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The WDS server may not start, and an error is logged in the System log when you start the WDS serverView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954410Last Review:July 7, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSOn a Windows 2008 Server-based computer, when you try to start Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server, the WDS server may not start. Additionally, you may receive an error message that resembles the following in the System log:Type: Error Event ID: 7024 Source: Service Control Manager Description: The Windows Deployment Services ... Read more..

A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems may restart unexpectedly when you hot-replace CPUs, and a Stop error message occurs: 0x0000003B View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951684Last Review:July 2, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems, you use the Dynamic Hardware Partitioning (DHP) features to hot-replace CPUs. When you do this, you may receive a Stop error message that resembles the following message:STOP ... Read more..

A Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based guest virtual machine restarts without warning after you uninstall the RC1 integration services on a Windows Server 2008-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954424Last Review:July 30, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You have a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has Hyper-V installed.•You are running a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based guest virtual machine on the computer.•You install the Release Candidate 0 (RC0) integration services on the guest virtual machine.•You upgrade ... Read more..

Error message when you try to run the BitLocker Drive Encryption program: Cannot runView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929834Last Review:October 26, 2007Revision:1.4SYMPTOMSWhen you try to run the BitLocker Drive Encryption program, you receive the following error message in a BitLocker Drive Encryption Error dialog box:Cannot run.The path specified in the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) for a BitLocker Drive Encryption integrity-protected application is incorrect. Please verify and correct your BCD settings and try again.Back to the topCAUSEThis ... 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..

After you hot-replace a processor in a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you cannot remove the partition unit until you restart the computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949482Last Review:March 25, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSAfter you hot-replace a processor in a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you cannot remove the partition unit until you restart the computer. Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs because of a bug in the IA-64 version of the Hal.dll file.Back to ... Read more..

A computer that is running an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 on an IDE/ATA disk does not generate a valid dump file when PAE mode is enabledView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953533Last Review:June 9, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You have an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 installed on a computer's IDE/ATA disk.•The computer has more than 4 gigabytes (GB) of physical memory.•The system is running in ... Read more..

Article ID: 960985 - Last Review: February 13, 2009 - Revision: 1.0The characters in an equation are not printed when you print a Word 2007 document on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computerView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you print a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document that contains an equation, the equation does not print, or the characters in the equation are not printed. This issue occurs if the following ... Read more..

MS08-033: Vulnerabilities in DirectX could allow remote code execution View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951698Last Review:June 10, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-033. 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..

Group Policy settings are not applied on member computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 when certain SMB signing policies are enabledView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950876Last Review:May 12, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•The following policies are enabled on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 in a domain:•Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Local Policies Security Options Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)•Computer Configuration Windows Settings ... Read more..

Article ID: 941470 - Last Review: December 26, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Description of the Forms Server 2007 hotfix package: February 15, 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Forms Server 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 ... Read more..

Article ID: 954407 - Last Review: February 18, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Error message when you create a RODC IFM or RODC Sysvol IFM on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controllerView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you try to create a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Install from Media (IFM) or a RODC Sysvol IFM by using the Ntdsutil.exe tool on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you may receive the following error message: Could not initialize the ... Read more..

When you try to open an item that was added to a discussion board by using the list Web part in SharePoint Server 2007, the item does not openView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953452Last Review:June 25, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen you try to open an item that was added to a discussion board by using the list Web part in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the item does not open. Instead, you are redirected to the default Web page for the ... Read more..

Description of the Forms Server 2007 hotfix package: March 4, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949752Last Review:March 14, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated March 4, 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 ... Read more..

Event ID 63 may be logged in the Application log after you install Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952574Last Review:May 12, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSAfter you install Windows Server 2008, an event ID 63 that resembles the following event may be logged in the Application log: Log Name: ApplicationSource: WMIDate:DateTime:TimeEvent ID: 63Level: WarningDescription: A provider, WmiPerfClass, has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace root cimv2 to use the Local System account. This account is privileged and the ... Read more..

Article ID: 960089 - Last Review: February 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0MS09-004: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2005 GDR: February 10, 2009 View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTION Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-004. To viewthe complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200902.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200902.mspx) Skip the details: ... Read more..

An End User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:945285Last Review:June 26, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You are running a Windows XP-based computer.•You create an End User Defined Character (EUDC) font.•You deploy the EUDC font to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computer. In this scenario, you cannot enter the ... Read more..

Article ID: 950528 - Last Review: November 6, 2008 - Revision: 1.0A focus switch between an edit control and a button control occurs very slowly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows VistaHotfix 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 Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you use a non-English Input Method Editor (IME) ... Read more..

You cannot configure the maximum number of concurrent SMB requests that are sent to a Windows Vista-based file serverView products that this article applies to.Article ID:937082Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0Important 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 ... Read more..

Article ID: 958914 - Last Review: February 20, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Invalid data is written when you burn an ISO image onto a DVD+R Dual Layer disc 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 allSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you burn an ISO image onto a recordable DVD disc. However, when ... Read more..