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Installing IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate By default, IIS 7.0 is not installed on Windows VistaTM Business or Windows VistaTM Ultimate. You can install IIS by clicking Windows Features in Advanced Options under Programs in Control Panel. Requirements Administrative Credentials You must be a member of the following IIS administrative role or roles to perform this procedure:   Web Server Administrator To Install IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista You can perform this procedure using the user interface (UI) or a script.   Using the UI   Important: 1. Click Start ... Read more..

You may receive an error message when you use the Microsoft Oracle Managed Provider against an Oracle databaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952834Last Review:May 30, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You use the Microsoft Oracle Managed Provider 1.1 or the Microsoft Oracle Managed Provider 2.0 against an Oracle 8.x database or against an Oracle 9.x database. The Oracle 8.x database is earlier than version 8.1.7.3.0. The Oracle 9.x database is earlier than 9.0.1.3.0. In this scenario, ... Read more..

Article ID: 959520 - Last Review: December 1, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Stop error when you execute some common Plug and Play functions on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer: STOP 0x000000D1 or STOP 0x000000FEHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you use the Driver Verifier Manager (verifier.exe) tool to verify the USBSer.sys driver. ... Read more..

Article ID: 961661 - Last Review: January 7, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Video performance may decrease when a Windows Server 2008-based computer has the Hyper-V role enabled and an accelerated display adapter installedView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you run Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V role enabled, video performance may decrease when you perform certain actions. For example, you may experience this issue when you press CTRL-ALT-DELETE to switch from the desktop ... Read more..

After you install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1), a declarative workflow does not start automatically in the following products: • Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 • Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 For example, if you configure a declarative workflow to start when a new item is created or when a new item is changed, the declarative workflow does not start as expected. The Unified Logging Service (ULS) log files contain no information about why this behavior occurs.   CAUSE This ... Read more..

Error message in Windows Vista when you try to install Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader: The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource or Error 1714View products that this article applies to.Article ID:936647Last Review:June 12, 2007Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to install Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader in Windows Vista, you receive an error message that resembles one of the following.Message 1The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. ... Read more..

A description of known issues with the FolderLocation settings in the Windows Vista Unattend.xml fileView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929831Last Review:November 14, 2007Revision:3.0INTRODUCTIONYou can use the FolderLocations settings in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup area of the Windows Vista Unattend.xml file to move the user profiles folder or the program data folder to a non-default target location. The user profiles folder is typically %systemdrive% Users. The program data folder is typically %systemdrive% ProgramData.This article describes known issues with ... Read more..

You may be unable to send a fax that you saved as a draft in Windows Fax and Scan if the fax does not have a cover pageView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927815Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you open a saved fax from the Drafts folder in Windows Fax and Scan, and you try to send it. However, the fax may not be submitted to the Outbox, and the fax is never sent and is lost.Back ... Read more..

How to force Windows Photo Gallery to display images by using GDI on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927830Last Review:October 11, 2007Revision:3.2SUMMARY This article describes how to force Windows Photo Gallery to display images by using graphics device interface (GDI) on a Windows Vista-based computer.MORE INFORMATIONImportant This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, ... Read more..

An Exchange Server 2007 mailbox server randomly generates many transaction logs in an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 environmentView products that this article applies to.Article ID:947014Last Review:March 6, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) environment, an Exchange Server 2007 mailbox server randomly generates many transaction logs. Additionally, one of the following event errors is repeated in the Application event log for the same user:Event ID : 8230Raw Event ... Read more..

INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); This article describes how to enable the DVD Library feature in Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer. Note In Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, DVD content that is stored on the hard disk appears in the My Videos folder. Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer displays DVD content in a DVD gallery. However, the DVD Gallery is not automatically enabled in Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer. MORE INFORMATION ... Read more..

On a Windows Server 2003 based computer, the upgrade of HP Print Driver hangsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953844Last Review:June 2, 2008Revision:1.0Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topResultNote: This article is to replace the previous Knowledge Base article 946940.On a Windows Server 2003 ... Read more..

The Revocation Settings box is not wide enough in a Russian version of Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949816Last Review:May 27, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMS In a Russian version of Windows Server 2008, the Revocation Settings box in the Properties dialog box under Trust Policy or under Account Partner is not wide enough.Because the box is too narrow, you cannot see all the information that is listed in the box.WORKAROUNDTo work around this behavior, ... Read more..

The default gateway setting is lost when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleepView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933872Last Review:September 11, 2007Revision:3.1On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep, the default gateway setting is lost. When you run the ipconfig /all command to view the IP configuration, you cannot see the default gateway setting.This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:•The computer is configured as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client, and ... Read more..

When you install a program on a Windows Vista-based computer, the installation procedure does not finish after the computer restartsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929855Last Review:March 19, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSWhen you install a program on a Windows Vista-based computer, the installation procedure does not finish after the computer restarts.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue may occur if the following conditions are true: •The Setup program requires that a file or a folder be moved after the computer restarts. •The ... Read more..

Saving Background Sounds It is possible to save background sounds embedded into email onto your hard disk. Open Tools > Options > Send. Change both Mail sending formats to plain text. Open the message you want to grab the sound from and click on Forward. The sound files will appear attached to the forwarded message. Save the files from here and close the message. you can now reset any HTML settings that you changed. Import messages ... Read more..

If your computer has no TV tuner, an optional analog or digital TV tuner is required to play and record TV in Windows Media Center. You can use Windows Media Center to sync (or copy) digital media files such as recorded TV shows, music, and pictures to your Portable Media Center, Smartphone, Pocket PC, or mass storage device, provided that your portable device can play back these different types of digital media. This lets you enjoy the digital media that ... Read more..

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 permissionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949707Last Review:July 2, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer, you want to suspend a Distributed File System (DFS) share root or directory tree by using the SuspendRoot method. You expect that this operation requires you to have only the local administrator ... Read more..

Description of the support for Suite B cryptographic algorithms that was added in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949856Last Review:March 19, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageINTRODUCTIONThis article describes the support for Suite B cryptographic algorithms that was added in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and in Windows Server 2008. Suite B is a group of cryptographic algorithms that are approved by the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Suite ... Read more..

When you change Zoom percentages in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 and in Microsoft Office Publisher 2003, text may appear to shift slightly. For example, text baselines may appear to move up or down when you switch between a 200% (or lower) Zoom percentage and a 400% (or higher) Zoom percentage. CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, \'cause\'); This problem occurs because of problems in the hinting of a TrueType font. This problem does not affect all TrueType fonts, nor does it affect Adobe Type 1 ... Read more..