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Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: February 15, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:941468Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated February 15, 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 hotfix package is replaced ... Read more..

Windows Explorer stops responding on a Windows Vista-based computer when you try to open a file or a folder that resides on a Sony Ultra Portable universal serial bus drive View products that this article applies to.Article ID:930092Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.2On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to open a file or a folder on an external Sony Ultra Portable universal serial bus (USB) drive (model VGP-UHDP04) that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot access the file or ... Read more..

An extra forward slash mark (/) is appended to the query path of a WebDAV PROPFIND request when you visit a SharePoint Portal Server site by using Internet Explorer on a Windows-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:945015Last Review:July 28, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You use Windows Internet Explorer to visit a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server site. When you select Explorer View on the site, a WebDAV PROPFIND request is sent. ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the May 8, 2007 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936981Last Review:December 3, 2007Revision:4.2On This PageSUMMARYAs 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 types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

The Windows Explorer menu bar is not displayed in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927388Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:3.3On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you view files and folders by using Windows Explorer, the Windows Explorer menu bar is not displayed.Note The Windows Explorer menu bar includes the File menu, the Edit menu, the View menu, the Tools menu, and the Help menu.Back to the topCAUSEBy default, the menu bar is hidden in Windows Explorer.Back to the topRESOLUTIONTo resolve this ... 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..

Certain characters in a file name may be converted to underscores when a user downloads a file by using Windows Internet Explorer 7View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949197Last Review:March 5, 2008Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen a user visits a Web site that you own, and the user downloads a file by using Windows Internet Explorer 7, the user may find that certain characters in the file name are converted to underscore characters (_) after they download the file.This ... Read more..

Article ID: 968699 - Last Review: March 6, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Delay when calling Web Service from .Net clientView 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 topSymptomWhen calling a web service from a .net client you ... Read more..

Before you perform a repair installation of Microsoft Windows XP, you must uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows XP-based computer. If you perform a repair installation of Windows XP when Internet Explorer 7 is still installed, Internet Explorer will not work after the repair is completed. To resolve this issue, uninstall Internet Explorer 7 from the computer, and then install Internet Explorer 6. After Windows XP is repaired, you can reinstall Internet Explorer 7. INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); Before you perform ... 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..

Article ID: 961038 - Last Review: January 5, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Windows Explorer may crash when you try to expand a parent folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer, you have a folder that contains many layers of subfolders. Each subfolder contains only one subfolder. When ... Read more..

You cannot use keyboard shortcuts to select more than one item in Windows Explorer after you install certain applications on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:934548Last Review:August 28, 2007Revision:3.0SYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot use keyboard shortcuts to select more than one item in Windows Explorer. For example, you cannot use the CTRL+A keyboard shortcut to select all the items in a Windows Explorer window. Also, you cannot select multiple items in a ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the March 11, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950137Last Review:March 11, 2008Revision:1.3On 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 types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Article ID: 956592 - Last Review: November 28, 2008 - Revision: 1.0A significant delay occurs when you try to expand a subfolder of a network drive in Windows Explorer on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server-based client computerHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based client computer or on a Windows Server-based client computer, you map a network drive to a shared folder on a ... Read more..

Article ID: 968866 - Last Review: March 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Upgrading from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 fails if the server is running Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0View 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 ... 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..

To Export Feeds: 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Press Alt on your keyboard to reveal the menu bar. 3. Click File and select Import and Export. 4. When the Import/Export Wizard appears, click Next. 5. Select Export Feeds from the left pane. 6. Click Next. 7. Browse to the location to save the opml file. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Finish. 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..

An access violation occurs in the Explorer.exe process when you right-click a shared color printer and then click Properties in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:937713Last Review:September 11, 2007Revision:2.1On This PageSYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, when you right-click a shared color printer and then click Properties, an access violation occurs in the Explorer.exe process.Back to the topRESOLUTIONHotfix informationA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in ... Read more..

TCP traffic stops after you enable both receive-side scaling and Internet Connection Sharing in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2View products that this article applies to.Article ID:927168Last Review:February 28, 2008Revision:3.1SYMPTOMSAfter you enable both receive-side scaling and Internet Connection Sharing, TCP traffic stops. For example, the ping command does not work.This problem occurs when this computer is running one of the following operating systems: •Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ... Read more..