Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates - February 2011

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 February 2011. The list is daily updated.

• 2515532 Problems with Windows 7 parsing MCCS information Q2515532 KB2515532 February 28, 2011
• 2501774 Album art between Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center may not match on Windows 7 Q2501774 KB2501774 February 25, 2011
• 2493935 Applications using SQL_API_SQLCANCELHANDLE should be recompiled for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 and later Windows releases Q2493935 KB2493935 February 25, 2011
• 980642 A long delay occurs when you manage a DFS replication group from Windows Server 2008 R2 or from Windows 7 Q980642 KB980642 February 25, 2011
• 2493506 Redirecting the user's Documents folder to their home directory fails when "Grant the user exclusive rights to Documents" is selected Q2493506 KB2493506 February 24, 2011
• 2479426 Print jobs using point and print on Windows 7 and Vista with Server 2003 as a print server may not print correctly or may cause printer errors Q2479426 KB2479426 February 18, 2011
• 2510090 Installation of the Service Pack 1 update package for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 fails with "Service pack installation can't continue" Q2510090 KB2510090 February 17, 2011
• 2461631 A DirectX 11 device is displayed incorrectly as a DirectX 10.1 device in Performance Information and Tools in Windows 7 Q2461631 KB2461631 February 17, 2011
• 2397481 It takes longer for an eSATA hard disk drive to disappear from Device Manager and from Windows Explorer in Windows 7 SP1 than in Windows 7 Q2397481 KB2397481 February 17, 2011
• 2502370 "The following updates might need to be reinstalled" message when you try to install SP1 for Windows 7 or for Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2502370 KB2502370 February 16, 2011
• 2501816 "Display driver stopped responding but has recovered" error in a Windows 7 SP1-based VM that has a RemoteFX video adapter Q2501816 KB2501816 February 16, 2011
• 977519 Description of security events in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977519 KB977519 February 16, 2011
• 2459492 A TIFF file is displayed with black horizontal lines in Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 7 Q2459492 KB2459492 February 15, 2011
• 2505238 CreateProcess won't eliminate duplicated variables from the environment block in lpEnvironment parameter Q2505238 KB2505238 February 14, 2011
• 2428216 FIX: Performance may decrease when you use the IIS ADSI provider to query some metabase properties in IIS 7.5 Q2428216 KB2428216 February 14, 2011
• 2427997 A process that connects to a smart card hangs when a program that requires you to use the smart card crashes in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2427997 KB2427997 February 14, 2011
• 2408168 A connection to a load-balancing Exchange mailbox from an Outlook client fails on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2408168 KB2408168 February 14, 2011
• 981704 The file name of an ADM file is displayed incorrectly in the GPMC report in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q981704 KB981704 February 14, 2011
• 2397190 The brightness setting for the display in the "Plugged in" profile is changed after you restart a Windows 7-based portable computer that is running on battery power Q2397190 KB2397190 February 12, 2011
• 2394849 The DACL of a DFS link is corrupted in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Vista, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if you use the Dfsutil.exe utility to export DFS configuration data from the DFS link Q2394849 KB2394849 February 12, 2011
• 2394535 You cannot open the generated .tif file after you print a Word document or an Excel workbook to a fax device in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2394535 KB2394535 February 12, 2011
• 2506030 Text on logon screen or lock screen may be truncated with some third-party credential providers on Windows 7 Q2506030 KB2506030 February 11, 2011
• 2495786 Error messages are not displayed or are not redirected when you run the FTP command and a connection error occurs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2495786 KB2495786 February 11, 2011
• 2444677 Error message when you try to start Explorer.exe in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Server Execution Failed" Q2444677 KB2444677 February 11, 2011
• 2065362 "Unable to log you on because your profile could not be loaded, please contact your administrator" error when you try to log on to a computer in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2065362 KB2065362 February 11, 2011
• 2498993 A memory leak occurs when you run an application that is developed by using the Windows Media Format SDK in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 and that uses the IWMSyncReader or IWMReader interface Q2498993 KB2498993 February 10, 2011
• 2495655 The contents of some Message Queuing messages may become corrupted when you enable message encryption in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2495655 KB2495655 February 10, 2011
• 2495076 Windows Media Player stops responding when you open a WMV video in Windows Media Player from a remote session in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2495076 KB2495076 February 10, 2011
• 2495074 Incorrect printout of an Office document that contains a pattern-filled shape in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the shape is rotated Q2495074 KB2495074 February 10, 2011
• 2494427 Windows Explorer may crash randomly when the network discovery state is set to On in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2494427 KB2494427 February 10, 2011
• 2493115 "Access is denied" error when you try to open the Properties dialog box of a shared printer that is connected to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2493115 KB2493115 February 10, 2011
• 2492704 When you use a VPN connection to log on to a client computer, the computer is not locked after a smart card is removed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2492704 KB2492704 February 10, 2011
• 2492505 Computer does not crash when the disk is full after CrashOnAuditFail is set in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2492505 KB2492505 February 10, 2011
• 2491890 Message Queuing may become unresponsive when you enable message encryption in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2491890 KB2491890 February 10, 2011
• 2491809 Logged-on user accounts do not receive a pop-up balloon to authenticate an 802.1X secured network in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2491809 KB2491809 February 10, 2011
• 2489740 A Bluetooth device may not be detected on a computer that uses AMD PowerXpress technology and that is running Windows 7 Q2489740 KB2489740 February 10, 2011
• 2489291 You cannot start an application to open a file that has an associated file name extension after you specify the file association by using GPP in Window 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2489291 KB2489291 February 10, 2011
• 2489036 FIX: Stop errors occur when you start the Windows 7 installation process by using an image that has Windows XP mode preinstalled Q2489036 KB2489036 February 10, 2011
• 2486644 Outlook does not send fax receipts from a Windows 7-based computer when you manually input the destination number by using the following format: FAX:[+xxxxxxxxxx] Q2486644 KB2486644 February 10, 2011
• 2482122 "0x0000009F" Stop error when you restart a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has certain Wi-Fi drivers installed Q2482122 KB2482122 February 10, 2011
• 2481453 Device URL in Device Stage of a printer device does not open in a non-English version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2481453 KB2481453 February 10, 2011
• 2480994 "ASN1 out of memory" error when the CryptMsgUpdate function decodes a message that is larger than 5 MB in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2480994 KB2480994 February 10, 2011
• 2477730 The TCP Chimney Offload feature fails on all network adapters in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 if you disable or change the properties of a network adapter Q2477730 KB2477730 February 10, 2011
• 2477220 The RasSetEntryPropertiesA function does not support Japanese Shift-JIS characters in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2477220 KB2477220 February 10, 2011
• 2475491 A memory leak occurs when you run a web service that is implemented by using the Windows Web Services API in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2475491 KB2475491 February 10, 2011
• 2471472 An NDIS device cannot be failed over on a fault-tolerant system that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you suddenly remove another NDIS device Q2471472 KB2471472 February 10, 2011
• 2468353 The MPR still calls the NPPasswordChangeNotify function to notify a password change event in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 even though the password change is unsuccessful Q2468353 KB2468353 February 10, 2011
• 2466438 An error message is logged in Sync Center when the offline synchronization for a user’s home folder fails in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Object name not found" Q2466438 KB2466438 February 10, 2011
• 2466373 BACKSPACE or arrow keys do not work in MMC on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2466373 KB2466373 February 10, 2011
• 2466048 Previous versions of a file or of a folder in a DFS share are not listed if you access the share through a nested DFS link from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2466048 KB2466048 February 10, 2011
• 2466040 Post-install customization does not start after you use Group Policy to configure a deployed printer in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2466040 KB2466040 February 10, 2011
• 2462585 You cannot save changes to the Dial-in property settings of a user account on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller or on a Windows 7-based computer that has RSAT installed Q2462585 KB2462585 February 10, 2011
• 2462137 The Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in and Active Directory Administrative Center display Serbia and Montenegro as one country instead of as two countries in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7 Q2462137 KB2462137 February 10, 2011
• 2461108 The Add Port Wizard dialog box is displayed incorrectly in an x64-based version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 when you run an application that uses the AddPort function Q2461108 KB2461108 February 10, 2011
• 2460922 Group Policy preference item-level targeting does not work for 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Q2460922 KB2460922 February 10, 2011
• 2457866 Event 602 is logged after you log on to a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has a network printer installed Q2457866 KB2457866 February 10, 2011
• 2457402 You experience delays with an application or service that uses NTDSA APIs for passing changes from RWDC data centers to RODC data centers Q2457402 KB2457402 February 10, 2011
• 2456741 You cannot create an Authorization Manager SQL store in a SQL Server 2008 R2 database that has a case-sensitive collation in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, or in Windows Server 2008 Q2456741 KB2456741 February 10, 2011
• 2443101 Print queue restore operations through the "printui.exe" command fail, error code 0x000000C in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2443101 KB2443101 February 10, 2011
• 2439181 A buffer alignment error may occur when you use ADMA2 host controller implementation in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2439181 KB2439181 February 10, 2011
• 2417168 The scan application does not start automatically when you push the scan button on a scanner or on a multifunction printer in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2417168 KB2417168 February 10, 2011
• 2417038 A child process cannot be created by calling a CreateProcess function that uses the PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_PREFERRED_NODE parameter in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2417038 KB2417038 February 10, 2011
• 2416849 SSL authentication fails and X.509 error occurs when a WCF-enabled application performs mutual authentication in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista, or in Windows Server 2008 Q2416849 KB2416849 February 10, 2011
• 2409416 New files that are added to a CD-RW disc may be missing after multiple burns on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2409416 KB2409416 February 10, 2011
• 2400157 The operating system may crash when you run a D3D application full-screen in an immediate mode on Windows 7 or on Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2400157 KB2400157 February 10, 2011
• 2029054 An application which calls the ReadFile function on a named pipe server may stop responding when you run the application on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2029054 KB2029054 February 10, 2011
• 2505568 Cannot use Romanian "Ș" character in computer name on Windows 7 Q2505568 KB2505568 February 9, 2011
• 2504567 Windows 7 Task Manager may show a brief spike in network utilization Q2504567 KB2504567 February 9, 2011
• 2500271 The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator may fail to login to Favorite Targets after the Initiator Name is changed on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q2500271 KB2500271 February 9, 2011
• 2405640 A touch screen does not work correctly after you resume a Windows 7-based computer from sleep Q2405640 KB2405640 February 8, 2011
• 2506505 Remote Printer Management snap-in shows no printers Q2506505 KB2506505 February 7, 2011
• 2025631 Installing a third party driver in a hybrid graphics laptop could result in a bugcheck 3B or black screen Q2025631 KB2025631 February 7, 2011
• 2495649 No output on printer during XPS Print driver WLK testing on Windows 7 Q2495649 KB2495649 February 4, 2011
• 2221763 You cannot open a web folder by using the httpFolder behavior from a webpage in Internet Explorer 8 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2221763 KB2221763 February 3, 2011
• 971257 Formatted content that is copied and then pasted from an RTF document is not displayed correctly on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Q971257 KB971257 February 3, 2011