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FIX: Windows-based applications that use the TZ environment variable may not work as expected because of changes to DSTView products that this article applies to.Article ID:932590Last Review:January 15, 2008Revision:3.1SYMPTOMSMicrosoft Windows-based applications that use the TZ environment variable may not work as expected because of changes to daylight saving time (DST). Starting in the spring of 2007, the DST start date and the DST end date for the United States will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. ... Read more..

An update is available for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications in Windows Vista that addresses daylight saving time changes in 2007View products that this article applies to.Article ID:934111Last Review:November 1, 2007Revision:4.0Important The update that is described in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article has been replaced by the update that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 942894 and 942878. To make sure that Microsoft Windows has the latest time zone data, apply the appropriate update that is described in Microsoft Knowledge ... Read more..

You may be unable to activate Windows Vista over the Internet by using the Windows Activation WizardView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933177Last Review:April 11, 2007Revision:1.4This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user.You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first.On This PageSymptoms of the problemWhen you try to activate Windows Vista over the Internet by using the Windows Activation Wizard, the activation process may not be completed successfully. ... Read more..

Some Web applications that require a large block of contiguous memory may not run after you install cumulative update 931768 (MS07-027) for Windows Internet Explorer 7View products that this article applies to.Article ID:950060Last Review:June 16, 2008Revision:3.0On This PageSYMPTOMSAfter you install cumulative security update 931768 (MS07-027) for Windows Internet Explorer 7, some Web applications that require a large block of contiguous memory may not run because of an insufficient-memory issue. This problem affects Web applications that are running in Internet Explorer ... Read more..

Bluetooth technology uses radio transmissions to enable devices such as computers, printers, mice, or mobile phones to communicate wirelessly over a short distance. Some of the ways to use Bluetooth technology are: To transfer files between computers or between a computer and another device To print using a Bluetooth enabled wireless printer To use a Bluetooth enabled wireless keyboard or mouse To listen to music using Bluetooth enabled wireless headphones To synchronize a Bluetooth enabled personal digital assistant (PDA) to a computer or another device To ... Read more..

MS08-035: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow denial of serviceView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953235Last Review:June 10, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-035. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: •Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update ... Read more..

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..

Article ID: 958983 - Last Review: December 4, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Error message when you use the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console together with a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based failover cluster: This feature is only supported with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Datacenter serversHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. On a computer that is running the RTM version of Windows Server 2008 ... Read more..

Article ID: 960470 - Last Review: December 23, 2008 - Revision: 1.0The pointer position behaves incorrectly when you use RDC to connect to a terminal server from a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client computer, and you run an application that calls the SetCursorPos functionHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou develop an application that uses the SetCursorPos function to change the pointer position on the screen. ... Read more..

When a DirectX 10 application runs on a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple graphics cards, the computer does not use the secondary graphics cardView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936710Last Review:August 28, 2007Revision:5.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You have a Windows Vista-based computer.•The computer uses two or more DirectX-compatible graphics processing units (GPUs) in a linked configuration. •You are using a DirectX 10 application and driver.In this scenario, the computer's graphics performance indicates that only a single ... Read more..

A blank Internet Explorer window does not close automatically as expected after you open an Office document in Internet Explorer 7View products that this article applies to.Article ID:943117Last Review:June 20, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•In Windows Internet Explorer 7, you click a link in a Web page to open a Microsoft Office document.•A blank Internet Explorer window is opened. At the same time, a File Download box appears. In this scenario, if you click Open to open the document, ... Read more..

FIX: An application that uses Media Foundation crashes when you play videoView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953395Last Review:June 26, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you play a video in a video playback application that uses Media Foundation on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), you receive an error message. Additionally, the application crashes.For example, when you play a video by using Media Center in full-screen mode, you receive the following error message:Media Center ... Read more..

A third-party program exits unexpectedly or stops responding when the program loads the inetmib1.dll SNMP subagent .dll fileView products that this article applies to.Article ID:947727Last Review:March 11, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen a third-party program loads the inetmib1.dll Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subagent, the program exits unexpectedly or stops responding.Back to the topCAUSEThe Microsoft SNMP extension does not support third-party applications loading the inetmib1.dll subagent .dll file.Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONWhen any third-party program loads the inetmib1.dll SNMP subagent, the third-party program directly ... Read more..

This article describes how to delete cookie files from your computer. You can decide to have Guided Help delete the cookie files from your computer for you, or you can manually delete cookie files from your computer. The "Guided Help to export and to delete cookies or to import cookies" section contains instructions on how to have Guided Help perform the steps for you. Note If you want to delete cookies for every user on your computer, you must repeat the ... Read more..

Microsoft Windows XP is the last client version of Windows that includes NetMeeting. NetMeeting is not included with Windows Vista. However, you may have an environment in which the following conditions are true: You have to have NetMeeting for collaboration sessions. You are deploying Windows Vista. To help support the current collaboration sessions in this scenario, a hotfix is available to let you install NetMeeting on Windows Vista-based computers. This version of NetMeeting is intended as a transition tool to help support collaboration ... Read more..

Font sources Additional free TrueType fonts are included with Microsoft Publisher. If you're looking for free, shareware, or commercial fonts, you can visit Microsoft Typography for links to typography news headlines, contacts, and an updated database of more than 600 type- and typography-related Web sites. Installing fonts in Microsoft Windows® is quick and simple. Once fonts are installed in Windows, they are available to your Office programs. Many font packages you download from the Internet may be contained in compressed .zip files to reduce ... Read more..