Windows XP articles, fixes and updates - November 2006

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows XP that have been released in November 2006. The list is daily updated.

• 319591 HOW TO: Save a .gif File with a New Color Table By Using Visual Basic .NET Q319591 KB319591 November 23, 2006
• 319469 HOWTO: Perform a Silent Installation of DirectX 8.1 Q319469 KB319469 November 23, 2006
• 328665 INFO: Changes in WM_TIMER Message Handling Q328665 KB328665 November 21, 2006
• 326328 PRB: COMCTL32 May Leak Handle to Registry Hive Q326328 KB326328 November 21, 2006
• 325186 PRB: System Shutdown Is Blocked While Awaiting User Input in Console Session Q325186 KB325186 November 21, 2006
• 324468 BUG: LoadLibrary and LoadLibraryEx Functions Fail If Directory Name Contains a Period Q324468 KB324468 November 21, 2006
• 324040 INF: Connect to Analysis Services By Using "SSPI = Anonymous" on Windows XP Q324040 KB324040 November 21, 2006
• 323151 New Unimodem comm/datamodem device classes Q323151 KB323151 November 21, 2006
• 322607 PRB: CAPICOM 1.0 Cannot Decrypt Data Encrypted with CAPICOM 2.0 Q322607 KB322607 November 21, 2006
• 318215 How To Create a Multipart SMIME Signature by Using CAPICOM and CDO Q318215 KB318215 November 21, 2006
• 316440 How to use low-level access control APIs from Visual Basic Q316440 KB316440 November 21, 2006
• 315977 PRB: Namespace Extension Folder Does Not Update Correctly in Windows Explorer Tree View Q315977 KB315977 November 21, 2006
• 315976 BUG: Selected namespace extension folders do not expand in Windows Explorer tree view Q315976 KB315976 November 21, 2006
• 315939 PRB: Child Inherits Unintended Handles During CreateProcess Call Q315939 KB315939 November 21, 2006
• 314354 How To Programmatically Determine Whether Serial Ports Are Redirected to a Terminal Server Client Computer Q314354 KB314354 November 21, 2006
• 308403 How To Design a Service to Interact with Multiple User Sessions Q308403 KB308403 November 21, 2006
• 308168 DOC: IIS 5.1 Documentation Incorrectly References HTTP Compression Q308168 KB308168 November 21, 2006
• 307642 PRB: WTSEnumerateSessions Shows Session 0 as Disconnected When No User Is Logged on Q307642 KB307642 November 21, 2006
• 305136 BUG: CreateEnvironmentBlock Fails With Error 203 If the User's Profile Is Not Loaded Q305136 KB305136 November 21, 2006
• 304298 How To Perform CRL Checking with CAPICOM Q304298 KB304298 November 21, 2006
• 304202 INFO: HTTP Compression Is Not Available in Internet Information Services (IIS) Q304202 KB304202 November 21, 2006
• 304186 PRB: Add and Remove Buttons on the FTP Security Accounts Tab Are Unavailable Q304186 KB304186 November 21, 2006
• 296794 Sample Code to Detect Performance Services That Leak Memory Q296794 KB296794 November 21, 2006
• 296526 INFO: Collecting Performance Data Using PDH APIs from Visual Basic Q296526 KB296526 November 21, 2006
• 296523 INFO: Performance Data Changes Between Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Q296523 KB296523 November 21, 2006
• 296481 INFO: Export Registry Value Type for a Performance Extension DLL Q296481 KB296481 November 21, 2006
• 295004 How to use high-level access control APIs from Visual Basic Q295004 KB295004 November 21, 2006
• 293215 The working set of an application is trimmed when its top-level window is minimized Q293215 KB293215 November 21, 2006
• 292242 PRB: Web Telephony Engine Does Not Annunciate Content Between the Last Input and the Submit Button Q292242 KB292242 November 21, 2006
• 290601 INFO: File Change Notifications May Contain Either Short or Long File Names Q290601 KB290601 November 21, 2006
• 288900 How To Use Visual Basic to Construct a Well-Known SID Q288900 KB288900 November 21, 2006
• 287159 Using PDH APIs correctly in a localized language Q287159 KB287159 November 21, 2006
• 287157 INFO: PDH Sample Code to Enumerate Performance Counters and Instances Q287157 KB287157 November 21, 2006
• 281726 PRB: TAPI Country IDs Can Change With Operating System Upgrade or Service Pack Q281726 KB281726 November 21, 2006
• 279815 How to validate user credentials from Visual Basic by using SSPI Q279815 KB279815 November 21, 2006
• 277786 Encrypting/decrypting data across systems Q277786 KB277786 November 21, 2006
• 274560 INFO: ParentObjectTitleIndex in LogicalDisk Instance Definition Q274560 KB274560 November 21, 2006
• 274558 INFO: GlobalMemoryStatus() Function Behavior on Systems with More than 2 GB RAM Q274558 KB274558 November 21, 2006
• 274114 PRB: Windows Enforces SSL Key Size Limits Q274114 KB274114 November 21, 2006
• 271398 PRB: The Sparse Flag May Not Be Preserved By Using BackupRead() or BackupWrite() Q271398 KB271398 November 21, 2006
• 269481 INFO: Changes to LogicalDisk and PhysicalDisk Precision Counter Types for Windows Q269481 KB269481 November 21, 2006
• 262938 How To Get % Processor Time Correctly By Using the Performance Data Helper (PDH) API Q262938 KB262938 November 21, 2006
• 262937 PRB: RegQueryValueEx() May Not Return Disk Performance Counters Q262937 KB262937 November 21, 2006
• 262330 Memory performance counters data size on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Q262330 KB262330 November 21, 2006
• 260901 How to debug a GINA DLL on a single computer Q260901 KB260901 November 21, 2006
• 259390 INFO: Percent Total Performance Counter Changes on Windows Q259390 KB259390 November 21, 2006
• 254074 How To Determine Physical Memory on a Remote Machine Q254074 KB254074 November 21, 2006
• 250365 The system menu gets corrupted when a file is dropped onto a MFC MDI application in Print Preview mode Q250365 KB250365 November 21, 2006
• 249138 Controlling the disabling of Performance Monitor extensions Q249138 KB249138 November 21, 2006
• 248723 INFO: Understanding Encrypted Directories Q248723 KB248723 November 21, 2006
• 248496 CustDTv sample illustrates custom draw in a Tree-View control Q248496 KB248496 November 21, 2006
• 247226 How to fully uninstall a performance monitor extension Q247226 KB247226 November 21, 2006
• 245230 How To Programmatically Stop a Service and Its Dependencies Q245230 KB245230 November 21, 2006
• 245214 PRB: ReadDirectoryChangesW Not Giving Consistent Notification Q245214 KB245214 November 21, 2006
• 245153 INFO: Changing Ownership of a Securable Object Q245153 KB245153 November 21, 2006
• 244046 HOWTO: Pass a Double-Byte Character to a Win32 API Function Q244046 KB244046 November 21, 2006
• 240184 INFO: Reading/Modifying DACL of a File or Folder with Backup and Restore Privileges Q240184 KB240184 November 21, 2006
• 238018 INFO: DELETE Standard Access Right on a Windows NT File Securable Object Q238018 KB238018 November 21, 2006
• 236570 PRB: RegNotifyChangeKeyValue() Sets Long-Term Association with Key Q236570 KB236570 November 21, 2006
• 235487 How To Programmatically Determine the Current and Maximum Registry Size Q235487 KB235487 November 21, 2006
• 232587 How to verify that assembly code preserves registers correctly for Windows 2000 or Windows XP Q232587 KB232587 November 21, 2006
• 232305 PRB: DbgHelp.hlp Symbol Handler Functions Cannot Locate Nonpublic Symbols Q232305 KB232305 November 21, 2006
• 228786 How to export and import plain text session keys by using CryptoAPI Q228786 KB228786 November 21, 2006
• 228448 PRB: TAPI Callback Function Not Called When Using a Hidden Window for Notification Q228448 KB228448 November 21, 2006
• 226359 How to disable task switching on Win32 platforms Q226359 KB226359 November 21, 2006
• 221212 INFO: Event Log Message for Security Event 592 Q221212 KB221212 November 21, 2006
• 220913 PRB: SymGetLineFromAddr May Fail With Error 487 Q220913 KB220913 November 21, 2006
• 207779 BUG: SetNamedSecurityInfo Hangs When Called from DLLMain Q207779 KB207779 November 21, 2006
• 207008 BUG: lstrcat, lstrcpy, and lstrcpyn Do Not Set Win32 Error Code on Failure Q207008 KB207008 November 21, 2006
• 202071 PRB: Troubleshooting MoveFileEx() MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT Q202071 KB202071 November 21, 2006
• 201521 INFO: lineMakeCall() Fails with LINEERR_RESOURCEUNAVAIL Q201521 KB201521 November 21, 2006
• 201349 PRB: ServiceMain Thread May Get Terminated in DllMain() When a Service Process Exits Normally Q201349 KB201349 November 21, 2006
• 199202 PRB: Error 0xC0000187L When Using LSA APIs Q199202 KB199202 November 21, 2006
• 198429 PRB: Executing a 16-Bit Process with a Large Command Line on Windows NT/2000/XP Q198429 KB198429 November 21, 2006
• 196069 PRB: LoadLibrary API Fails with 998 (ERROR_NOACCESS) Error Q196069 KB196069 November 21, 2006
• 193076 How To Read SPC Files Dumped by Certificate Enrollment Control Q193076 KB193076 November 21, 2006
• 189996 How To Manage Threads in a Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP System Service Q189996 KB189996 November 21, 2006
• 189780 PRB: SymGetSymFromAddr Fails with Error 487 Q189780 KB189780 November 21, 2006
• 185565 INFO: TAPI DLL Is Not Unloaded After 16-Bit TAPI Crashes Q185565 KB185565 November 21, 2006
• 185292 SetUserObjectSecurity returns ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_QUOTA Q185292 KB185292 November 21, 2006
• 185252 BUG: 16-Bit OpenFile() to a Local Printer Sets Stream to Cooked Q185252 KB185252 November 21, 2006
• 185246 PRB: LookupAccountName Returns Machine SID Instead of User SI Q185246 KB185246 November 21, 2006
• 185231 PRB: Memory Leak When a Fiber Exits the Thread Q185231 KB185231 November 21, 2006
• 182559 How To Use VDMDBG Functions on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Q182559 KB182559 November 21, 2006
• 180116 How To Control Access to a Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Service Q180116 KB180116 November 21, 2006
• 179249 INFO: Access to the Service Control Manager Q179249 KB179249 November 21, 2006
• 174568 PRB: Querying for TCP Performance Data Returns Unchanged Q174568 KB174568 November 21, 2006
• 173652 BUG: Unhandled exception filter not called inside debugger Q173652 KB173652 November 21, 2006
• 173260 Synchronization failure when debugging Q173260 KB173260 November 21, 2006
• 171890 INFO: Services, Desktops, and Window Stations Q171890 KB171890 November 21, 2006
• 171273 How To Program a Secure Server on Microsoft Windows NT Q171273 KB171273 November 21, 2006
• 171145 PRB: Resource Leaks in System Components Q171145 KB171145 November 21, 2006
• 171143 How To Pass Arguments to a Service Q171143 KB171143 November 21, 2006
• 165721 How To Ejecting Removable Media in Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows XP Q165721 KB165721 November 21, 2006
• 165274 PRB: Block Size Must Be Set Before Doing Tape I/O Q165274 KB165274 November 21, 2006
• 164501 INFO: Windows NT/2000/XP Uses KnownDLLs Registry Entry to Find DLLs Q164501 KB164501 November 21, 2006
• 163920 How To Getting Floppy Drive Type Information Q163920 KB163920 November 21, 2006
• 163132 INFO: SetupComm Only Takes Even Number Bytes Buffer Size Q163132 KB163132 November 21, 2006
• 162136 INFO: GetCommProperties Returns Error 122 If Called from TAPI Ap Q162136 KB162136 November 21, 2006
• 161982 PRB: Win 95/98/Me Copies Fewer Files in Root Directories than Windows NT/2000/XP Q161982 KB161982 November 21, 2006
• 161338 HOWTO: How To Specify Variable Block Size for Tape Backup Functions Q161338 KB161338 November 21, 2006
• 154806 INFO: Understanding Why RegSaveKey Fails Q154806 KB154806 November 21, 2006
• 154115 PRB: 16-Bit App Launched from Service Always in Own VDM Q154115 KB154115 November 21, 2006
• 152661 PRB: Demand-started Service Causes Computer to Hang Q152661 KB152661 November 21, 2006
• 152518 PRB: Tape Variable Blocksize Limited to 64K Bytes Q152518 KB152518 November 21, 2006
• 151424 INFO: Detecting Logoff from a Service Q151424 KB151424 November 21, 2006
• 150101 INFO: Understanding Volume-Level Security on Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP Q150101 KB150101 November 21, 2006
• 149901 INFO: Console App Launched from a Service Exits When User Logs Off Q149901 KB149901 November 21, 2006
• 149641 How To How the Service Control Manager Manages Passwords Q149641 KB149641 November 21, 2006
• 147438 How To Use a File Created by an Apple Macintosh in Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP Q147438 KB147438 November 21, 2006
• 142491 How To Implement a Recursive RegDeleteKey for Windows NT Q142491 KB142491 November 21, 2006
• 140570 How To Move Files That Are Currently in Use Q140570 KB140570 November 21, 2006
• 132080 How to change the color scheme of a standard child class of controls in MFC Q132080 KB132080 November 21, 2006
• 128731 HOWTO: How to Back Up the Windows NT Registry Q128731 KB128731 November 21, 2006
• 127862 PRB: After CreateService() with UNC Name, Service Start Fails Q127862 KB127862 November 21, 2006
• 126645 PRB: Access Denied When Opening a Named Pipe from a Service Q126645 KB126645 November 21, 2006
• 126629 How CREATOR_OWNER and CREATOR_GROUP affect security Q126629 KB126629 November 21, 2006
• 125677 How To Share Data Between Different Mappings of a DLL Q125677 KB125677 November 21, 2006
• 124207 INFO: Detecting x86 Floating Point Coprocessor in Win32 Q124207 KB124207 November 21, 2006
• 120557 INFO: Dealing w/ Lengthy Processing in Service Control Handler Q120557 KB120557 November 21, 2006
• 120556 PRB: Starting a Service Returns "Logon Failure" Error Q120556 KB120556 November 21, 2006
• 118816 PRB: Calling LoadLibrary() to Load a DLL That Has Static TLS Q118816 KB118816 November 21, 2006
• 115948 INFO: Creating Access Control Lists for Directories Q115948 KB115948 November 21, 2006
• 115946 PRB: AccessCheck() Returns ERROR_INVALID_SECURITY_DESCR Q115946 KB115946 November 21, 2006
• 115945 INFO: Determining the Maximum Allowed Access for an Object Q115945 KB115945 November 21, 2006
• 115828 How To Getting Floppy Drive Information Q115828 KB115828 November 21, 2006
• 111838 INFO: Possible Cause for ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION Q111838 KB111838 November 21, 2006
• 111837 INFO: ERROR_BUS_RESET May Be Benign Q111837 KB111837 November 21, 2006
• 111559 PRB: GetExitCodeProcess() Always Returns 0 for 16-Bit Processes Q111559 KB111559 November 21, 2006
• 111546 INFO: Taking Ownership of Registry Keys Q111546 KB111546 November 21, 2006
• 111545 INFO: Security Context of Child Processes Q111545 KB111545 November 21, 2006
• 111544 How to retrieve current user and domain names on Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Q111544 KB111544 November 21, 2006
• 111543 Creating a World SID Q111543 KB111543 November 21, 2006
• 111541 INFO: New Owner in Take-Ownership Operation Q111541 KB111541 November 21, 2006
• 106387 How To Share Kernel Objects Between Processes Q106387 KB106387 November 21, 2006
• 105678 INFO: Critical Sections Versus Mutexes Q105678 KB105678 November 21, 2006
• 105674 INFO: Setting the Console Configuration Q105674 KB105674 November 21, 2006
• 105305 INFO: Calling CRT Output Routines from a GUI Application Q105305 KB105305 November 21, 2006
• 103858 INFO: Copy on Write Page Protection for Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Q103858 KB103858 November 21, 2006
• 103237 INFO: Using Temporary Files Can Improve Application Performance Q103237 KB103237 November 21, 2006
• 102555 INFO: How Windows handles floating-point calculations Q102555 KB102555 November 21, 2006
• 102447 INFO: Definition of a Protected Server Q102447 KB102447 November 21, 2006
• 102102 How to add an access-allowed ACE to a file Q102102 KB102102 November 21, 2006
• 102101 INFO: Extracting the SID from an ACE Q102101 KB102101 November 21, 2006
• 99795 INFO: SetConsoleOutputCP Only Effective with Unicode Fonts Q99795 KB99795 November 21, 2006
• 99794 INFO: FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING Q99794 KB99794 November 21, 2006
• 99173 INFO: Types of File I/O Under Win32 Q99173 KB99173 November 21, 2006
• 99026 INFO: Possible Serial Baud Rates on Various Machines Q99026 KB99026 November 21, 2006
• 98952 INFO: Setting File Permissions Q98952 KB98952 November 21, 2006
• 98575 INFO: File Manager Passes Short Filename as Parameter Q98575 KB98575 November 21, 2006
• 97858 CTRL+C Exception Handling Under WinDbg Q97858 KB97858 November 21, 2006
• 96005 INFO: Validating User Accounts (Impersonation) Q96005 KB96005 November 21, 2006
• 95900 INFO: Interprocess Communication on Windows Platforms Q95900 KB95900 November 21, 2006
• 94998 INFO: Trapping Floating-Point Exceptions in a Win32-based App Q94998 KB94998 November 21, 2006
• 94997 INFO: Reducing the Count on a Semaphore Object Q94997 KB94997 November 21, 2006
• 94920 HOWTO: How To Calculate String Length in Registry Q94920 KB94920 November 21, 2006
• 94804 INFO: Thread Local Storage Overview Q94804 KB94804 November 21, 2006
• 94326 SeeDIB.exe Shows 16 and 32 Bits-Per-Pel Bitmap Formats Q94326 KB94326 November 21, 2006
• 90530 HOWTO: How To Export Data from a DLL or an Application Q90530 KB90530 November 21, 2006
• 90493 HOWTO: How To Determine Whether an Application is Console or GUI Q90493 KB90493 November 21, 2006
• 90368 INFO: Canceling Overlapped I/O Q90368 KB90368 November 21, 2006
• 88555 How To Obtain Width and Height of a CBitmap Object Q88555 KB88555 November 21, 2006
• 84244 INFO: Processes Maintain Only One Current Directory Q84244 KB84244 November 21, 2006
• 83298 INFO: Objects Inherited Through a CreateProcess Call Q83298 KB83298 November 21, 2006
• 812931 WinXP: Error Messages When You Log On to the Computer Q812931 KB812931 November 20, 2006
• 828246 The MSSQL$MICROSOFTBCM service may log event warning 19011 in the event log when you use Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2003 on Windows XP Q828246 KB828246 November 14, 2006
• 922809 In a dual-boot configuration, Windows XP does not start if you subsequently format or delete the partition on which Windows Vista is installed Q922809 KB922809 November 13, 2006
• 888664 Memory size information does not appear correctly in System Properties in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Q888664 KB888664 November 9, 2006
• 925884 You can replace the built-in certificate propagation mechanism with a third-party certificate propagation mechanism in Windows XP Q925884 KB925884 November 7, 2006
• 305117 Desktop icons and icon labels may not display background transparency or the drop shadow effect in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Q305117 KB305117 November 7, 2006
• 906511 You experience slow network performance in Windows 2000 or in Windows XP Q906511 KB906511 November 1, 2006
• 893239 You may receive a Stop error message on a blue screen when you start a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer or a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer Q893239 KB893239 November 1, 2006
• 891368 PASSTHROUGH objects are not positioned correctly on the printed page in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows 2000 Q891368 KB891368 November 1, 2006
• 890206 The installation stops responding and you may receive a "File not found" error message when you install MS04-031 and MS04-032 by using the /integrate switch in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 Q890206 KB890206 November 1, 2006
• 888095 You cannot add paths to the "Exclude directories in roaming profiles" policy Q888095 KB888095 November 1, 2006
• 884289 Description of the Port Reporter Parser (PR-Parser) tool Q884289 KB884289 November 1, 2006
• 841813 You cannot add device drivers during the text-mode part of the Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Setup program after you press F6 and then S to specify controller drivers or HAL drivers Q841813 KB841813 November 1, 2006
• 836532 Error messages are not displayed in the foreground when you try to connect to a resource by typing its UNC path in the Open box of the Run command in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Q836532 KB836532 November 1, 2006
• 823953 "Multiple" FTP Commands (MPUT, MGET) Cannot Handle More Than 10,000 Files Q823953 KB823953 November 1, 2006
• 328624 Delay May Occur on the ATAPI Bus When You Change ATAPI Devices Q328624 KB328624 November 1, 2006
• 326693 How to Force Automatic Updates 2.2 to Perform a Detection Cycle Q326693 KB326693 November 1, 2006
• 324546 HOW TO: Use the Client for NFS to Set the NFS Permissions for a File or Folder Q324546 KB324546 November 1, 2006
• 324218 HOW TO: Configure File Name Character Translation in Server for NFS to Support a UNIX-to-Windows Migration Q324218 KB324218 November 1, 2006
• 324078 HOW TO: Install and Configure Print Services for UNIX Q324078 KB324078 November 1, 2006
• 324077 HOW TO: Turn On the Interix Telnet Daemon Q324077 KB324077 November 1, 2006
• 324073 HOW TO: Configure the User Name Mapping Service Q324073 KB324073 November 1, 2006
• 322275 An Fsutil Query Does Not Work Properly on FAT or FAT32 Volumes Q322275 KB322275 November 1, 2006
• 317554 You Cannot Select Some Countries or Regions in the Properties Sheet for a Modem Q317554 KB317554 November 1, 2006
• 314908 Adding a Second Mylex AcceleRAID SCSI Controller Causes an Error Message Q314908 KB314908 November 1, 2006
• 312394 Automatic Logon Does Not Work if the Local Administrator Password Is Encrypted in the Answer File Q312394 KB312394 November 1, 2006
• 311775 You Receive a "Windows Setup Cannot Continue Without Service Pack 5 or Greater Installed" While Upgrading to Windows XP Q311775 KB311775 November 1, 2006
• 311428 Multiple Programs Start If You Use the Play All Command in the My Music Folder with Different File Associations Q311428 KB311428 November 1, 2006
• 309412 Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 Redirector May Not Work After You Upgrade to Windows XP Q309412 KB309412 November 1, 2006
• 308514 How To Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP Q308514 KB308514 November 1, 2006
• 307352 A Windows XP client does not receive a file recall notification message when the client recalls a migrated file from a Windows 2000-based Remote Storage Server Q307352 KB307352 November 1, 2006
• 303308 Cannot Use Runas.exe to Run Remote Programs on Mapped Drives Q303308 KB303308 November 1, 2006
• 301959 Cannot Format an LS-120 Disk with the NTFS File System Q301959 KB301959 November 1, 2006
• 156276 Cmd.exe does not support UNC names as the current directory Q156276 KB156276 November 1, 2006
• 135406 Steps to Manually Remove and Reinstall a Printer Driver Q135406 KB135406 November 1, 2006