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Windows Explorer crashes when you try to remove the $WINDOWS.OLD folder from a computer that has been upgraded to Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931702Last Review:March 20, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you use Windows Explorer to try to remove the drive: $WINDOWS.OLD folder from a computer that has been upgraded from an earlier version of Windows to Windows Vista, Windows Explorer crashes. In this scenario, you receive the following error message:Faulting application Explorer.EXE, version 6.0.5756.0, time stamp ... 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..

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..

MSN Gaming Zone Internet games are not supported in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929466Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSAfter you upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows Vista, you cannot play any of the following games in Windows Vista after you double-click the program file: • Internet Backgammon• Internet Checkers•Internet Hearts•Internet Reversi•Internet SpadesFor example, if you locate the %SystemRoot%: Program Files MSN Gaming Zone Windows folder, and then double-click one of the following program files, ... Read more..

When you download a file in Internet Explorer 7, the space character in the file name is changed to a underscoreView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952730Last Review:June 20, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•In Internet Explorer 7, you type a URL or click a link to download a file from a Web server.•The file name contains a space character.However, when the File Download dialog box appears, the space character is replaced with an underscore in the Name ... Read more..

A gadget that you downloaded from the Internet is not installed correctly and does not appear in the Windows Sidebar in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930099Last Review:January 8, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, a gadget that you downloaded from the Internet is not installed correctly. Additionally, the gadget does not appear in the Windows Sidebar as expected.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs if the .gadget file name extension is not correctly associated with the Windows Sidebar program.Back ... Read more..

After you put a Windows Explorer window into full-screen mode on a secondary monitor, the navigation bar does not appear on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949843Last Review:March 24, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You connect more than one monitor on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer.• On a secondary monitor, you put a Windows Explorer window into full-screen mode by pressing the F11 key. In this scenario, when ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the May 13, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952726Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the kinds of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Windows activation in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista fails when you configure a non-Microsoft firewall to use HTTPS authentication to enable access to the InternetView products that this article applies to.Article ID:951011Last Review:April 18, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWindows activation in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista fails when you configure a non-Microsoft firewall to use HTTPS authentication to enable access to the Internet.Back to the topWORKAROUNDTo work around the issue, add the IP address or the DNS ... Read more..

How to disable certain Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929852Last Review:October 26, 2007Revision:1.2INTRODUCTIONThis article describes step-by-step instructions for how to disable certain Microsoft Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in Windows Vista. To disable IPv6 components, you must be logged on to the Windows Vista computer as a member of the Administrators group, or your user account must be granted permissions to edit the Windows registry. Back to the topMORE ... Read more..

Article ID: 963682 - Last Review: January 22, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Image of the Shortcut (.url) on the desktop gets changed when using Remote DesktopView 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 topSymptomConsider the following scenario:·         ... Read more..

The Remove Search Computer Link Group Policy setting removes the Search the Internet option that is in the Start menu search box instead of the See all results option in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930433Last Review:March 16, 2007Revision:2.0SYMPTOMSYou enable the Remove Search Computer Link Group Policy setting in Windows Vista. Then, the setting removes the Search the Internet option that is in the Start menu search box. However, the setting does not remove the See ... Read more..

Here is how to sort your favourites in IE7 , by default they are sorted by date 1. Open IE7 2. Click the Yellow Star in the left corner 3. Click the Favorites tab 4. Right click on any of the favorites 5. Select Sort by Name from the content menu Read more..

1. Right-click on a blank area of the toolbar. 2. Select Customize Command Bar 3. Select Add or Remove Commands 4. Move the buttons you want from the left column to the right column (select the ones you need) 5. Press Close when done. Read more..

MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ could allow remote code executionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954593Last Review:October 2, 2008Revision:2.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-052. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:•Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200809.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200809.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)•IT professionals:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-052.msp (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-052.mspx)Back to the topHow to obtain help and support for this security update For home users, no-charge support ... Read more..

When you try to open a shortcut in Internet Explorer 7, the target executable file cannot be loadedView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952729Last Review:June 20, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSYou create a shortcut (an .lnk file) to point to an executable file. However, on a computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed, when you try to use Internet Explorer 7 to open the .lnk file, Internet Explorer 7 cannot load the target executable file.Note This problem does not occur in ... Read more..

Article ID: 956617 - Last Review: November 26, 2008 - Revision: 1.0When you open an InfoPath form in Firefox, the font size of text on the view differs from when you open the form in Internet ExplorerView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you open a Microsoft InfoPath form in Mozilla Firefox, the font size of text on the view differs from the font size when you open the form in Windows Internet Explorer.RESOLUTIONTo ... Read more..

A file moves out of the visible region in Windows Explorer when you use the List format in Windows Vista or in Windows 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:953348Last Review:May 28, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSYou open Windows Explorer in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008. However, when you use the List format to view the contents of a folder, the following issues may occur.Scenario 1In Windows Explorer, you create a file that has such a long name ... Read more..

On a Windows Vista-based computer, a shared folder disappears in Windows Explorer after you rename the folderView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949904Last Review:April 17, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You are running a Windows Vista-based computer. On this computer, you use Windows Explorer to rename a folder on a network share or in a redirected folder. In this scenario, the renamed folder disappears in Windows Explorer.Additionally, the renamed folder reappears after you perform ... Read more..

When you use ActiveX controls on a Web page, depending on your security level, you may receive the following warning message in Internet Explorer: An ActiveX object on this page may be unsafe. Do you want to allow it to be initialized and accessed by scripts? This article explains how Internet Explorer determines if an ActiveX control is considered safe for scripting and initialization. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \\'moreinformation\\'); There are two ways to mark a control as safe for scripting and initialization:   Implement the ... Read more..