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

• 955119 You may receive an error message when you try to install or run a program or try to install an update on a Windows Vista-based computer Q955119 KB955119 June 30, 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
• 953029 The monitor reverts to a low-power state several seconds after you wake it up by pressing the power button or by using the remote control on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Q953029 KB953029 June 30, 2008
• 952093 Error message when the Windows Search Indexer crashes on a Windows Vista-based Tablet PC that has Outlook installed: "Microsoft Windows Search Indexer stopped working and was closed" Q952093 KB952093 June 30, 2008
• 929427 The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update Q929427 KB929427 June 30, 2008
• 954370 Error message when you try to connect to a domain controller for remote administration from a Windows Vista SP1-based computer that has Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed: "The RPC server is unavailable" Q954370 KB954370 June 27, 2008
• 952044 MS08-029: Vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine could allow denial of service Q952044 KB952044 June 27, 2008
• 950772 A computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003, of Windows Vista, or of Windows Server 2008 randomly restarts and then generates a Stop error Q950772 KB950772 June 27, 2008
• 949459 The new 64-bit CPU from VIA Technologies is not recognized on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q949459 KB949459 June 27, 2008
• 948881 MS08-023: Critical security update for ActiveX killbits Q948881 KB948881 June 27, 2008
• 947864 MS08-024: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q947864 KB947864 June 27, 2008
• 945553 MS08-020: Vulnerability in DNS client could allow spoofing Q945553 KB945553 June 27, 2008
• 943280 You are prompted to enter your credentials when you access an FQDN site by using a Windows Vista-based client computer that has no proxy configured Q943280 KB943280 June 27, 2008
• 941693 MS08-025: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege Q941693 KB941693 June 27, 2008
• 941569 MS07-068: Vulnerability in Windows Media file format could allow remote code execution Q941569 KB941569 June 27, 2008
• 935893 Error message in Adobe Photoshop after you modify a file's metadata in Windows Vista: "The embedded ICC profile cannot be used because the ICC profile description is invalid" Q935893 KB935893 June 27, 2008
• 954388 When you try to save an answer file on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive an XML validation error Q954388 KB954388 June 26, 2008
• 954372 After you download the Group Policy preference client-side extensions on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows XP-based computer, nothing is present under Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy Q954372 KB954372 June 26, 2008
• 953395 FIX: An application that uses Media Foundation crashes when you play video Q953395 KB953395 June 26, 2008
• 953347 An application that uses the VDMEnumProcessWOW function to enumerate virtual DOS machines returns no output or incorrect output on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista Q953347 KB953347 June 26, 2008
• 952627 Description of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Management Tools update for the release version of Hyper-V Q952627 KB952627 June 26, 2008
• 952131 Piggybacked data on a TCP Acknowledgement (ACK) package may bypass the WFP inspection process in Windows Vista Q952131 KB952131 June 26, 2008
• 950754 FIX: Noticeable problems occur in the video when you use the DirectSound renderer on Windows Vista Q950754 KB950754 June 26, 2008
• 950489 FIX: The video application crashes when you play a video if five or more monitors are attached to the computer Q950489 KB950489 June 26, 2008
• 949545 An update is available to resolve an issue in which the Wusa.exe tool returns a "1 (S_FALSE)" error code in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q949545 KB949545 June 26, 2008
• 945285 An End User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q945285 KB945285 June 26, 2008
• 938979 An update is available that improves the performance and reliability of Windows Vista under certain circumstances Q938979 KB938979 June 26, 2008
• 883825 Error message when you try to download an update from Windows Update or from Microsoft Update in Windows XP or Windows Vista: "0x80070020 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" Q883825 KB883825 June 26, 2008
• 954368 Error message when you open the Internet Explorer Compatibility Test Tool on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer: "The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved" Q954368 KB954368 June 25, 2008
• 954367 You receive a “Windows cannot connect to the printer” error message or the computer stops responding on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2003-based computer that uses an HP printer Q954367 KB954367 June 25, 2008
• 951720 A Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer may stop responding during shutdown after you install a series of hotfixes and then try to restart the computer Q951720 KB951720 June 25, 2008
• 928631 A USB device may no longer work correctly after Windows Vista resumes from sleep or from hibernation Q928631 KB928631 June 25, 2008
• 926181 How to add Input Method Editor (IME) support to Windows PE 2.0 Q926181 KB926181 June 25, 2008
• 558113 How to copy printer form/s from one computer to another Q558113 KB558113 June 25, 2008
• 952709 A reliability and performance update is available for Windows Vista SP1-based computers Q952709 KB952709 June 24, 2008
• 951324 After you log on to a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Desktop folder redirected, you see a black screen for 30 to 120 seconds before the desktop or the Start menu appears Q951324 KB951324 June 24, 2008
• 950125 Description of the Media Center Extenders for Windows Vista update that was released on June 24, 2008 Q950125 KB950125 June 24, 2008
• 950124 Description of an update that provides broader support in Media Center Extenders for Windows Vista for newer TV set-top boxes Q950124 KB950124 June 24, 2008
• 942969 How to troubleshoot Volume Activation 2.0 error codes in Windows Vista Q942969 KB942969 June 24, 2008
• 939399 Error message when you try to install updates on a Windows Vista-based computer by using Windows Update or when you try to perform a backup: "Code 0x8007000b" Q939399 KB939399 June 24, 2008
• 954802 A file is not deleted from a full CD-R disk Q954802 KB954802 June 23, 2008
• 953290 An application may crash when it uses legacy methods to query performance counter values in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q953290 KB953290 June 23, 2008
• 952824 IEEE 1394-compliant storage devices that are connected to an OHCI host controller are not displayed in Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer Q952824 KB952824 June 23, 2008
• 951116 A memory leak occurs in performance counters that are used to monitor Windows Server 2008-based computers Q951116 KB951116 June 23, 2008
• 934430 Network connectivity may fail when you try to use Windows Vista behind a firewall device Q934430 KB934430 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
• 952154 Error message when you try to play a DVD on a computer that is running an x64 version of Windows Vista: "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because the disc prohibits playback in your region of the world" Q952154 KB952154 June 21, 2008
• 954207 A Windows Server 2008 system or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 system cannot start after you increase or reduce the size of the boot volume on a GPT disk Q954207 KB954207 June 20, 2008
• 953768 A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer needs at least the Read permission for Group Policy Objects in Active Directory Domain Services if the computer is configured for loopback processing Q953768 KB953768 June 20, 2008
• 931225 How to prepare to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista Q931225 KB931225 June 20, 2008
• 166774 How to update a sound card driver in Windows Vista and in Windows XP Q166774 KB166774 June 20, 2008
• 952790 An application is unable to obtain an exclusive lock to a volume after the system runs for several hours in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q952790 KB952790 June 19, 2008
• 951376 MS08-030: Vulnerability in Bluetooth stack could allow remote code execution Q951376 KB951376 June 19, 2008
• 953959 How to block the automatic delivery of Windows Search 4.0 to Windows Vista SP1-based computers that have the Automatic Updates feature enabled Q953959 KB953959 June 18, 2008
• 953693 Error message when you try to run the LifeCam software on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "This application failed to start because Wmvcore.dll was not found" Q953693 KB953693 June 18, 2008
• 953270 After a Windows Vista-based computer resumes from hibernation, the computer waits 30 seconds before it starts connecting to a new wireless network Q953270 KB953270 June 18, 2008
• 938107 Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista: "Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist" Q938107 KB938107 June 18, 2008
• 896333 A description of the driver support in x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Q896333 KB896333 June 18, 2008
• 274598 Complete memory dumps are not available on computers that have 2 or more gigabytes of RAM Q274598 KB274598 June 18, 2008
• 953826 The logon screen may be clipped on a Windows Vista-based computer after you reset the screen font size to the "Larger scale (120 DPI)" setting, and then you restart the computer Q953826 KB953826 June 17, 2008
• 953689 A Windows Vista-based computer does not resume from hibernation (S4) or from standby (S3) if you run an application to set an RTC wake-up time Q953689 KB953689 June 17, 2008
• 951946 A pop-up window that indicates that a duplicate file name has been selected may not appear as the foreground window when you install the HP System Management Homepage software in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q951946 KB951946 June 17, 2008
• 950573 FIX: Application domains restart unexpectedly in Internet Information Services 7.0 Q950573 KB950573 June 17, 2008
• 944533 MS08-010: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q944533 KB944533 June 17, 2008
• 942615 MS07-069: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q942615 KB942615 June 17, 2008
• 931768 MS07-027: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer Q931768 KB931768 June 17, 2008
• 928233 Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers Q928233 KB928233 June 17, 2008
• 900900 You may receive an error message when you try to download a file that is larger than 50000000 bytes from a Web folder on a computer that is running Windows Vista or that is running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or with Service Pack 2 Q900900 KB900900 June 17, 2008
• 952876 The TCP/IP Registry Compatibility service may stop responding when a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is under high stress Q952876 KB952876 June 16, 2008
• 938371 A software update is available for the Windows Vista installation components Q938371 KB938371 June 16, 2008
• 162001 Do not disk duplicate installed versions of Windows Q162001 KB162001 June 16, 2008
• 953916 Error message when you try to configure a disabled audio playback device in Windows Vista: "Windows host process (Rundll32) has stopped working" Q953916 KB953916 June 14, 2008
• 317049 You cannot log on after you remove the computer from the domain Q317049 KB317049 June 13, 2008
• 953834 The optical disc drive is intermittently not displayed on a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows Vista Q953834 KB953834 June 11, 2008
• 953603 When an SUA process forks a child process on a Windows Vista-based computer, the child process is unexpectedly marked as a zombie process Q953603 KB953603 June 11, 2008
• 953482 You experience problems when you try to mount VHD files by using the Vhdmount.exe tool after you apply update 948515 in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Q953482 KB953482 June 11, 2008
• 953367 How to troubleshoot USB device problems that may occur after a portable computer that is running Windows Vista resumes from sleep or from hibernation Q953367 KB953367 June 11, 2008
• 947595 The SFC.exe command reports Settings.ini file errors in the CBS.log file after you add gadgets to the Windows Vista Sidebar by using the Sysprep tool and an Autounattend.xml file Q947595 KB947595 June 11, 2008
• 953588 Detection and deployment guidance for the June 10, 2008 security release Q953588 KB953588 June 10, 2008
• 953341 A dump file may not be generated on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista if the dump file and the paging file reside on the same volume Q953341 KB953341 June 10, 2008
• 952714 A June 2008 update is available for the Windows Vista Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Q952714 KB952714 June 10, 2008
• 952696 FIX: An application cannot read stream data from an encrypted file on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista-based computer Q952696 KB952696 June 10, 2008
• 951804 MS08-031: Security update for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Q951804 KB951804 June 10, 2008
• 951616 Description of the Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 client update for Terminal Services Q951616 KB951616 June 10, 2008
• 951213 Description of the update for Silverlight 1.0: April 4, 2008 Q951213 KB951213 June 10, 2008
• 950762 MS08-036: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) could allow denial of service Q950762 KB950762 June 10, 2008
• 950760 MS08-032: Critical security update of ActiveX kill bits Q950760 KB950760 June 10, 2008
• 950126 June 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Q950126 KB950126 June 10, 2008
• 947562 May 2008 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update Q947562 KB947562 June 10, 2008
• 946003 Windows Vista SP1 includes reporting of Installed System Memory (RAM) Q946003 KB946003 June 10, 2008
• 935268 Components of the user interface in Windows Vista report slightly different values for the total physical memory that is available on the computer Q935268 KB935268 June 10, 2008
• 890830 The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 Q890830 KB890830 June 10, 2008
• 286350 How to use ADPlus to troubleshoot "hangs" and "crashes" Q286350 KB286350 June 10, 2008
• 953533 A computer that is running an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 on an IDE/ATA disk does not generate a valid dump file when PAE mode is enabled Q953533 KB953533 June 9, 2008
• 952337 Insertions and updates in C++ Microsoft Jet DAO MFC applications may not work on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 Q952337 KB952337 June 9, 2008
• 942763 December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q942763 KB942763 June 9, 2008
• 925582 Description of the behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista Q925582 KB925582 June 9, 2008
• 953698 Only the built-in domain administrator or the built-in local administrator can perform certain privileged operations such as creating sockets and opening disk devices on a computer that is running Subsystem for SUA in Windows Vista Q953698 KB953698 June 6, 2008
• 953390 The DeviceType registry entry value is truncated when the Microsoft Storport driver is installed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Q953390 KB953390 June 6, 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
• 950917 A kernel dump file is not analyzable on a computer that is running an x86-based edition of Windows Server 2008 or a 32-bit version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q950917 KB950917 June 6, 2008
• 942288 Windows Installer 4.5 is available Q942288 KB942288 June 6, 2008
• 950927 The size of the GUID partition table (GPT) disk is not updated on a Windows Server 2008-based or a Windows Vista SP1-based computer after you use a disk management program to expand a logical unit number (LUN) Q950927 KB950927 June 5, 2008
• 950233 The Microsoft System Information (Msinfo32.exe) tool reports the incorrect amount of physical memory in a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer that has more than 4 GB of physical memory installed Q950233 KB950233 June 5, 2008
• 949201 Stop error message when a Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB device attached resumes from standby or from hibernation: "Stop 0x000000FE ( 00000008 , 00000006 , 00000001 , parameter4 )" Q949201 KB949201 June 4, 2008
• 941314 Description of Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q941314 KB941314 June 4, 2008
• 953945 You cannot rename files by using different case when the files are made available offline in Windows Vista Q953945 KB953945 June 3, 2008
• 953944 You may experience connectivity issues or performance issues when you connect a Windows Vista-based mobile PC to a non-Vista certified wireless access point or router Q953944 KB953944 June 3, 2008
• 953942 The links to Tablet PC applications are broken on a Windows Vista-based Tablet PC, or the Tablet PC folder is empty on a Windows Vista-based desktop computer Q953942 KB953942 June 3, 2008
• 953940 The contents previously in the My Music folder in Windows XP are missing after you upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista Q953940 KB953940 June 3, 2008
• 953501 The Search feature of the "Handwriting recognition personalization" tool is unavailable, and the accuracy of the tool decreases Q953501 KB953501 June 3, 2008
• 953844 On a Windows Server 2003 based computer, the upgrade of HP Print Driver hangs Q953844 KB953844 June 2, 2008
• 953582 You may be unable to install a program that tries to register extensions under the IQueryForm registry entry in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Q953582 KB953582 June 2, 2008
• 953500 The default audio playback device in Windows Vista does not automatically shift to the next available audio playback device when you swap HDMI cables Q953500 KB953500 June 2, 2008
• 928201 How to use the BitLocker Repair Tool to help recover data from an encrypted volume in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q928201 KB928201 June 2, 2008