Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates - December 2010

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 December 2010. The list is daily updated.

• 2275315 You cannot read the GPO in the SYSVOL directory in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if you enable the "Deny write" permission of the GPO Q2275315 KB2275315 December 31, 2010
• 2425962 "Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass [specialize]" error message when you perform an in-place upgrade in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2425962 KB2425962 December 29, 2010
• 2021766 Windows Server 2008 R2 Outbound trusts with Windows NT 4.0 domains do not validate or function correctly Q2021766 KB2021766 December 29, 2010
• 2444558 You cannot access a host that is hosting the IPv4 file share by using SMB v1 from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based DirectAccess client Q2444558 KB2444558 December 28, 2010
• 2478315 The language of the content on the Advanced Properties page of a network adaptor is not changed after changing the system display language Q2478315 KB2478315 December 23, 2010
• 2462856 You may receive an error message when you try to access a multilevel entry in an MMC by using the Taskpad view on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q2462856 KB2462856 December 22, 2010
• 2462317 An XPS printer is very slow to print graphics in Windows Vista SP2 and in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Q2462317 KB2462317 December 17, 2010
• 2479745 Changing the color depth on a computer running Windows 7 may result in a black screen for about 7 seconds Q2479745 KB2479745 December 16, 2010
• 2408734 The aspect ratio of an ASF file is lost when you try to select a different audio stream for the file in Windows Media Player in Windows 7 or in Windows Vista Q2408734 KB2408734 December 16, 2010
• 2416007 An USB device may intermittently disconnect and reconnect when you use the USB device in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2416007 KB2416007 December 15, 2010
• 2483284 When you keep repeatedly starting and exiting a program that plays audio, this may spawn more icons for the program in Volume Mixer. Q2483284 KB2483284 December 14, 2010
• 2478415 When drivers are written by using UnidrvUI or PS5UI, the Tabloid Extra paper size may be displayed as 11.69 x 18 instead of 12 x 18 Q2478415 KB2478415 December 14, 2010
• 2470171 Switching from an HDMI connected display while playing a video may result in having to restart the video on Windows 7 Q2470171 KB2470171 December 9, 2010
• 2480007 CreateEnvironmentBlock(,,FALSE) function does not expand REG_EXPAND_SZ type environment variables on Windows Server 2008 R2. Q2480007 KB2480007 December 8, 2010
• 2315936 Colors are printed incorrectly when you print an image in 2007 Microsoft Office system or in Microsoft Office 2010 on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Q2315936 KB2315936 December 8, 2010
• 2475116 Windows Media Player 12 stops playing a video and plays an inserted Audio CD on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q2475116 KB2475116 December 3, 2010