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 starts with letter O that have been released. The list is daily updated.

2523134 OpenMutex may return the handle to a mutex that is deleted from the namespace in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2523134 KB2523134 January 4, 2012
254649 Overview of memory dump file options for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q254649 KB254649 November 18, 2011
974306 October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Q974306 KB974306 November 9, 2011
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 October 8, 2011
959554 Only the header and footer information in an XPS document are printed when you print the document on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008 Q959554 KB959554 October 8, 2011
959453 On a computer that runs Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, a PCI Express bus may run in PCI compatibility mode instead of in PCI native mode after the PCI root bus restarts Q959453 KB959453 October 8, 2011
959438 On computers that are running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1, RSAT GPMC has long delays in domain environments that have many GPOs Q959438 KB959438 October 8, 2011
959384 On a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, iSCSI Initiator may be unable to communicate with the iSCSI target for several minutes after an iSCSI Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is rejected Q959384 KB959384 October 8, 2011
958908 On a Windows Vista-based computer that has the "Auto-hide the taskbar" option enabled, most of the taskbar does not appear when you move the mouse pointer into the taskbar area Q958908 KB958908 October 8, 2011
958309 On a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer, you may have to wait five seconds for a USB video device to work if the USB selective suspend setting is enabled on the corresponding USB root hub Q958309 KB958309 October 8, 2011
955519 October 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Q955519 KB955519 October 8, 2011
952585 Offline file icons randomly change to different icons every time that you refresh the desktop on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q952585 KB952585 October 8, 2011
951738 On a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 and that has UAC and Internet Explorer 7 protected mode enabled, Internet Explorer 7 may stop responding when you try to visit any Web site Q951738 KB951738 October 8, 2011
950319 On a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, a network connectivity failure occurs randomly when you run certain utilities Q950319 KB950319 October 8, 2011
950134 On a Windows Vista-based computer, an application that uses the EnableStatic method of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class may not always set a static IP address for a network adapter Q950134 KB950134 October 8, 2011
949904 On a Windows Vista-based computer, a shared folder disappears in Windows Explorer after you rename the folder Q949904 KB949904 October 8, 2011
949707 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot suspend a DFS share root or directory tree by using the SuspendRoot method even if you have the local administrator permission Q949707 KB949707 October 8, 2011
949671 Offline files that are ghost items on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 cannot be synchronized with the corresponding files on a file server Q949671 KB949671 October 8, 2011
949655 On a Windows Vista SP1-based computer, the SCardReleaseContext function returns a "0x80100004 (SCARD_E_INVALID_PARAMETER)" error code when the Cryptographic Service Provider process closes Q949655 KB949655 October 8, 2011
949528 On a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, a mandatory user profile is not deleted when the "Delete cached copies of roaming profiles" Group Policy setting is enabled Q949528 KB949528 October 8, 2011
943112 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the BeforeNavigate2 event is not triggered as expected when you move to a non-standard link Q943112 KB943112 October 8, 2011
942244 On a Windows Vista-based computer, when you try to set the tilt value and the pan value for a UVC-compatible camera, the pan value is out of range Q942244 KB942244 October 8, 2011
941890 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you are prompted to enter your user credentials when you use Internet Explorer to access files on a WebDAV site Q941890 KB941890 October 8, 2011
940895 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the SQLDescribeCol function and the SQLColAttribute function return the incorrect value of 2147483598 instead of the expected value of 255 Q940895 KB940895 October 8, 2011
933750 On a computer that is running Windows Vista, all the check boxes on the Supported Formats tab of an installed device are unexpectedly selected Q933750 KB933750 October 8, 2011
929790 On a Windows Vista-based computer, DVD movies that are contained in a Niveus Disc Changer are not displayed in Windows Media Center after you click "DVD library" Q929790 KB929790 October 8, 2011
973648 One or several controls in the DCOM Config utility are disabled on a computer that is running a Russian edition of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q973648 KB973648 October 7, 2011
973245 On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you cannot add one or more servers to the securelist of a DNS service instance that is hosted on a server that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Q973245 KB973245 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
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 October 7, 2011
961731 On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, the certificates and the cryptographic keys are unusable after the user password is changed on another network computer Q961731 KB961731 October 7, 2011
2600922 Occasionally unused paths in a VidPN will not be removed from the active VidPN after a lid-close or undock event Q2600922 KB2600922 August 24, 2011
941946 Overview of Windows Vista desktop search Changes in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q941946 KB941946 June 10, 2011
932520 On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the Microsoft ISATAP adapter appears with a yellow exclamation mark next to it in Device Manager, and you also receive an error message Q932520 KB932520 June 10, 2011
951937 On a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, an incorrect value is returned when an application queries the identity column value of a newly inserted row in SQL Server 2005 and in SQL Server 2000 Q951937 KB951937 June 8, 2011
2444142 Office documents that are hosted on a DAV server are opened as read-only through the WebDav protocol in Windows Vista SP2, in Windows Server 2008 SP2, in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2444142 KB2444142 April 22, 2011
2507119 Outlook crashes when you try to open a compressed email message that is created by a third-party Outlook add-in in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2507119 KB2507119 April 14, 2011
2534490 Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance Q2534490 KB2534490 April 10, 2011
2512089 Offline File Synchronization – In Windows 7 the "Work Offline/Work Online" option button disappears from Windows Explorer after an offline / online transition and the Client Side Cache remains offline until the next restart of the computer Q2512089 KB2512089 March 8, 2011
942974 On a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based client computer, you can still access offline files even though the file server is removed from the network Q942974 KB942974 December 1, 2010
982528 Operations that use a USB device take a long time to complete on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q982528 KB982528 November 22, 2010
982479 Old data is displayed for an SD card that you reinsert into a Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista-based computer that is in standby or in hibernation Q982479 KB982479 November 1, 2010
2001061 On a computer running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 an incorrect shutdown reason code written to SEL on user initiated shutdown Q2001061 KB2001061 August 27, 2010
2273643 Outbound firewall rule with "Allow only secure connections" drops IKE/AuthIP packets Q2273643 KB2273643 August 24, 2010
2028841 "Out of disk space" error when you install a Windows Installer package in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista if Windows Installer 4.5 is installed Q2028841 KB2028841 August 16, 2010
2278714 On all supported versions of Microsoft Windows, uninstalling a driver through device manager may not remove associated files or applications with that driver Q2278714 KB2278714 July 20, 2010
2252330 On Windows 7 and Vista, when you change the default desktop colors, and you launch a DirectX application that runs full screen, the custom desktop colors may reset back to default settings after you exit the application Q2252330 KB2252330 June 24, 2010
959062 Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance Q959062 KB959062 February 23, 2010
2019184 Optional NDIS Lightweight Filters (LWF) could cause 90-second delay in network availability Q2019184 KB2019184 February 16, 2010
948912 On a Windows Vista or on a Windows 7-based computer, a wireless connection that uses an invalid WEP key may incorrectly display a "Connection Successful" message even though the connection is not successful Q948912 KB948912 January 21, 2010
2009069 On Windows XP, you may receive errors when modifying the printer properties for a printer shared from a Windows Server 2003 print server Q2009069 KB2009069 December 9, 2009
2008750 On Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7, non-ASCII characters in Computer Name will cause problems with dynamic disk conversion Q2008750 KB2008750 December 1, 2009
2005143 On Windows Server 2008 R2, a Hyper-V 2.0 guest may not recognize a change in the optical drive when you replace a disk. Q2005143 KB2005143 November 16, 2009
974307 October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista Q974307 KB974307 October 13, 2009
973138 On Microsoft Windows Vista, when playing a High Definition WMV video file through Windows Media Player, and you switch your display to clone mode, the video playback may hang Q973138 KB973138 June 30, 2009
971446 Outlines printed around textboxes in Word document Q971446 KB971446 May 15, 2009
969915 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Certificate of Authenticity (COA) pre-activation changes in Vista SP1 Q969915 KB969915 April 6, 2009
960288 On Windows Vista Korean SP1 edition, the text for "Windows Sounds" is missing under the "Volume Mixer". Q960288 KB960288 November 19, 2008
959069 On a Windows-based computer, NTFS alternate data streams are lost on a shared folder that has the Offline Files feature enabled Q959069 KB959069 October 23, 2008
955419 On a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008-based computer, when you use the built-in backup application to back up data to multiple discs in a slim slot optical device drive, the first disc may become unreadable after you eject it Q955419 KB955419 August 26, 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
953844 On a Windows Server 2003 based computer, the upgrade of HP Print Driver hangs Q953844 KB953844 June 2, 2008
942488 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the language settings and the keyboard settings are displayed incorrectly in the "Country or region" page of the OOBE Wizard Q942488 KB942488 May 21, 2008
942365 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot view the pop-up menu when you try to access a DVD-VR format DVD that was created by using a consumer electronics DVD recorder Q942365 KB942365 May 21, 2008
931812 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the Sony VAIO Camera Capture Utility (VCCU) may not work correctly until you restart it Q931812 KB931812 May 20, 2008
951373 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the Smart Card Resource Manager may stop responding if a USB hub is disconnected from the computer while an application is communicating with a smart card reader Q951373 KB951373 May 19, 2008
930311 Occasional error message on a portable Windows Vista-based computer that wakes from sleep to perform network-related tasks: "STOP 0x0000007E" Q930311 KB930311 May 16, 2008
943601 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you may notice that some right-to-left characters are displayed incorrectly when they are used with Left-to-Right Override (LRO) and POP Directional Format (PDF) control characters Q943601 KB943601 May 15, 2008
942392 On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot access certain directories on a Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) server Q942392 KB942392 May 15, 2008
941229 October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Q941229 KB941229 May 15, 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
949847 On a computer that has been configured to use Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) video, Windows Vista Setup does not continue when the computer is restarted Q949847 KB949847 March 26, 2008
949076 Opera browsers may crash if they use TLS to connect to an IIS 7.0 Web server that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q949076 KB949076 February 27, 2008
947811 On a computer that is running Windows Vista, Narrator does not read the additional text after you click the hyperlinks in Help topics in Windows Help and Support Q947811 KB947811 February 13, 2008
947229 On a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Firewall applies local program and port exceptions in the private and public profiles even when the Windows Firewall standard profile settings indicate that these exceptions should not be allowed Q947229 KB947229 February 8, 2008
947013 On a Windows Vista-based Tablet PC, you cannot type some special characters if you use the on-screen keyboard and a physical keyboard at the same time Q947013 KB947013 February 6, 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
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
940889 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the numeric level of the "Balance" sliders may not match the numeric level of the "Volume" slider in the "Sound" item in Control Panel Q940889 KB940889 November 26, 2007
940162 On a Windows Vista-based computer, a picture thumbnail still appears in the Picture Library after you delete the picture Q940162 KB940162 November 26, 2007
939103 On a Windows Vista-based computer, a 16-bit PCMCIA card may not work, and a Code 12 error may be logged in the device properties Q939103 KB939103 November 26, 2007
942971 On a Windows Vista-based client computer, you cannot obtain an IP address or options from the DHCP server Q942971 KB942971 November 2, 2007
944352 OOBE does not set the display settings as specified in the unattended file Q944352 KB944352 October 29, 2007
923215 On an x64-based version of Windows, two instances of the print properties dialog box open, or Word stops responding when you try to access the printer properties, and you cannot print Q923215 KB923215 October 11, 2007
939104 On a Japanese version of Windows Vista, Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center are not titled correctly in Windows Mixer Q939104 KB939104 June 27, 2007
936609 On a computer that is running a Japanese version of Windows Vista, the items in the Recent Items folder on the Start menu may be unexpectedly listed in English Q936609 KB936609 May 25, 2007
933143 On a Windows Vista-based computer, the DVB-T scan returns no results when you select "Russia" for the country setting in the TV Setup Wizard for Media Center Q933143 KB933143 April 24, 2007
927818 Only one keyboard layout is available when you use the Windows Vista DVD to start the computer Q927818 KB927818 March 15, 2007
925763 Overview of Remote Assistance in Windows Vista Q925763 KB925763 November 27, 2006

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