Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - February 2009

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 February 2009. The list is daily updated.

• 958653 February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista Q958653 KB958653 February 28, 2009
• 968440 When set to manual, TrustedInstaller service fails to install updates Q968440 KB968440 February 27, 2009
• 967544 Stop error message after you add a new device that supports MSI-X interrupts on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "0x0000007E" Q967544 KB967544 February 27, 2009
• 967111 You cannot access a symbolic link by running Client for NFS if the path length of the symbolic link is too long Q967111 KB967111 February 27, 2009
• 934177 FIX: Error message when you connect a scanner or a digital camera to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP Service Pack 2: "BAD_POOL_HEADER STOP" Q934177 KB934177 February 27, 2009
• 967744 If there are more than 100 files in the "List of fonts" box when you try to install PostScript fonts to the %SystemRoot%\fonts folder, certain font files disappear in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q967744 KB967744 February 26, 2009
• 967575 The system becomes unresponsive when you hot-unplug a device from the PCI Express interface on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967575 KB967575 February 26, 2009
• 967352 Stop error message when you put a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 into hibernation: "STOP 0x000000A0," "STOP 0x0000007a," or "STOP 0x00000077" Q967352 KB967352 February 26, 2009
• 960632 After you eject and re-insert a recordable CD (CD-R) in a drive, Windows Vista no longer finds some files on the CD Q960632 KB960632 February 26, 2009
• 957097 MS08-068: Vulnerability in SMB could allow remote code execution Q957097 KB957097 February 26, 2009
• 968343 System may hang while mounting an NTFS volume Q968343 KB968343 February 25, 2009
• 967800 An SNMP transport is disabled, and SNMP Event ID 1501 is logged when lots of SNMP queries occur on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Q967800 KB967800 February 25, 2009
• 967718 Queries to SNMP devices stop responding when Windows Server 2008-based systems or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based systems receive multiple SNMP WMI queries at the same time Q967718 KB967718 February 25, 2009
• 963047 If you cancel the Select Certificate dialog box on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you are prompted two times for user credentials to access a WebDAV site whose SSL setting for client certificates is set to "Accept" Q963047 KB963047 February 25, 2009
• 960646 If the "Reconnect at logon" option is selected, a network drive that is mapped to a Web share is displayed as a red X after you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q960646 KB960646 February 25, 2009
• 959543 An update is available for users of Windows Services for UNIX and of Utilities and SDK for SUA to incorporate DST changes in Mauritius, in Brazil, in Morocco, in Egypt, and in Argentina Q959543 KB959543 February 25, 2009
• 951246 A scheduled task does not run as expected if a command-line argument is enclosed in quotation marks on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 Q951246 KB951246 February 25, 2009
• 938454 Error message when you try to log on to a Windows Vista-based client computer across a domain trust: "There is a time and/or date difference between the client and server" Q938454 KB938454 February 25, 2009
• 968327 Recordings made with Media Center TV Pack play back with wrong language when burned to disc or when played using other applications Q968327 KB968327 February 24, 2009
• 958932 You receive a Stop error message and the computer automatically restarts after you move IIS logs directory to a mount point on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based computer: "0x0000007E" Q958932 KB958932 February 24, 2009
• 957201 A hotfix is available to update the "(GMT-3:00) Brasilia" time zone and the "(GMT-4:00) Manaus" time zone for 2008 through 2009 in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Q957201 KB957201 February 24, 2009
• 951072 August 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q951072 KB951072 February 24, 2009
• 943000 A hotfix is available to update the "(GMT-3:00) Brasilia" time zone and the "(GMT-4:00) Manaus" time zone for 2007 through 2008 in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista Q943000 KB943000 February 24, 2009
• 942763 December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q942763 KB942763 February 24, 2009
• 967912 An update is available for Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant as of February 25, 2009 Q967912 KB967912 February 23, 2009
• 960832 Drivers or hardware providers that use the Virtual Disk Service to manage hardware LUN IDs encounter exceptions after a disk is physically removed from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Q960832 KB960832 February 23, 2009
• 941961 Change in the behavior of the format command in Windows Vista Q941961 KB941961 February 23, 2009
• 294847 ClearType Does Not Work When Magnifier Is Enabled Q294847 KB294847 February 23, 2009
• 154529 How do I enable the NUM LOCK key for the logon screen? Q154529 KB154529 February 23, 2009
• 968214 DVD playback may stop when exiting full-screen mode in Windows Media Center for Windows Vista with the Windows TV Pack for Windows Vista Media Center Q968214 KB968214 February 21, 2009
• 939390 Error messages occur on a Windows Vista-based computer when you work offline in a redirected Internet Explorer 7 Favorites folder Q939390 KB939390 February 21, 2009
• 929841 How to create a Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates in Window Vista Q929841 KB929841 February 21, 2009
• 828287 Unsupported Sysprep scenarios Q828287 KB828287 February 21, 2009
• 968204 Windows CE USB Serial Host Driver (Wceusbsh.sys) Not Available On Windows Vista Q968204 KB968204 February 20, 2009
• 968202 USB Isochronous Transfers Not Accessed by Hardware Q968202 KB968202 February 20, 2009
• 968201 USB Device Using Bulk Transfers Experiences Buffer Overflows Q968201 KB968201 February 20, 2009
• 968178 When you use the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) or Windows Vista Setup to apply the FolderLocations unattend settings, some system directory junctions do not point to the new target location Q968178 KB968178 February 20, 2009
• 958914 Invalid data is written when you burn an ISO image onto a DVD+R Dual Layer disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q958914 KB958914 February 20, 2009
• 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 February 20, 2009
• 940827 When you open the Properties page for a sound output device in a non-English version of Windows Vista, text may be truncated Q940827 KB940827 February 20, 2009
• 939857 The Windows Vista Setup program runs a script file to enable custom deployment tasks Q939857 KB939857 February 20, 2009
• 927069 How to generate a complete crash dump file or a kernel crash dump file by using an NMI on a Windows-based system Q927069 KB927069 February 20, 2009
• 867572 Supported operating systems in Virtual Server 2005 R2 Q867572 KB867572 February 20, 2009
• 968175 Installing a network printer over IPP fails if the driver is not signed Q968175 KB968175 February 19, 2009
• 966319 During user logon or logoff, you receive stop error code 0x00000050, and the system restarts automatically on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 Q966319 KB966319 February 19, 2009
• 961533 When you use an IPsec rule to block traffic from any IP address to any other IP address, the Self-to-Self connection may be blocked on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer Q961533 KB961533 February 19, 2009
• 962201 Error message when you put a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer to sleep, or you wake the computer up: "STOP: 0x0000009F" Q962201 KB962201 February 18, 2009
• 949321 The default printer setting may change after you install a Windows Vista service pack on a Windows Vista-based computer Q949321 KB949321 February 18, 2009
• 968005 A Terminal Server smartcard logon using RDP 6.0 may fail with error code 0x507 Q968005 KB968005 February 16, 2009
• 967170 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 do not correctly audit all the privilege use events Q967170 KB967170 February 16, 2009
• 958556 Virtual Disk Service cannot return volume information on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 Q958556 KB958556 February 16, 2009
• 951327 The System Center Operations Manager 2007 console may crash in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista when you open the Health Explorer window Q951327 KB951327 February 16, 2009
• 951324 After I log on to a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Desktop folder redirected, I see a black screen for 30 to 120 seconds before the desktop or the Start menu appears Q951324 KB951324 February 16, 2009
• 963106 When you try to view a very large JPEG image on a Windows Vista-based DLNA server from a DLNA client, the JPEG image is corrupted Q963106 KB963106 February 15, 2009
• 963104 The incorrect expected aspect ratio is displayed when you play MPEG-2 video content that is standard definition-compliant on a Windows Media Player on a Windows Vista-based computer Q963104 KB963104 February 15, 2009
• 954282 The VMBus device does not load on a virtual machine that is running on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has Hyper-V installed Q954282 KB954282 February 14, 2009
• 958215 MS08-073: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q958215 KB958215 February 13, 2009
• 967893 Input method editor keyboard shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+0) switches the input language in Vista Q967893 KB967893 February 12, 2009
• 963699 Error when you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1: "0x8024200D" Q963699 KB963699 February 11, 2009
• 958702 When you copy large files between two Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computers in a high bandwidth WAN network environment, the copy speed may be very slow Q958702 KB958702 February 11, 2009
• 955540 A hotfix is available that enables support for dynamic filters for IPsec communication on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computers Q955540 KB955540 February 11, 2009
• 967754 Cross-platform iSCSI boot deployment scenarios are not supported. Q967754 KB967754 February 10, 2009
• 961021 How to prevent Windows SteadyState from notifying Microsoft when it is installed Q961021 KB961021 February 10, 2009
• 960544 February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Q960544 KB960544 February 10, 2009
• 955545 You cannot install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that uses the Intel Xeon processor and that has the WHEA feature enabled Q955545 KB955545 February 10, 2009
• 940172 You are prompted for the user name and the password when you try to connect to a Web folder by using a NetBIOS name on a computer that is running Windows Vista Q940172 KB940172 February 10, 2009
• 967678 You will be unable to set Stereo Mix as the default audio device after enabling it for the first time Q967678 KB967678 February 9, 2009
• 959525 Screen Savers and Welcome Screens don't resize on resolution change Q959525 KB959525 February 9, 2009
• 958756 The customized properties for an .msi package installation are reset to their default values after you install Windows Installer 4.5 Q958756 KB958756 February 9, 2009
• 961099 An application that uses Windows NT security event log APIs cannot read the description of an event log message from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q961099 KB961099 February 6, 2009
• 959873 You cannot send Start TLS requests from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP or Windows Vista to a server that is running OpenLDAP Software Q959873 KB959873 February 6, 2009
• 959220 When you use Group Policy to create a VPN connection item, the IPv6 and IPv4 protocols may not be bound to the VPN connection item when you log on to the domain from a Windows Vista-based client computer Q959220 KB959220 February 6, 2009
• 955839 December 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q955839 KB955839 February 6, 2009
• 954589 Stop error message when you plug a USB storage device into the USB port of a Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer: "Stop 0x0000007E SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED" Q954589 KB954589 February 6, 2009
• 244780 Information about event ID 51 Q244780 KB244780 February 6, 2009
• 961719 Applications that perform asynchronous cached I/O read requests and that use a disk array that has multiple spindles may encounter a low performance issue in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Essential Business Server 2008, or in Windows Vista SP1 Q961719 KB961719 February 5, 2009
• 960836 Windows Speech Recognition stops responding or crashes when you use it to correct text Q960836 KB960836 February 5, 2009
• 960816 Some applications or services stop responding because a deadlock condition occurs in the Ntfs.sys driver in Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based systems Q960816 KB960816 February 5, 2009
• 939559 You cannot install Exchange Server 2003 Exchange System Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer Q939559 KB939559 February 5, 2009
• 967531 Error message when installing Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows Vista SP1: "The update does not apply to your system" Q967531 KB967531 February 4, 2009
• 967476 iSCSI Favorite Targets may need to be re-created if there is a network configuration change on the initiator system Q967476 KB967476 February 3, 2009
• 967475 How to disable the TCP autotuning diagnostic tool Q967475 KB967475 February 3, 2009
• 961477 On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, when you use Windows Explorer to view offline files in Remote Storage, the files are recalled Q961477 KB961477 February 3, 2009
• 960151 Error message when you try to access a network drive that is mapped to a DFS shared folder on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Error: Location is not available" Q960151 KB960151 February 3, 2009
• 961349 The GetVolumePathNameW function does not return the correct mount point path in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q961349 KB961349 February 2, 2009
• 960410 Wake-on-LAN functionality does not work on Windows Vista-based computers that use Broadcom network adapters and that have the _OSC method enabled Q960410 KB960410 February 2, 2009