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Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: March 18, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949950Last Review:March 24, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated March 18, 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..

A Group Policy Documents setting is localized incorrectly as Recently used files on a computer that is running a Japanese version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953407Last Review:July 1, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You have a computer that is running a Japanese version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista. Or, you have the Japanese language pack installed on a computer that is running an English version of Windows ... Read more..

Article ID: 958900 - Last Review: January 21, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Error message when you try to unlock a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Fast User Switching feature disabled: The password for this account has expiredHotfix 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 disable the Fast User Switching feature. Later, if the password ... Read more..

Article ID: 959206 - Last Review: November 25, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Horizontal white bars or black boxes may unexpectedly appear in the output when you print a graphics document on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you use an application to print a graphics document on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server ... Read more..

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package: January 31, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:944710Last Review:March 3, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated January 31, 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 ... Read more..

VCRedist from VC++ 2008 installs temporary files in system root directoryView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950683Last Review:March 21, 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 topActionInstalling the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (VCRedist_x86.exe, VCRedist_x64.exe, VCRedist_ia64.exe) for Visual Studio 2008 RTM.Back to the topResultFollowing files are ... Read more..

Article ID: 967484 - Last Review: March 3, 2009 - Revision: 1.0An SUA-based application becomes unresponsive, and the Psxss.exe process uses 100 percent of CPU time on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computerHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou are running an application that is based on Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer. However, the application ... Read more..

Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP serversView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928233Last Review:September 6, 2007Revision:2.1SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a network.•A router or other device that is configured as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is configured on the network.•The router or the other device does not support the DHCP BROADCAST flag.In this scenario, Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP ... Read more..

Article ID: 956199 - Last Review: November 20, 2008 - Revision: 1.0The last character of a user's Chinese display name is truncated in the Offline Address Book on an Exchange 2007 serverView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSIn the following scenarios, the last character of a user's Chinese display name is truncated in the Offline Address Book (OAB) on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server:Users of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) connect ... Read more..

Article ID: 954430 - Last Review: December 16, 2008 - Revision: 3.0MS08-069: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 4.0: November 11, 2008View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-069. 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 ... Read more..

Tasks may fail when you run the Driver Test Manager, even though the parent job of the tasks does not failView products that this article applies to.Article ID:934532Last Review:October 31, 2007Revision:1.4SYMPTOMSWhen you run the Driver Test Manager that is included in the Windows Driver Kit and in the Windows Logo Kit, certain tasks may fail. This behavior occurs even though the parent job of the tasks does not fail. Back to the topRESOLUTIONNo action is required. These failures are ... Read more..

An event ID 1080 message is logged in the System log every three seconds after you run the Set-ExchangeServer command to set the static domain controllers on an Exchange 2007 cluster nodeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:948047Last Review:March 4, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSAfter you run the Set-ExchangeServer command to set or exclude a static domain controller, a global domain controller, or a configuration domain controller on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 cluster node, the following error message is logged in the ... Read more..

A Group Policy setting is not available in the security policy settings list on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:947721Last Review:March 12, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen you try to access the System objects: Default owner for objects created by members of the Administrators group Group Policy setting on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, this setting is not available in the security policy settings list.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs because ... Read more..

Restoration of the configuration database is not supported in SharePoint Server 2007 and in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0View products that this article applies to.Article ID:948725Last Review:March 8, 2008Revision:1.0INTRODUCTIONIn Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, restoration of the configuration database is not supported.MORE INFORMATIONWe do not support restoration of the configuration database in SharePoint Server 2007 and in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. If you restore the configuration database, data in the configuration database will ... 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: 958668 - Last Review: November 4, 2008 - Revision: 1.0You cannot shutdown a locked Windows 2000 SP4 virtual machine in Hyper-V Manager on a server that is running Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:You install the Hyper-V role on a server that is running Windows Server 2008.You create a virtual machine that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).You install Integration Services on the Windows 2000 ... Read more..

Article ID: 961320 - Last Review: February 9, 2009 - Revision: 1.0A feature is available for Windows Server 2008 that lets you synchronize the DSRM Administrator password with a domain user accountHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONOn a Windows-based domain controller, you may want to synchronize the Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) Administrator password with a domain user account. In Windows Server 2003, you cannot do this. ... Read more..

The default dynamic port range for TCP/IP has changed in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:929851Last Review:January 31, 2008Revision:4.0Beta InformationThis article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included ... Read more..

You may be unable to click Next in the Extend Volume Wizard in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952071Last Review:April 23, 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 topActionWhen you try to extend a volume using Disk Management ... 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..