Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - letter O

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.

• 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 August 28, 2008 *new
• 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
• 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 July 18, 2008
• 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 July 2, 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
• 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 May 29, 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
• 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 May 19, 2008
• 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 May 19, 2008
• 951937 On a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows XP, an incorrect value is returned when an application queries the identity column value of a newly inserted row in various versions of SQL Server 2005 and of SQL Server 2000 Q951937 KB951937 May 16, 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
• 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 May 15, 2008
• 941229 October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Q941229 KB941229 May 15, 2008
• 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 May 15, 2008
• 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 May 15, 2008
• 949904 On a Windows Vista-based computer, a shared folder disappears in Windows Explorer after you rename the folder Q949904 KB949904 April 17, 2008
• 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 April 14, 2008
• 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 April 11, 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
• 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 April 7, 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
• 948912 On a Windows Vista-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 February 18, 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
• 942974 On a Windows Vista-based client computer, you can still access offline files even though the file server is removed from the network Q942974 KB942974 October 2, 2007
• 941946 Overview of Windows Vista desktop search Changes in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q941946 KB941946 September 25, 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
• 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 March 15, 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