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Article ID: 957390 - Last Review: December 18, 2008 - Revision: 1.0A hotfix is available for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications users to incorporate DST changes in Pakistan and in Morocco in 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONThis article describes a hotfix that is available for users of the following component:Utilities and SDK for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA)This hotfix incorporates daylight saving time (DST) changes in Pakistan ... Read more..

Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation ToolView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930063Last Review:September 7, 2007Revision:10.0Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:322756 ... Read more..

Article ID: 968847 - Last Review: March 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Entries in the proxy exception list are not shown in the Internet Explorer 7 Advanced Proxy Settings dialog boxView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: 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 ... Read more..

Enable sound upon RSS Feed Discovery: 1. Open Internet Explorer 7. 2. Command Bar, click Tools and select Internet Options. 3. Select the Content tab. 4. Under Feeds, click the Settings button. 5. Under Advanced, check the Play a sound when a feed is found for a webpage checkbox. 6. Click OK. 7. Click OK to close  the Options window. Disable sound upon RSS Feed Discovery: 1. Open Internet Explorer 7. 2. Command Bar, click Tools and select Internet Options. 3. Select the Content tab. 4. Under Feeds, click the Settings button. 5. ... Read more..

Error message when you use Internet Explorer 7 to browse certain Web sites after you install the MS07-045 cumulative security update: ASP 0177:8000ffffView products that this article applies to.Article ID:945701Last Review:May 15, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. On a Windows-based computer that is running Windows Internet Explorer 7, you install the MS07-045 cumulative security update (KB937143) for Internet Explorer. Then, you use Internet Explorer 7 to browse certain Web sites. In this scenario, you may ... Read more..

An Internet Explorer 7 browser window does not open on an alternative desktop on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:948140Last Review:March 27, 2008Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You create multiple desktops on a Windows Vista-based computer.•You start Windows Internet Explorer 7 on the default desktop.•You switch to an alternative desktop. In this scenario, when you try to start Internet Explorer 7 on an alternative desktop, the Internet Explorer 7 browser window does not open. Instead, the ... Read more..

Article ID: 968510 - Last Review: March 3, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Firewall requirements for coexisting with TeredoView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: 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 topSymptomsThis article discusses the Firewall application requirements necessary for Toredo to coexist ... Read more..

On your Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 computer, you want to uninstall Internet Explorer 7. However, when you go to Add/Remove Programs and try to remove Internet Explorer 7, the "Remove" button is not available. In some situations, the button is still there but when you click on it, the following message appears: Uninstaller Error ----------------- An error occurred while trying to remove Windows Internet Explorer 7. It may have already been uninstalled. Would you like to remove Windows Internet Explorer 7 from the Add ... Read more..

A gadget that you downloaded from the Internet does not appear in the Windows Sidebar in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930100Last Review:January 8, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, a gadget that you downloaded from the Internet may appear to be installed correctly. However, the gadget does not appear in the Windows Sidebar as expected.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs if the gadget does not support a language that is in the list of preferred languages for the ... Read more..

This HowTo is for those who need the MAC address of the phone the wireless routing . 1. Enter Task Navigator, click Applications , then Settings and after that go to Control panel. 2. ClickAbout product. 3. You will see the  MAC address of the phone near the WLAN MAC address zone Enjoy Read more..

Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: June 20, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:954576Last Review:July 17, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issue that is fixed in the Word 2007 hotfix package that is dated June 20, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:•The issues that the hotfix package fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.•Whether the ... Read more..

Article ID: 958106 - Last Review: December 2, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Some components of an application may not be displayed correctly in a Terminal Services session if you connect to a terminal server by using RDC 6.1 from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 6.1 to ... Read more..

How to obtain the latest Windows Vista application compatibility updateView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953960Last Review:July 3, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONWindows Vista application compatibility updates are software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. Microsoft regularly releases Windows Vista application compatibility updates.Note Windows Vista application compatibility updates are cumulative. Each update contains all the improvements that were included in the previous application compatibility updates.To immediately install the latest application compatibility update, click Start, point to ... Read more..

An application may crash when it uses legacy methods to query performance counter values in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:953290Last Review:May 30, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•On a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, an application uses legacy methods to query performance counter values. For example, the application uses the RegQueryValueEx function to perform a global query for performance counter data.•Counter data is returned from more ... Read more..

Article ID: 960044 - Last Review: December 18, 2008 - Revision: 1.0An audio application cannot play the latest non-Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or encrypted PCM and non-PCM audio formats even after you install a High Definition Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computerHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou install a High Definition (HD) Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows ... Read more..

All of the operations will be made in the about:config page, so save your important stuff, open up a new tab, write about:config in the address bar and be prepared. I have gathered four tricks that will improve your Firefox experience, and here they are. Limit the RAM usage It’s just a simple configuration setting and you’ll get the numbers to be more comfortable. Filter up your search after “browser.cache” and select browser.cache.memory.capacity from the remaining options. I believe the ... Read more..

Error message when you try to install a ClickOnce application whose name contains Unicode characters or DBCS characters: Application download did not succeedView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954362Last Review:July 3, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen you try to install a ClickOnce application whose name contains Unicode characters or DBCS characters, the Setup.exe file cannot download the ClickOnce application manifests.Additionally, you receive the following error message:Application download did not succeed. Check your network connection, or contact your system administrator or network service ... Read more..

A script may not run as expected in Windows Internet Explorer when you open an HTML page and the HTML page contains an element that has injected HTML codeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:948550Last Review:March 4, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen you use Windows Internet Explorer to open an HTML Web page and the Web page contains an element that has injected HTML code, the script may not run as expected.This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:•The element is not ... Read more..

Article ID: 957097 - Last Review: February 26, 2009 - Revision: 3.0MS08-068: Vulnerability in SMB could allow remote code executionView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-068. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200811.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200811.mspx) Skip the details: Download the updates for your home ... Read more..

This  is how to enable (disable) the Internet Explorer 7 pop-up blocker 1. Click the Tools menu 2. Click Pop-up Blocker 3. Click Turn on Pop-up Blocker (If already on, it will offer an option to Turn off Pop-up Blocker) 4. Confirm by clicking the Yes button. Enjoy Read more..