Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - January 2008

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 January 2008. The list is daily updated.

• 948182 No services are found when you scan for services on a Windows Vista-based Media Center computer that has a PAL TV tuner Q948182 KB948182 January 31, 2008
• 948030 Internet Explorer Maintenance-related Group Policy results are not displayed correctly in Group Policy Management Console on a Windows Vista-based computer Q948030 KB948030 January 31, 2008
• 947233 Error message after you wake a Windows Vista-based portable computer from hibernation: "The system boot information has changed since BitLocker was enabled" Q947233 KB947233 January 31, 2008
• 947232 Error message when you try to access an administrative share on a Windows Vista-based computer from another Windows Vista-based computer that is a member of a workgroup: "Logon unsuccessful: Windows is unable to log you on" Q947232 KB947232 January 31, 2008
• 942964 How the default response rule for IPsec policies functions in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Q942964 KB942964 January 31, 2008
• 942959 Error message when you attach a PCI Express expansion chassis to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Code 12" or "Code 31" Q942959 KB942959 January 31, 2008
• 942448 Changes to the file system and to the storage stack to restrict direct disk access and direct volume access in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q942448 KB942448 January 31, 2008
• 941384 Misleading error message when you install an update package in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008: "Not enough storage is available to process this command" Q941384 KB941384 January 31, 2008
• 940017 User profiles may be deleted after you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q940017 KB940017 January 31, 2008
• 933241 FIX: An ISAPI DLL is not registered when you run an ATL Server application that contains performance counters in Windows Vista Q933241 KB933241 January 31, 2008
• 932224 Package Manager can install only the first package when you extract two or more packages to the same folder in Windows Vista Q932224 KB932224 January 31, 2008
• 929851 The default dynamic port range for TCP/IP has changed in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q929851 KB929851 January 31, 2008
• 926185 No restore points are available when you use Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 in a dual-boot configuration together with an earlier Windows operating system Q926185 KB926185 January 31, 2008
• 947245 Error message when you deploy an image to a Windows Vista-based computer: "The system registry contains invalid file paths. Installation cannot proceed" Q947245 KB947245 January 30, 2008
• 947242 A temporary profile is loaded after you log on to a Windows Vista-based system Q947242 KB947242 January 30, 2008
• 947236 Error message when you try to install a network printer on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Windows cannot connect to the printer Operation could not be completed (error 0x0000000d)" Q947236 KB947236 January 30, 2008
• 947027 How to change the computer certificate on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is running the "Routing and Remote Access" service and SSTP Q947027 KB947027 January 30, 2008
• 947244 Xbox 360 or Windows 2000 Server-based computers may not read CD-R discs that are burned in Windows Vista Q947244 KB947244 January 29, 2008
• 947222 When you redirect the Documents folder on a Windows Vista-based computer to a network share, the folder name unexpectedly changes back to Documents Q947222 KB947222 January 29, 2008
• 947216 Error message when the CreateIpForwardEntry function fails on a Windows Vista-based computer: "0xa0" Q947216 KB947216 January 29, 2008
• 947194 Printing the first page of a large document is delayed when the XPSDocument filter is used on a Windows Vista-based computer Q947194 KB947194 January 29, 2008
• 945145 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you may be prompted for your passport credentials every time that you try to access documents on a WebDAV site from a new workspace Q945145 KB945145 January 29, 2008
• 947506 A hotfix is available to reinstall a corrupted language pack and to resolve the problems that are caused by a corrupted language pack on a Windows Vista-based computer Q947506 KB947506 January 28, 2008
• 947230 After a Windows Vista-based computer sends a POST request to a Web server, the same request is resent Q947230 KB947230 January 28, 2008
• 945399 A network adapter is automatically reinstalled after you uninstall the network adapter in Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer Q945399 KB945399 January 28, 2008
• 940963 When you use the Extra Large Icons view mode in Windows Explorer to view XML Paper Specification files on a Windows Vista-based computer, horizontal lines may unexpectedly appear in the icons Q940963 KB940963 January 28, 2008
• 947465 Error message when you try to use Windows Meeting Space on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Group Policy might be preventing you from changing firewall settings" Q947465 KB947465 January 25, 2008
• 933426 You receive a "Groove Error" error message, and you cannot open Control Panel after you install Groove Virtual Office 3.1 in Windows Vista Q933426 KB933426 January 25, 2008
• 947466 Error message when you run the "sysprep /generalize" command on a Windows Vista-based computer: "A fatal error occurred while running sysprep" Q947466 KB947466 January 24, 2008
• 947249 The recovery password for Windows BitLocker is not FIPS-compliant in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q947249 KB947249 January 24, 2008
• 947235 Error message when you try to access a mapped drive that is mapped to a Windows XP-based computer from a Windows Vista-based computer: "System error 5 has occurred" Q947235 KB947235 January 24, 2008
• 946758 Windows Explorer closes and restarts on systems that run OneCare Family Safety Q946758 KB946758 January 24, 2008
• 946394 Error message when you try to connect to a print queue in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008: "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0x000006be)" Q946394 KB946394 January 24, 2008
• 947248 You cannot access the contents of a virtual CD-ROM drive in a Windows Vista virtual machine in VMware Workstation 5.0 Q947248 KB947248 January 23, 2008
• 947240 You cannot upgrade a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista when you put the "Documents and Settings" folder on a partition that differs from the system partition Q947240 KB947240 January 23, 2008
• 947238 Event ID: 1530 may be logged in the Application log on a Windows Vista-based client computer Q947238 KB947238 January 23, 2008
• 947217 Redundant Prf<x>.tmp files are generated in a roaming user profile on a Windows Vista-based computer Q947217 KB947217 January 23, 2008
• 945149 Graphics performance can be improved in certain multiple-GPU scenarios on a Windows Vista-based computer Q945149 KB945149 January 23, 2008
• 300887 How to use System Information (MSINFO32) command-line tool switches Q300887 KB300887 January 23, 2008
• 947303 Error message when you perform an unattended installation of Windows Server 2008: "Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [drive:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [oobeSystem]" Q947303 KB947303 January 22, 2008
• 947228 Error message when you join a Windows Vista-based client computer to a top level domain (TLD) that has a purely numeric suffix: "An Active Directory Domain Controller for the domain <DNS domain name> could not be contacted" Q947228 KB947228 January 22, 2008
• 947223 Description of the Special Groups feature in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q947223 KB947223 January 22, 2008
• 947218 Successful authentications occur even though the authentications do not participate in Network Access Protection on a Windows Vista-based computer Q947218 KB947218 January 22, 2008
• 946203 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot use an external monitor that is connected by using an S-video connection to view pictures in Windows Photo Gallery Q946203 KB946203 January 22, 2008
• 944149 AVC functionality is not supported in Windows Vista Q944149 KB944149 January 22, 2008
• 947231 After you create a VPN connection through a dial-up connection on a Windows Vista-based computer, VPN credentials are not cached Q947231 KB947231 January 21, 2008
• 947224 Error message when you try to connect to a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 through a RDP connection from a Windows Vista-based computer: "the remote computer you want to connect to cannot recognize credentials" Q947224 KB947224 January 21, 2008
• 556052 http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx Details: "connect timed out". Q556052 KB556052 January 21, 2008
• 947045 A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has MADCAP installed cannot obtain a multicast address from the DHCP server Q947045 KB947045 January 19, 2008
• 947519 You are prompted to activate Windows Vista after you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q947519 KB947519 January 18, 2008
• 947227 The Manage-bde.wsf script does not display non-English characters on a computer that is running the English version of Windows Vista Q947227 KB947227 January 18, 2008
• 947016 Slide show pictures may not be centered on a widescreen display when you start a slide show in Windows Photo Gallery on a Windows Vista-based computer Q947016 KB947016 January 18, 2008
• 811259 How to determine and to recover from Winsock2 corruption in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows Vista Q811259 KB811259 January 18, 2008
• 947292 The "Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)" entry is the only authentication method that appears in the Select Authentication Method list in the Group Policy Management Console in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Q947292 KB947292 January 17, 2008
• 947219 A Windows Vista-based computer may be unable to connect to the network after you configure the computer to use machine authentication and to validate the RADIUS server certificate Q947219 KB947219 January 17, 2008
• 947464 Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer that is running Windows Media Center: "Media Center has stopped working" Q947464 KB947464 January 16, 2008
• 947382 Error message when you bring the computer out of the "Hibernate system" power state in Windows Vista: "Stop 0x000000D1" Q947382 KB947382 January 16, 2008
• 947296 Certain Windows XP-related user accounts and groups remain on the computer after you upgrade to Windows Vista Q947296 KB947296 January 16, 2008
• 946784 How to obtain the IPv6 Ready Logo for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 from IPv6 Forum Q946784 KB946784 January 16, 2008
• 946390 Error messages occur when you use Event Viewer on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer to try to view events on remote computers that run versions of Windows earlier than Windows Vista Q946390 KB946390 January 16, 2008
• 946414 You receive error code 8000FFFF when you click "Check for Updates" in the Windows Update Control Panel item on a Windows Vista-based computer Q946414 KB946414 January 15, 2008
• 942878 A hotfix that addresses changes to daylight saving time in 2007 is available for Windows Services for UNIX and for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications Q942878 KB942878 January 15, 2008
• 946225 You are prompted to install a new printer driver in Windows Vista when you try to print to a Windows Server 2008-based print server or to a Windows Server 2003-based print server Q946225 KB946225 January 14, 2008
• 947206 The Offer Remote Assistance feature may not work if you do not open DCOM Port 135 in the client firewall of a Windows Vista-based computer Q947206 KB947206 January 11, 2008
• 945001 When you use the Remote Desktop Connection feature to connect to a server from a Windows Vista-based client computer, Desktop Window Manager stops working on the server Q945001 KB945001 January 11, 2008
• 810869 The Recycle Bin does not appear on the desktop Q810869 KB810869 January 11, 2008
• 556051 Unable to activate Windows Vista by phone Q556051 KB556051 January 10, 2008
• 947015 When a Windows Vista-based computer resumes from sleep or from hibernation, you cannot use the USB microphone device to record audio Q947015 KB947015 January 9, 2008
• 931712 The "Windows Features" dialog box is empty in Windows Vista, or you receive an error message that includes the following code when you try to use Windows Update: "0x80073712" Q931712 KB931712 January 9, 2008
• 947110 Detection and deployment guidance for the January 8, 2008 security release Q947110 KB947110 January 8, 2008
• 946609 Description of the update for Silverlight 1.0: January 15, 2008 Q946609 KB946609 January 8, 2008
• 945438 FIX: An application that calls the acmFormatChoose function crashes on a computer that is running Windows Vista Q945438 KB945438 January 8, 2008
• 935509 A software update is available for versions of Windows Vista that include the Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption feature Q935509 KB935509 January 8, 2008
• 326549 You cannot view or change the Read-only or the System attributes of folders in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, or in Windows Vista Q326549 KB326549 January 8, 2008
• 937474 Error message when you try to validate a copy of Windows Vista: "The Validation service is unable to determine whether this copy of Windows Vista is genuine" Q937474 KB937474 January 7, 2008
• 946735 The publish location is changed to "This Computer" in Windows Movie Maker when you double-click a publish location on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer Q946735 KB946735 January 4, 2008
• 941050 Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer when you try to access a network drive that is mapped to a Web share: "The operation being requested was not performed because the user has not been authenticated" Q941050 KB941050 January 4, 2008
• 939039 Description of the scheduled tasks in Windows Vista Q939039 KB939039 January 4, 2008
• 270035 How to disable programs that run when you start Windows XP Home Edition or Windows Vista Q270035 KB270035 January 4, 2008
• 921471 Activation fails when you try to activate Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 over the Internet Q921471 KB921471 January 3, 2008
• 946533 When you configure a wireless connection in Windows Vista, the Service Set Identifier (SSID) information may display the wireless profile name instead of the actual SSID Q946533 KB946533 January 2, 2008