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Article ID: 958685 - Last Review: January 7, 2009 - Revision: 1.0A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based portable computer does not resume correctly if you close the lid while the computer is asleepHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You have a portable computer that runs Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. You put the computer to sleep (S3) while the computer's lid is ... Read more..

Article ID: 961299 - Last Review: December 17, 2008 - Revision: 1.0The “Group Policy domain controller selection” Group Policy setting does not work as expectedView 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 writes Group Policy ... Read more..

Error message when you try to open an EFS-encrypted file in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003 after the file has been opened in Windows Vista: Access is deniedView products that this article applies to.Article ID:939391Last Review:April 11, 2008Revision:2.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario.In Windows Vista, you use Encrypting File System (EFS) to create an EFS-encrypted file. Or, you edit an EFS-encrypted file in Windows Vista. Then, you try to open the file in Microsoft Windows XP or in Microsoft ... Read more..

The Language bar is not docked to the taskbar after you connect to a remote localized version of Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951044Last Review:April 24, 2008Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You use the Start the following program on connection option on the Remote Desktop Connection client to start a program immediately after you connect to a remote localized version of a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is running Terminal Services. After you connect to the Windows ... Read more..

Article ID: 960723 - Last Review: December 19, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 stops responding (hangs) during startupHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you press the power button or click Restart on the Start menu to start a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008, the system startup may fail. The system ... Read more..

Article ID: 960782 - Last Review: March 5, 2009 - Revision: 2.0When upgrading your operating system you may get an Application Compatibility Warning for the Microsoft Application Virtualization ClientView 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 ... Read more..

Stop error message when you try to install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that is connected to an iSCSI target LUN by using an iSCSI bootable network adapter: STOP 0x00000019View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949531Last Review:March 7, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You try to install Windows Server 2008 on the local hard disk of a computer. The computer is connected to an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) target logical unit number (LUN) by using an iSCSI ... Read more..

Article ID: 951597 - Last Review: November 11, 2008 - Revision: 1.0MS08-069: Description of the security update for the 2007 Office servers: 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: ... Read more..

Article ID: 959554 - Last Review: January 8, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Only the header and footer information in an XPS document are printed when you print the document on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you print a document on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows ... Read more..

Article ID: 961038 - Last Review: January 5, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Windows Explorer may crash when you try to expand a parent folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer, you have a folder that contains many layers of subfolders. Each subfolder contains only one subfolder. When ... Read more..

Stop error on a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008 and that has Qlogic 8-gigabyte Fibre Channel cards installed: STOP 0x0000007BView products that this article applies to.Article ID:957018Last Review:October 6, 2008Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008, you may experience one of the following symptoms:•You receive the following Stop error message: STOP 0x0000007B (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE•You see a yellow exclamation mark (!) next to a ... Read more..

NSPI connections from Microsoft Outlook to a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller may fail with an error code: MAPI_E_LOGON_FAILEDView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949469Last Review:April 1, 2008Revision:1.0Important 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: 959318 - Last Review: November 5, 2008 - Revision: 1.0You receive a fraudulent e-mail message that claims that an attached executable is a Microsoft security updateView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou may receive a fraudulent spam e-mail message that claims to be a security e-mail message from Microsoft. The message may claim that an attached executable is the latest security update. The e-mail message encourages recipients to run the attached executable so they ... Read more..

Data is written to a file on a network share even though the WriteFile function returns a value of 0 for the lpNumberOfBytesWritten parameter when you run a custom application in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or a later versionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935788Last Review:October 11, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You create a custom application on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack (SP1) or ... Read more..

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 now include support for Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) View products that this article applies to.Article ID:956607Last Review:September 8, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONWindows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 now include support for Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP). This feature is designed to block exploits that use the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) overwrite technique. This protection mechanism is provided at run-time. Therefore, it helps ... Read more..

Article ID: 960293 - Last Review: November 19, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Bug:MutiByteToWideChar returns incorrect Unicode characters using code page 50225View 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 topMutiByteToWideChar can return incorrect Unicode characters using code page ... Read more..

You experience slow printing performance when you print to certain LPR printers on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XPView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950326Last Review:March 27, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You are using a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP.•You try to print to a Line Printer Remote (LPR) printer by using LPR port monitor software or TCP/IP port monitor software. In this scenario, you ... Read more..

You cannot create a remote desktop session as an administrator when Autologon is enabled in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:947714Last Review:March 14, 2008Revision:1.0Important 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 ... 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..

You experience the following problems on a server that is running Windows Server 2008.   Problem 1 You uninstall a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 failover cluster. However, the group that contains the shared disk still appears in Failover Cluster Management. If you install a new SQL Server 2005 failover cluster, the group appears on the Cluster Group Selection page. See Workaround 1.   Problem 2 You install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or a SQL Server 2005 SP2-based hotfix on the primary node of ... Read more..