Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates

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 March 2009. The list is daily updated.

969535 Roaming user profiles are ignored if the network connection to the remote server that stores the roaming user profile is slow Q969535 KB969535 March 31, 2009
968920 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 DNS clients do not honor DNS round robin by default Q968920 KB968920 March 31, 2009
967760 The Image Delivery server that runs the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Server 2003 stops delivering images when you deploy an operating system by using an image-based installation method Q967760 KB967760 March 31, 2009
959803 The "Product key" field is emptied unexpectedly after you edit a node name in a Windows HPC Server 2008 environment Q959803 KB959803 March 31, 2009
969058 The Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) shortcut is not hidden for new user accounts after you disable Internet Explorer 8 Q969058 KB969058 March 30, 2009
968957 Audio does not play correctly when you use a video playback application other than Windows Media Center to open a .wtv file on a Windows Vista-based computer that has Windows Media Center TV Pack installed Q968957 KB968957 March 30, 2009
967657 You cannot access a CD or DVD disc on a shared optical drive after you replace one disc with another on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967657 KB967657 March 30, 2009
967584 Two options are missing on the shortcut menu that is opened from the Bluetooth Agent icon if you use an Arabic Language Pack that is preinstalled on your Windows Vista-based computer Q967584 KB967584 March 30, 2009
963044 On a computer that runs Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, after you rename, delete, or move the files in a network share that is hosted on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer, files are still listed in the network share Q963044 KB963044 March 30, 2009
967582 Stop error when you put a Windows Vista SP1-based that has update 942567 into Sleep mode: "STOP: 0x0000007F" Q967582 KB967582 March 27, 2009
961918 Audio-related applications may experience exception or function failure in Terminal sessions in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q961918 KB961918 March 27, 2009
961707 You may be not able to use a VPN connection again on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista if you log off the computer without disconnecting the VPN connection Q961707 KB961707 March 27, 2009
969547 Error code after enabling Bitlocker in Task Sequence when deploying image by using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008: "-2147467259" Q969547 KB969547 March 26, 2009
969546 Upgrade to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 takes longer then expected Q969546 KB969546 March 26, 2009
961776 You receive a "duplicate UUID" error message when you compile a COM-based program for Windows HPC Server 2008 Q961776 KB961776 March 26, 2009
961716 A memory leak occurs every time that an application submits an SOA job to a Windows HPC Server 2008 cluster Q961716 KB961716 March 26, 2009
961080 Event ID: 19 occurs on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computers that use Intel Nehalem processors Q961080 KB961080 March 26, 2009
957473 A scheduled task is suspended unexpectedly, and the operating system resumes sleep when you select the "Wake the computer to run this task" option in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q957473 KB957473 March 26, 2009
953252 How to correct "disable Autorun registry key" enforcement in Windows Q953252 KB953252 March 26, 2009
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 March 26, 2009
925330 An overview of unsafe file types in Microsoft products Q925330 KB925330 March 26, 2009
967787 Stop error message when you have the TCP Chimney feature enabled and the TCP transfer buffer size is set to 32 MB in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003: "Stop 0x00000040 TARGET_MDL_TOO_SMALL" Q967787 KB967787 March 25, 2009
937491 The "Help and Support" feature in Windows Vista stops working when Dreamweaver is configured as the default XML editor Q937491 KB937491 March 25, 2009
967353 Description of the pre-scan version of System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 Q967353 KB967353 March 24, 2009
967222 When you take some Windows HPC Server 2008 nodes offline, these nodes remain in the Draining state Q967222 KB967222 March 24, 2009
965494 Stop error when a registry management problem occurs on a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computer: "0x0000007E" Q965494 KB965494 March 24, 2009
953152 The algorithm for the Encrypting File System (EFS) smartcard certificate implementation in Windows Vista may cause data loss Q953152 KB953152 March 24, 2009
950330 Event ID 13 and event ID 516 may be logged every 40 minutes after a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 resumes from sleep Q950330 KB950330 March 24, 2009
934237 A high definition audio device may no longer work after you resume Windows Vista from hibernation or from sleep Q934237 KB934237 March 24, 2009
932209 When you attempt to fast forward or rewind video content using your Xbox 360 console as a Media Center Extender, the image does not match the progress shown Q932209 KB932209 March 24, 2009
929685 A high definition audio device may no longer work after you resume Windows Vista from hibernation or from sleep Q929685 KB929685 March 24, 2009
258503 Event ID 5788 and event ID 5789 occur when the DNS domain name and the Active Directory domain name differ on a Windows-based computer Q258503 KB258503 March 24, 2009
969402 Users unable to override Color Management settings for a network printer Q969402 KB969402 March 23, 2009
969397 DPI Scaling (font size adjustment) does not work on display resolutions lower than 600 pixels vertical Q969397 KB969397 March 23, 2009
967758 You experience a delay during startup on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 when the computer has certain devices connected Q967758 KB967758 March 23, 2009
953602 Vulnerabilities in Windows Services for UNIX and the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) could allow for remote code execution Q953602 KB953602 March 23, 2009
952069 MS08-076: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1, 9.0, 9.5, and 11 and Media Foundation: December 9, 2008 Q952069 KB952069 March 23, 2009
969029 The functionality for source IP address selection in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista differs from the corresponding functionality in earlier versions of Windows Q969029 KB969029 March 20, 2009
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 March 20, 2009
969267 Error message when requesting a user certificate on a Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Vista client: "The certificate request cannot be created. The profile for the user is a temporary profile." Q969267 KB969267 March 19, 2009
969148 Uninstalling or upgrading Windows Live Photo Gallery may cause Windows Live Mail or Internet Explorer 8 to fail Q969148 KB969148 March 19, 2009
935786 You cannot add a Web site to the "Trusted sites" zone when Internet Explorer 7 is installed even when the user account belongs to the Administrators group Q935786 KB935786 March 19, 2009
841215 You cannot connect to a document library in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 by using Windows shell commands or by using Explorer View Q841215 KB841215 March 19, 2009
969205 Printing performance over Wan Networks in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 systems Q969205 KB969205 March 18, 2009
967191 The Windows Experience Index rating and the WinSAT command do not work correctly on a Windows Vista-based computer that has more than 8 logical processors Q967191 KB967191 March 18, 2009
947464 Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer that is running Windows Media Center: "Media Center has stopped working" Q947464 KB947464 March 18, 2009
969156 Sony: When shift-clicking the “Views” button in Explorer, in the Thumbnails view, the filename cannot be restored Q969156 KB969156 March 17, 2009
967159 Many events that have a Source attribute of Microsoft-Windows-SpoolerWin32SPL and an event ID of 4 are logged in Windows Vista SP1 and in Windows Server 2008 Q967159 KB967159 March 17, 2009
959662 The CDS_RESET flag of the ChangeDisplaySettingsEx function does not work as expected in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q959662 KB959662 March 17, 2009
969097 Dialog box incorrectly instructs users to reinstall Windows Media Player Q969097 KB969097 March 16, 2009
967586 When you run a 16-bit application on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service installed, some controls are not painted correctly Q967586 KB967586 March 16, 2009
959219 FIX: Windows Media Player crashes when you play a video for a long time on a Windows Vista-based computer Q959219 KB959219 March 16, 2009
262177 How to enable Kerberos event logging Q262177 KB262177 March 16, 2009
969045 Windows Media Player cannot open a .wpl file from Web page in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista Q969045 KB969045 March 13, 2009
935268 Components of the user interface in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 report slightly different values for the total physical memory that is available on the computer Q935268 KB935268 March 12, 2009
967729 Only part of the network bandwidth is used when you transfer multiple large files at the same time through a high-bandwidth network connection on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967729 KB967729 March 11, 2009
961366 You receive a confusing error message when an application tries to access an empty removable media drive on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer Q961366 KB961366 March 11, 2009
958655 Error message when you use Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5 to install multiple MSI packages in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: "API call rejected - No actions in Context" Q958655 KB958655 March 11, 2009
955637 Standard users cannot configure or perform file backup in Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center Q955637 KB955637 March 11, 2009
960225 MS09-007: Vulnerability in SChannel could allow spoofing Q960225 KB960225 March 10, 2009
883792 Frequently asked questions about Windows Security Center Q883792 KB883792 March 10, 2009
109626 Enabling debug logging for the Net Logon service Q109626 KB109626 March 9, 2009
968727 MSMQ: “Data Collector Set was not found” when running MQTrace Utility Q968727 KB968727 March 6, 2009
968275 Windows Media Player may crash when you remove a USB device from a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Q968275 KB968275 March 6, 2009
967227 An application may stop working unexpectedly on a Windows Vista SP1-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967227 KB967227 March 6, 2009
966325 Some terminal sessions stop responding and users cannot complete the logon process when a Windows Server 2008 terminal server is under heavy stress Q966325 KB966325 March 6, 2009
166774 How to update a sound card driver in Windows Vista and in Windows XP Q166774 KB166774 March 6, 2009
968696 Using Printer Migration in a workgroup environment Q968696 KB968696 March 5, 2009
967667 XPS Viewer crashes when it loads an XPS document that was generated by Microsoft XPS Document Writer on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967667 KB967667 March 5, 2009
967477 A WSD printer device displays a truncated IPv6 address in Device Manager and in the Function Discovery Browser utility on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q967477 KB967477 March 5, 2009
963655 A USB 1.1 device that is plugged into an EHCI controller on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer disappears from the system after the system is restarted Q963655 KB963655 March 5, 2009
962943 FIX: You receive a Stop 0x0000007e error message on a blue screen when the AppPoolCredentials attribute is set to true and you use a domain account as the application pool identity in IIS 7.0 Q962943 KB962943 March 5, 2009
960782 When upgrading your operating system you may get an Application Compatibility Warning for the Microsoft Application Virtualization Client Q960782 KB960782 March 5, 2009
958233 How to fix BlueScreen (STOP) errors that cause Windows Vista to shut down or restart unexpectedly Q958233 KB958233 March 5, 2009
968602 Windows Vista custom toolbar may be unusable after undocking or removing a second monitor Q968602 KB968602 March 4, 2009
958605 The logon screen on a portable computer may not be resized correctly when you remove an external monitor, and then you wake the Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer from sleep or hibernation Q958605 KB958605 March 4, 2009
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 March 4, 2009
942198 A user who does not have administrative credentials cannot install an ActiveX control when the CoGetClassObjectFromURL function is used on a Windows Vista-based computer, even if ActiveX Installer Service is enabled Q942198 KB942198 March 4, 2009
315271 How to use Dumpchk.exe to check a Memory Dump file Q315271 KB315271 March 4, 2009
315263 How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging Q315263 KB315263 March 4, 2009
148660 How to Verify Windows Debug Symbols Q148660 KB148660 March 4, 2009
968513 Internet Explorer 8 may prompt you with the following message when you type inside the Address bar: "Download Windows Search to improve history and favorites results" Q968513 KB968513 March 3, 2009
968511 Battery status might be reported incorrectly when attaching a second battery to a laptop running Windows Vista Q968511 KB968511 March 3, 2009
968510 Firewall requirements for coexisting with Teredo Q968510 KB968510 March 3, 2009
968264 Error message when you try to map to a network drive of a DFS share by using a different user name than the one that you used to log on to Windows Vista: "A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated." Q968264 KB968264 March 3, 2009
967666 After you sync a file in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, the Date Modified time for the destination file may be updated to the current time Q967666 KB967666 March 3, 2009
967646 The operating system may stop responding when a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has multiple video cards resumes from sleep Q967646 KB967646 March 3, 2009
967484 An SUA-based application becomes unresponsive, and the Psxss.exe process uses 100 percent of CPU time on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q967484 KB967484 March 3, 2009
967329 You may be unable to use a remote control to wake up a Windows Vista-based computer after you put the computer to sleep (S3) Q967329 KB967329 March 3, 2009
963051 A roaming profile user experiences a long delay during the logon or logoff process of a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer in a WAN environment Q963051 KB963051 March 2, 2009
963046 When you use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to encrypt files, some files are not fully encrypted in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q963046 KB963046 March 2, 2009
961937 Message box text may not wrap, and you cannot see some text on Windows Server 2008-based and Windows Vista SP1-based systems that have a small display area Q961937 KB961937 March 2, 2009
961529 The first offline file sync operation fails when you pin an entry and then work offline on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q961529 KB961529 March 2, 2009
954372 After you download the Group Policy preference client-side extensions on a Windows Vista-based computer, nothing is present under Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy Q954372 KB954372 March 2, 2009
950904 The system stops responding, and no dump file is generated when a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 receives a nonmaskable interrupt Q950904 KB950904 March 2, 2009
314496 The default MTU sizes for different network topologies Q314496 KB314496 March 2, 2009

Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - March 2009