Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - April 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 April 2008. The list is daily updated.

• 951322 The WaitForMultipleObjects() function does not work correctly with pseudohandles in Windows XP, in Windows Server 2003, or in Windows Vista Q951322 KB951322 April 30, 2008
• 950881 After you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the microphone balance button is no longer available Q950881 KB950881 April 30, 2008
• 951805 Stop error message when you send or receive e-mail messages on a Windows Vista-based computer that has e-mail scanning software installed: "STOP: 0x1000008E KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M" Q951805 KB951805 April 29, 2008
• 951573 A monitor that reports information to the operating system by using EDID version 1.3 or a later version may behave unpredictably in installations of Windows that support EDID version 1.1 Q951573 KB951573 April 29, 2008
• 884070 Disk error causes a program to crash in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista Q884070 KB884070 April 29, 2008
• 951745 After you install a non-English-language Input Method Editor on a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot enter any numeric character in the WEP box when you try to join a secure wireless network Q951745 KB951745 April 28, 2008
• 940105 Virtual address space usage in Windows Vista game development Q940105 KB940105 April 25, 2008
• 930063 Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool Q930063 KB930063 April 25, 2008
• 951691 Error message after you click "Save and Clear" in Event Viewer on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Event Viewer could not clear the log" Q951691 KB951691 April 24, 2008
• 951119 A memory leak occurs when the MessageBeep function is called in Windows Vista Q951119 KB951119 April 24, 2008
• 951035 Unsupported methods to update a customized image of Windows Vista to a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 image Q951035 KB951035 April 24, 2008
• 950570 Error message when you start a multiprocessor computer that runs Windows Vista: "STOP: 0x0000007E" Q950570 KB950570 April 24, 2008
• 948927 Error message when you use SmartCard-only authentication to log on to a Windows Vista-based client computer in a wireless network environment: "Cannot connect to : Please contact network administrator" Q948927 KB948927 April 24, 2008
• 952071 You may be unable to click "Next" in the Extend Volume Wizard in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q952071 KB952071 April 23, 2008
• 951181 Description of how hotfixes and updates are managed after you upgrade to a service pack in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q951181 KB951181 April 23, 2008
• 938667 A table border in a Word document is printed as a solid line instead of as dots or dashes in Windows Vista Q938667 KB938667 April 23, 2008
• 951019 You receive an error message when you try to upgrade an x64-based version of Windows XP to Windows Vista Q951019 KB951019 April 21, 2008
• 947212 Error message when you use the Sysprep tool on a Windows Vista-based computer: "A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine" Q947212 KB947212 April 21, 2008
• 942759 An Internet shortcut file does not link to the expected URL on a Windows Vista-based computer Q942759 KB942759 April 19, 2008
• 927842 You cannot connect to a shared printer when you enable the protected mode in Internet Explorer 7 on a Windows Vista-based Computer Q927842 KB927842 April 19, 2008
• 951034 A temp folder and files may remain after you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q951034 KB951034 April 18, 2008
• 951022 Gadgets that an administrator installs in the "Shared Gadgets" folder are disabled after you enable the "Turn Off User Installed Windows Sidebar Gadgets" Group Policy setting on a Windows Vista-based computer Q951022 KB951022 April 18, 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
• 950686 How to troubleshoot performance issues with standby, hibernate, and resume in Windows Vista Q950686 KB950686 April 18, 2008
• 950685 How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista Q950685 KB950685 April 18, 2008
• 950684 How to troubleshoot performance issues during startup in Windows Vista Q950684 KB950684 April 18, 2008
• 949130 The Reassembly Failure counter displays a value that is higher than expected when you use the "netstat -s" command in Windows Vista Q949130 KB949130 April 18, 2008
• 948924 When you use an XPS printer to print an XPS document on a Windows Vista-based computer, the XPS document is not correctly printed Q948924 KB948924 April 18, 2008
• 948505 The gethostbyname function unexpectedly returns the IP addresses in numeric order on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q948505 KB948505 April 18, 2008
• 945060 There may be inconsistencies in the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) and Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) values for an image file in Windows Vista and in Windows XP Q945060 KB945060 April 18, 2008
• 950407 The %ProgramFiles% registry value that a 32-bit application is writes is automatically changed to %ProgramFiles(x86)% on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista Q950407 KB950407 April 16, 2008
• 948180 Error message when you try to automatically connect to a wireless access point that uses shared-mode network authentication in Windows Vista: "Windows cannot connect to " Q948180 KB948180 April 16, 2008
• 950934 When you are prompted to enter administrative credentials for a directory to which you do not have permissions, your user ID is added to the DACL list for the directory in Windows Vista Q950934 KB950934 April 15, 2008
• 951036 Event ID 8194 is logged in the Application log when you install the 2007 Office system on a Windows Vista-based computer Q951036 KB951036 April 14, 2008
• 556075 Guide Error Code 34 in Vista Media Center Q556075 KB556075 April 14, 2008
• 951287 A list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles is available to help you troubleshoot error codes and error messages that you may receive when you try to activate Windows Vista Q951287 KB951287 April 11, 2008
• 951046 The icon size does not increase when you increase the default icon size in the "Window Color and Appearance" dialog box on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q951046 KB951046 April 11, 2008
• 951024 When you run Scanstate.exe and Loadstate.exe from a non-elevated command prompt, the programs fail without an error on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer Q951024 KB951024 April 11, 2008
• 939391 Error message when you try to open an EFS-encrypted file in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003 after the file has been opened in Windows Vista: "Access is denied" Q939391 KB939391 April 11, 2008
• 318575 Dialing rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax and Phone Dialer on Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based computers Q318575 KB318575 April 11, 2008
• 290639 How to enable heap counters for Sysmon Q290639 KB290639 April 11, 2008
• 950180 A Code 9 error is generated in the "Device status" box for Bluetooth Enumerator on a Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB Bluetooth radio device installed Q950180 KB950180 April 10, 2008
• 946532 When you start a Windows Vista-based computer, the system may stop responding (hang) at a black screen Q946532 KB946532 April 10, 2008
• 946401 Description of the changes to network retrieval of PKI objects in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and in Windows Server 2008 Q946401 KB946401 April 10, 2008
• 934013 Event ID 1000 when you use the Binary protocol or the Tagged Binary Core Protocol to print from a PostScript printer on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Faulting application printdrvstress.exe" Q934013 KB934013 April 10, 2008
• 951021 The unattended DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet setting has no effect when you set the setting to true on a Windows Vista-based computer Q951021 KB951021 April 9, 2008
• 951002 Error message when you try to restore from a full backup of a Windows Vista-based computer: "The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)" Q951002 KB951002 April 9, 2008
• 950879 On a Lenovo ThinkPad computer that is running Windows Vista SP1, you cannot use the format user interface to format or to defragment exFAT removable media Q950879 KB950879 April 9, 2008
• 950755 Error message when you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista: "The Software Licensing Service reported that the license evaluation failed: 0xC004E003" Q950755 KB950755 April 9, 2008
• 949281 Error message when you try to publish a movie to a DVD by using Windows DVD Maker in Windows Vista: "Unspecified error" Q949281 KB949281 April 9, 2008
• 951199 Detection and deployment guidance for the April 8, 2008 security release Q951199 KB951199 April 8, 2008
• 951023 A yellow exclamation point appears next to the Trusted Platform Module 1.2 device in Device Manager if you install Windows Vista before you update the BIOS to a TCG-compliant version Q951023 KB951023 April 8, 2008
• 951017 The Get Programs dialog box does not show whether applications are installed when you click "Install a program from the network" in Control Panel on a Windows Vista-based computer Q951017 KB951017 April 8, 2008
• 948253 How to remove the "OEM driver" activation exploit and the "grace timer" activation exploit from a Windows Vista-based computer Q948253 KB948253 April 8, 2008
• 949204 The Print Spooler process (Spoolsv.exe) crashes after you install a Web Services for Devices (WSD) printer driver on a Windows Vista-based computer Q949204 KB949204 April 7, 2008
• 946567 Windows Vista may disconnect client communications that use TCP port 1723 Q946567 KB946567 April 7, 2008
• 302806 Description of Microsoft Product Activation Q302806 KB302806 April 4, 2008
• 951028 You are prompted two times for credentials when you use the Remote Desktop Client to connect to a Windows 2000 Terminal Server from Window Vista or from Windows Server 2008 Q951028 KB951028 April 3, 2008
• 951018 How to generate a full user-mode dump file in Windows Vista Q951018 KB951018 April 3, 2008
• 950168 Accessibility options and programs do not start automatically after you close them on a locked Windows Vista-based computer Q950168 KB950168 April 3, 2008
• 949514 The "Wake on Ring" feature still wakes a Windows Vista-based computer even after you disable the "Allow this Device to wake the Computer" option Q949514 KB949514 April 3, 2008
• 949466 When you try to burn 7.8 GB of data or more to a DVD+R DL disc on a Windows Vista-based computer, the operation may fail even though the capacity of the disc has not been reached Q949466 KB949466 April 3, 2008
• 948460 A removable PCI Express device does not appear in the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog box on a Windows Vista-based computer Q948460 KB948460 April 3, 2008
• 945444 An Audio Streaming Input and Output (ASIO) driver may not work correctly on a Windows Vista-based computer Q945444 KB945444 April 3, 2008
• 950571 A hotfix is available to update the "(GMT +03:00) Baghdad" time zone for 2008 in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista Q950571 KB950571 April 2, 2008
• 949896 The Play item and the AutoPlay item do not appear on the shortcut menu that is retrieved by the IShellFolder and IContextMenu interfaces on a Windows Vista-based computer Q949896 KB949896 April 2, 2008
• 935497 Error message on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that does not have a parallel port: "The Parallel port driver service failed to start" Q935497 KB935497 April 2, 2008
• 947876 Error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1: "Windows Vista Service Pack 1 cannot be installed on your computer" Q947876 KB947876 April 1, 2008
• 946464 You may experience various symptoms when you switch the focus between Windows Media Center and other applications on a computer that is running Windows Vista Q946464 KB946464 April 1, 2008