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The links to Tablet PC applications are broken on a Windows Vista-based Tablet PC, or the Tablet PC folder is empty on a Windows Vista-based desktop computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953942Last Review:June 3, 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 topActionOn a ... Read more..

Mac OS X - Iraq War Reference in Dictionary Widget 1. Bring up dashboard 2. Either add the dictionary widget to the dashboard or select it. 3. Type the word: democracy into the search box. 4. Click on the thesaurus button on the top of the Widget to switch to Thesaurus mode. 5. Read the sample sentence in the description: A democracy in Iraq is quite unlikely for now or any time soon. Read more..

Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: May 13, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952701Last Review:May 28, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated May 13, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix:•The issues that the hotfix fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the hotfix.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix.•Whether the hotfix is replaced by any other hotfix.•Whether you ... Read more..

Insertions and updates in C++ Microsoft Jet DAO MFC applications may not work on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952337Last Review:May 15, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn a C++ Microsoft Jet DAO MFC (CDao) application, insertions and updates may not work on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:The field is too ... Read more..

Article ID: 959816 - Last Review: February 10, 2009 - Revision: 2.0Applications or services that use sockets may stop responding in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSIn Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1, applications or services that use sockets may stop responding. For example, a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller randomly becomes unresponsive to LDAP requests. After ... Read more..

Article ID: 959573 - Last Review: November 4, 2008 - Revision: 1.0PRB: GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPoint API may return Incorrect Name for Volumes with Multiple NamesView 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 topSymptomOn Windows, every volume is assigned a ... Read more..

The Search feature of the Handwriting recognition personalization tool is unavailable, and the accuracy of the tool decreasesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953501Last Review:June 3, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSThe Search feature of the Handwriting recognition personalization tool is unavailable, and the accuracy of the tool decreases.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs when either of the following conditions is true: •Windows Vista is activated after the 30-day activation periodThis issue can occur when you activate Windows Vista at startup after the 30-day ... Read more..

Cumulative update packages for the 2007 Microsoft Office core suite applications and for 2007 Microsoft Office servers: August 26, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:957022Last Review:September 10, 2008Revision:3.2On This PageINTRODUCTIONThe cumulative update packages for August 2008 contain the latest hotfixes for the 2007 Office core suite applications and servers. We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the ... Read more..

Information about Network Monitor 3View products that this article applies to.Article ID:933741Last Review:March 17, 2008Revision:3.0INTRODUCTIONThis article contains information about Microsoft Network Monitor 3. Network Monitor 3 is a protocol analyzer. It enables you to capture, to view, and to analyze network data. You can use it to help troubleshoot problems with applications on the network. This article contains download and support information, installation notes, and general usage information about Network Monitor 3. Network Monitor 3.1 ... Read more..

Article ID: 967736 - Last Review: February 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0A Tape Backup Medium Changer may not detect properly in the Device ManagerView 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 topActionWhen adding a Medium Changer ... Read more..

Insertions and updates in C++ Microsoft Jet DAO MFC applications may not work on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952337Last Review:May 15, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn a C++ Microsoft Jet DAO MFC (CDao) application, insertions and updates may not work on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:The field is too ... Read more..

SUMMARY loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); Microsoft Excel for Mac uses the tilde (~) as a marker to indicate that the next character is a literal. When you click Find or Replace on the Edit menu to replace or search for a tilde (~), an asterisk (*), or a question mark (?), you must precede the character with a tilde (~). NOTE: If you want to find or replace a tilde in your worksheet, you must type a double tilde (~~). MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \'moreinformation\'); ... Read more..

The Search feature of the Handwriting recognition personalization tool is unavailable, and the accuracy of the tool decreasesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953501Last Review:June 3, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSThe Search feature of the Handwriting recognition personalization tool is unavailable, and the accuracy of the tool decreases.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs when either of the following conditions is true: •Windows Vista is activated after the 30-day activation periodThis issue can occur when you activate Windows Vista at startup after the 30-day ... Read more..

Article ID: 961223 - Last Review: December 16, 2008 - Revision: 1.0“No Disk” popup when opening some Office applications, Notepad or Wordpad in VistaView 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 topSymptomA User may get the ... Read more..

Article ID: 960709 - Last Review: January 6, 2009 - Revision: 1.3Cumulative update packages for the 2007 Microsoft Office core suite applications and for 2007 Microsoft Office servers: December 16, 2008 View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONThe cumulative update packages for December 2008 contain the latest hotfixes for the 2007 Office core suite applications and servers. We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds ... Read more..

Article ID: 950851 - Last Review: January 20, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Applications or services that call the CVdsService::Reenumerate function may receive incorrect results in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista SP1Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMS In Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), applications or services that call the CVdsService::Reenumerate function to rescan logical unit number (LUN) objects may receive ... Read more..

Applications that have earned the Certified for Windows Vista logo or the Works with Windows Vista logoView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933305Last Review:February 27, 2008Revision:8.1On This PageSUMMARYThis article contains links to current lists of applications that have earned the Certified for Windows Vista logo or the Works with Windows Vista logo. This article also discusses resources that you can use to find applications that have earned the Certified for Windows Vista logo or the Works with Windows Vista ... Read more..

Windows Vista Sidebar may flash when you run full-screen applicationsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953035Last Review:May 13, 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 run a full-screen application, such as a game, the Windows Sidebar may flash or appear on top ... 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..

A hotfix is available for Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX and Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications that addresses the change to daylight saving time in 2007View products that this article applies to.Article ID:932143Last Review:November 15, 2007Revision:1.4Important 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 ... Read more..