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Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 post-2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 hotfix package: July 21, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:955593Last Review:August 8, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issues that are fixed in the SharePoint Server 2007 post-2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated July 21, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:•The issues that the hotfix package fixes.•The prerequisites for installing ... Read more..

Article ID: 958137 - Last Review: October 28, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package (Word.msp, Wordconv.msp): October 28, 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the Word 2007 hotfix package that is dated October 28, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:The issues that the hotfix package fixes.The prerequisites ... Read more..

Article ID: 953990 - Last Review: January 8, 2009 - Revision: 1.0FIX: When you run a common language runtime (CLR) application on an x64 computer that is running the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1, you may receive an access violation in the mscorwks!SetAsyncResultProperties objectView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn an x64 computer that is running the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you run a common language runtime (CLR) application, such ... Read more..

Error message when you open the Office Assistant in Word 2002 by using Works Suite 2006 on a Windows Vista-based computer: “The Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent 2.0 or later”View products that this article applies to.Article ID:930203Last Review:March 20, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSWhen you open the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word 2002 by using Microsoft Works Suite 2006 on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive the following error message:The Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent 2.0 or later.Back to the topCAUSEThis ... Read more..

Article ID: 961882 - Last Review: January 8, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Hyper-V Role Not Migrated When Upgrading from Standard to EnterpriseView 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 topSymptomAfter upgrading a Windows Server 2008 Standard system ... Read more..

How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928228Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3On This PageINTRODUCTIONThis article describes how to analyze the log files that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista. Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONOverviewYou can use the SFC.exe program to help you troubleshoot crashes that occur in the user mode part of Windows Vista. These crashes may ... 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..

Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation ToolView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930063Last Review:September 7, 2007Revision:10.0Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:322756 ... Read more..

You cannot extract the contents of a Microsoft Update Standalone Package for Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928636Last Review:May 1, 2007Revision:3.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to extract and to view the contents of a Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU) for Windows Vista, you cannot extract the files from the MSU. For example, one of the following issues may occur: •If you try to use the /x command-line switch at a command prompt ... Read more..

RAPID 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. Action This article applies to an application that is deployed over the intranet.  The application may need multiple locations in the intranet from where to run (the dependent assemblies are stored at different locations) or sometimes the entire application is at one location (all the dependencies in the same folder) ... Read more..

Article ID: 961294 - Last Review: December 17, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Backup status in the SBS 2008 console does not update for system-state backupsView 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 topSymptomWindows Server Backup, the backup ... Read more..

Article ID: 950074 - Last Review: January 26, 2009 - Revision: 1.2Error message when you complete the upgrade from an earlier version of GroupBoard Workspace to GroupBoard Workspace 2007: Upgrade completed with errorsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou perform an in-place or gradual upgrade from an earlier version of GroupBoard Workspace to GroupBoard Workspace 2007. However, when the upgrade is complete, you receive the following error message: Upgrade completed with ... Read more..

Article ID: 967351 - Last Review: February 19, 2009 - Revision: 1.0A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain sizeView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allIntroductionA heavily fragmented file in an NTFS file system volume may not grow beyond a certain size because of limitations in structures that are used to describe the allocations.In this scenario, you may experience one of the following issues:When you try to copy ... Read more..

MS08-026: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word could allow remote code executionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:951207Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:2.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-026. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and 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/200805.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200805.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft ... Read more..

Article ID: 951710 - Last Review: November 12, 2008 - Revision: 1.1You receive error messages or warnings when you change an Active Directory schema so that the Company property supports more than 64 charactersView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSAfter you change the Active Directory schema to specify that the Company property supports more than 64 characters in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) environment, you cannot set the Company property to ... Read more..

An ASP.NET or COM+ application attempts to import a certificate in a PFX file (PKCS12) programmatically using the X509Certificate or X509Certificate2 classes with code similar to the following: X509Certificate cert = new X509Certificate("a.pfx", "password"); Result The following exception occurs System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: The system cannot find the file specified at System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException.ThrowCryptogaphicException(Int32 hr) at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Utils._LoadCertFromFile(String fileName, IntPtr password, UInt32 dwFlags, Boolean persistKeySet, SafeCertContextHandle& pCertCtx) at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate.LoadCertificateFromFile(String fileName, Object password, X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags) at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2..ctor(String fileName, String password) Cause There two causes for this exception: 1. The specified PFX file doesn't exist or the name was spelled incorrectly. 2. The X509Certificate ... Read more..

In Internet Explorer 7 on a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot enter user-defined words that are added to the Microsoft IME user dictionaryView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938637Last Review:August 24, 2007Revision:2.2On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You install Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) for the Japanese language on a Windows Vista-based computer.•You add some user-defined words to the Microsoft IME user dictionary.•Protected mode is enabled in Windows Internet Explorer 7.In this scenario, you cannot enter the user-defined ... Read more..

FIX: The set of values returned from the row.GetColumnsInError method is empty when a client computer that has the .NET Framework 2.0 installed receives a DataSet object from a WCF service View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951113Last Review:May 15, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSA client computer has the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed. You use the NetTcpBinding binding to connect the client computer to a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service. When the client computer receives a DataSet object from ... 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:1.2On 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..

The Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool is available for Windows Server 2008, for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2003, and for Windows XPView products that this article applies to.Article ID:943862Last Review:March 7, 2008Revision:1.0INTRODUCTIONThis article describes the Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool that is available for use in the following Windows operating systems:•Windows Server 2008 •Windows Vista •Windows Server 2003•Windows XPMORE INFORMATIONYou can use the Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool to check for common network problems on the host computer. When problems are found, ... Read more..