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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..

The Edgetransport.exe process may crash intermittently on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Edge serverView products that this article applies to.Article ID:947551Last Review:March 7, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSOn a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Edge server, when you use a Send connector that uses the BasicAuthRequireTLS value, the Edgetransport.exe process may crash intermittently. Additionally, the following errors may be logged in the Application log:Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeTransport Event Category: PoisonMessage Event ID: 10003 ... Read more..

Article ID: 958960 - Last Review: November 25, 2008 - Revision: 1.0A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer may stop responding during a storage stress test or under similar conditionsHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou have a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. However, the computer may stop responding (hang) under certain conditions. For example, the computer may stop responding ... Read more..

Article ID: 960334 - Last Review: December 18, 2008 - Revision: 1.0The Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Failover Cluster Validation process fails, and you receive an error message when the System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing policy is enabledHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSThe following policy is enabled on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista SP1-based ... Read more..

Article ID: 954316 - Last Review: March 2, 2009 - Revision: 2.0FIX: Error message when you try to apply a theme to an ASP.NET 2.0 Web page that contains a control that has the ToolboxBitmap attribute defined: GDI+ is not properly initialized (internal GDI+ error)View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou try to apply a theme to an ASP.NET 2.0 Web page. If the Web page contains a control that has the ToolboxBitmap attribute ... Read more..

IPP does not support multiple operating system .inf files on a print server that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XPView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953267Last Review:July 8, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You have a print server that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP.•You try to create Point and Print client driver download packages for drivers that have multiple operating system .inf files.However, the ... Read more..

Article ID: 961078 - Last Review: January 19, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Safe removal functionality is unavailable for an eSATA device that is connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSAssume that you connect an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA) device to a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server ... Read more..

Microsoft Outlook autodiscover issues while customer is in co-existence while using the same namespaceView products that this article applies to.Article ID:956297Last Review:July 28, 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 topActionMicrosoft Outlook AutoDiscover will not Configure Outlook for the Microsoft Online Environment. It will revert ... Read more..

Article ID: 968510 - Last Review: March 3, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Firewall requirements for coexisting with TeredoView 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 topSymptomsThis article discusses the Firewall application requirements necessary for Toredo to coexist ... Read more..

Article ID: 960916 - Last Review: March 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Network Load Balancing (NLB) clients cannot connect to the Windows Server 2008 NLB cluster by using the virtual IP address when NLB is running in multicast modeHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: The Network Load Balancing (NLB) feature is enabled on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.NLB is configured to run in multicast ... Read more..

Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: June 20, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:954576Last Review:July 17, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issue that is fixed in the Word 2007 hotfix package that is dated June 20, 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 ... Read more..

Article ID: 958106 - Last Review: December 2, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Some components of an application may not be displayed correctly in a Terminal Services session if you connect to a terminal server by using RDC 6.1 from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 6.1 to ... Read more..

Article ID: 959456 - Last Review: February 13, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Error message when you try to open an appointment in the calendar after you apply hotfix 955572: Cannot open this itemView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSAfter you apply hotfix 955572, you may receive an error message when you open an appointment in a shared calendar: Cannot open this item This issue may occur if the following conditions are true: ... Read more..

The status of a fax is always read after you use Windows Fax and Scan to create an account on a fax server in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931718Last Review:March 17, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you use Windows Fax and Scan to create an account on a fax server. However, the status of every fax that you receive from this server is read, regardless of whether you have read the fax.CAUSEThis issue occurs if the fax ... 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: 959384 - Last Review: November 21, 2008 - Revision: 1.0On a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, iSCSI Initiator may be unable to communicate with the iSCSI target for several minutes after an iSCSI Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is rejectedHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:You use Microsoft iSCSI Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target from ... Read more..

Article ID: 960044 - Last Review: December 18, 2008 - Revision: 1.0An audio application cannot play the latest non-Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or encrypted PCM and non-PCM audio formats even after you install a High Definition Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computerHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou install a High Definition (HD) Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows ... Read more..

Article ID: 966319 - Last Review: February 19, 2009 - Revision: 1.0During user logon or logoff, you receive stop error code 0x00000050, and the system restarts automatically on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), you repeatedly encounter stop error ... Read more..

How to restrict SSTP connections to a specific IP address in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:947028Last Review:May 29, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONSecure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a new kind of virtual private network (VPN) tunnel that is available in the Routing and Remote Access Services role in Windows Server 2008. SSTP is also available for use in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). SSTP uses the HTTPS protocol over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port 443 ... Read more..

A Windows Server 2008-based computer that has a single-processor stops responding if an MPIO-connected device is repeatedly connected and then disconnectedView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952779Last Review:June 2, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You are running a Windows Server 2008-based computer.•The computer has a single processor installed.•A device is connected to the computer through the Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) path.•A read or write operation is performed on the logical unit number (LUN) of the device.•You repeatedly connect and then ... Read more..