q942961 KB942961 October 4, 2007
• 941949 Error message when you connect a Windows Media Center Extender device to a computer that is running Windows Vista Media Center: "Extender did not connect" Q941949 KB941949 October 4, 2007
• 930377 Error message when you click the download link after you run an electronic software license purchasing program in Windows Vista: "Cannot Install License Package: This license package cannot be installed from the edition of Windows which you are using" Q930377 KB930377 October 2, 2007
• 930376 Error message when you try to install the license package on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Cannot Install License Package" Q930376 KB930376 October 2, 2007