Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates - October 2009

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows 7 that have been released in October 2009. The list is daily updated.

• 2005592 The "Personalize" option is missing from the desktop drop-down menu on Windows 7 Home Basic Q2005592 KB2005592 October 30, 2009
• 977110 How to select time zone for countries or regions that are not listed in Windows time zone list Q977110 KB977110 October 30, 2009
• 2005467 Windows 7 Desktop Temporarily Fails To Update After Resuming The Monitor Q2005467 KB2005467 October 29, 2009
• 2004673 Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to turn on analog copy protection Q2004673 KB2004673 October 29, 2009
• 976917 You cannot upgrade to Windows 7 and the computer rolls back to Windows Vista Q976917 KB976917 October 28, 2009
• 951495 You cannot start Windows Recovery Environment after you start a computer by using the installation DVD that has been provided by the computer manufacturer Q951495 KB951495 October 28, 2009
• 2004709 You may revieve an system blue screen in usbvideo.sys when sleeping or resuming a system running Microsoft Windows 7 Q2004709 KB2004709 October 27, 2009
• 2004503 Overlapping video windows when playing a fullscreen DVD Q2004503 KB2004503 October 27, 2009
• 974719 A computer that is running Windows 7 does not start after you force the computer to shut down Q974719 KB974719 October 27, 2009
• 2004616 After disabling, then re-enabling alerts for incoming Bluetooth device connections, alerts are still not displayed Q2004616 KB2004616 October 26, 2009
• 2004485 A Windows 7 3-D screensaver may not run smoothly if Aero is turned off Q2004485 KB2004485 October 26, 2009
• 2001812 Windows Media Center may stop playing when you normalize your video window after maximizing the video window. Q2001812 KB2001812 October 26, 2009
• 976973 ICMP ping requests cannot wake a Windows 7-based computer from sleep Q976973 KB976973 October 26, 2009
• 2004518 Error message when you start Windows 7: "The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information" Q2004518 KB2004518 October 23, 2009
• 976832 Error message when you insert a smart card in a reader on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer: "Device driver software was not successfully installed" Q976832 KB976832 October 23, 2009
• 975702 Error message when you change security settings for a folder that contains a child object for which you do not have access permission: "Access is denied" Q975702 KB975702 October 23, 2009
• 2004659 Back and Forward flicks on touch-enabled Windows 7 systems move Internet Explorer web pages in the opposite direction than Windows Vista did Q2004659 KB2004659 October 22, 2009
• 2003968 You may receive an event ID 12289 when importing a snapshot to another server which has a floppy disk drive Q2003968 KB2003968 October 22, 2009
• 976888 Error message when you try to manage a server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 by using the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7: "You do not have the permission to complete this task" Q976888 KB976888 October 22, 2009
• 976489 Windows Boot Manager displays text in English even when the font files for the corresponding locale are installed on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q976489 KB976489 October 22, 2009
• 976419 You cannot connect to an instance of SQL Server Analysis Services from an application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 after you install Office Live Add-in 1.4 or Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 Q976419 KB976419 October 22, 2009
• 976161 PCI bridge device firmware actions do not run when PCI configuration space becomes available Q976161 KB976161 October 22, 2009
• 976723 IPv6 network address seems case-sensitive at address assignment for multiple network adapters installed on a Windows7 and Windows Sever 2008 R2 based computer. Q976723 KB976723 October 19, 2009
• 975453 Error message when you start a Windows 7-based computer after you attach a RAID disk: "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE" Q975453 KB975453 October 19, 2009
• 968216 Network-related programs no longer work after you upgrade to Windows 7 Q968216 KB968216 October 19, 2009
• 2004240 Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) on Windows Vista and Windows 7 does not recognize a username change Q2004240 KB2004240 October 16, 2009
• 976493 Romanian characters cannot be displayed in the Command Prompt window in Windows 7 Q976493 KB976493 October 16, 2009
• 2003654 On Windows 7, if you use Windows Explorer to download a file from an FTP site, and the system is set to sleep when idle, it may go into Sleep (S3) even though there is an active download/transfer in Windows Explorer. Q2003654 KB2003654 October 14, 2009
• 2001454 Unable to create Data Source Name (DSN) using Group Policy Preferences, unspecified error 0x80004005 Q2001454 KB2001454 October 13, 2009
• 976552 Unable to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 after uninstalling Raxco PerfectDisk 9 Q976552 KB976552 October 13, 2009
• 973649 The Language Monitor and bidirectional support settings are not migrated for some devices after you upgrade to Windows 7 Q973649 KB973649 October 12, 2009
• 2002608 Screen may go blank in a heterogeneous display adapter configuration on a Windows 7 system after uninstalling the display drivers for one of the display adapters Q2002608 KB2002608 October 9, 2009
• 2002121 You may receive a misleading error message when trying to join a Windows 7 Homegroup, when the computer's date and time does not match the date/time of system that owns the homegroup Q2002121 KB2002121 October 8, 2009
• 940268 Error message when you try to join a Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer to a Windows NT 4.0 domain: "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password" Q940268 KB940268 October 7, 2009
• 967828 Windows 7 language packs are available for computers that are running Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) Q967828 KB967828 October 6, 2009
• 2002414 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 cannot restore NTBACKUP volumes created by prior versions of Windows Q2002414 KB2002414 October 5, 2009
• 976311 Inserting an RDX USB cartridge may not be detected properly if continually ejecting and re-inserting the cartridge Q976311 KB976311 October 5, 2009
• 971613 You cannot install the Microsoft Compressed (LZH) Folder add-in in Windows 7 Q971613 KB971613 October 5, 2009
• 2003445 With network connected (no internet), plugging in a device causes the OS PnP to search for several minutes before installing the inbox driver Q2003445 KB2003445 October 3, 2009
• 975452 How to upgrade from Windows 7 RC to a release version of Windows 7 Q975452 KB975452 October 2, 2009
• 976229 SideBySide Event ID 35 is logged in the Application log when you start Windows Live Movie Maker on a 64-bit Windows operating system Q976229 KB976229 October 1, 2009
• 975321 You cannot access OEM recovery applications on the System Recovery Options menu after you upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Q975321 KB975321 October 1, 2009
• 973446 The audio volume recorded by Sound Recorder in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 is lower than in Windows XP Q973446 KB973446 October 1, 2009