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Article ID: 959458 - Last Review: January 8, 2009 - Revision: 2.0The Sound dialog box displays duplicate items or no items for an HDMI device 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 computer that runs Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you have a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) device that is connected. However, the Sound dialog box in Control Panel ... Read more..

The Visual Studio Designer does not Respect Assembly Binding RedirectionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:955600Last Review:July 11, 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 topActionSo we recently came across an issue where Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Designers were not respecting assembly binding ... Read more..

A WHQL test does not finish successfully on a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple display adapters in an LDA configurationView products that this article applies to.Article ID:948473Last Review:March 18, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple display adapters in a Linked Display Adapter (LDA) configuration.•You use the Driver Test Manager tool on the computer to run a Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) test that includes a Logo stress subtest.In this scenario, ... Read more..

To enable the build-in Administrator account, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box. 2. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator. 3. When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes, and then press ENTER. 5. Type net user administrator <Password>, and then press ENTER. Note: Please replace the <Password> tag with your passwords which you want to set to ... Read more..

The TimeZone entry in an unattended installation file is not supported in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:935369Last Review:April 25, 2007Revision:1.2INTRODUCTIONThe TimeZone entry in an unattended installation file is used to specify the time zone settings for a computer during an unattended installation. This entry is available in Microsoft Windows 2000, in Microsoft Windows XP, and in Windows Server 2003. However, the TimeZone entry is not supported in Windows Vista or in ... Read more..

How to enable tracing for a wireless LAN when you start a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929854Last Review:October 26, 2007Revision:1.4INTRODUCTIONThis article discusses how to enable tracing for a wireless local area network (WLAN) when you start a computer that is running Windows Vista. To enable tracing at the time when a computer starts, you must enable persistent tracing from the command line.Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONYou can enable tracing for a WLAN by ... Read more..

SYMPTOMS loadTOCNode(1, \\\\'symptoms\\\\'); When you try to update Microsoft Windows Defender on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive an error message that resembles the following: Error found: Code 0x80240029 CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, \\\\'cause\\\\'); This problem occurs if the SoftwareDistribution folder is corrupted. RESOLUTION loadTOCNode(1, \\\\'resolution\\\\'); To resolve this problem, log on to the user account by using administrator privileges and then use one of the following methods: Method 1 1. Exit all open programs. To do this, follow these steps: a. Click Start, type Run in the Start Search ... Read more..

You cannot connect to a wireless network on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935222Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer, consider the following scenario:•You use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) together with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption to access wireless networks.• A computer certificate is configured correctly on the computer.•The computer has the correct permissions to access wireless networks.In this scenario, you can see that a wireless network is available in the Connect to ... Read more..

You cannot start the computer by using a CDFS-based image file to install Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931708Last Review:January 31, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSYou create a Compact Disk File System (CDFS)-based Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image to start the installation of Windows Vista. However, when you try to start the computer by using this image, the computer does not start. Therefore, you cannot use this image to install Windows Vista. You experience this problem if you use a ... Read more..

After you use Windows Vista to change the name of a computer, other computers can continue to access the computer by using the previous name of the computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926191Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.3SYMPTOMSAfter you use Windows Vista to change the name of a computer, other computers can continue to access the computer by using the previous name of the computer.When this issue occurs, the following conditions are true:•If you clear the Domain Name ... Read more..

A connected USB storage device does not appear when you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area in Windows Vista View products that this article applies to.Article ID:927826Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSAfter you connect a USB storage device such as a flash drive to a computer that is running Windows Vista, the device does not appear when you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area. Therefore, you cannot prepare Windows Vista for the removal of ... Read more..

Windows Boot Manager displays all characters with the same width in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929827Last Review:February 22, 2007Revision:1.3INTRODUCTIONWindows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe) displays all characters with the same width in Windows Vista. For example, when the string includes multi-byte characters, all single-byte characters are displayed with the multi-byte width.Windows Boot Manager allows for 80 single-byte characters to be shown per line. But the text may be clipped when the characters are displayed as multi-byte ... Read more..

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927392Last Review:March 20, 2007Revision:3.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONYou can use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) to troubleshoot and repair the following items in Windows Vista:•A master boot record (MBR)•A boot sector•A Boot Configuration Data (BCD) storeNote When you are troubleshooting startup issues by using the Windows RE, you should first ... Read more..

When you install a third-party product that registers its own version of the Wmp.dll file on a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Media Player stops responding. CAUSE This problem occurs because the third-party product uses its own installation directory to install the Wmp.dll file on the Windows Vista-based computer. When this occurs, the InstalledVersions corruption check that Windows Media Player performs is bypassed and Windows Media Player is blocked or stops ... Read more..

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta release notes and a list of fixed issuesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:945140Last Review:April 29, 2008Revision:1.2NoticeBeta InformationThis article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included with the ... Read more..

After you use the ReportResult method to customize the error icon when a logon failure occurs in Windows Vista, the general error icon (CPSI_ERROR) is displayed unexpectedlyView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953181Last Review:May 22, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSTo develop a custom credential provider for Windows Vista, you use the ReportResult method to customize the string and the error icon that are displayed in a logon failure situation. However, when a logon failure occurs, the general error icon (CPSI_ERROR) ... Read more..

Third-party network-related programs that use NDIS drivers may no longer function after you upgrade a computer to Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928229Last Review:October 18, 2007Revision:2.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenarios:•You upgrade a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista.•You upgrade a prerelease version of Windows Vista to the release version of Windows Vista.•You upgrade a release version of one Windows Vista operating system to another release version of Windows Vista.In any one of these scenarios, third-party network-related programs may ... Read more..

When you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer into hibernation (S4), and the computer has multiple USB devices connected to it, the computer stops respondingView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949537Last Review:March 4, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple USB devices connected to it. Or, you are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has a docking station that has multiple USB devices connected to it. •You install a Bluetooth ... Read more..

  Xbox 360 or Windows 2000 Server-based computers may not read CD-R discs that are burned in Windows Vista. CAUSE This problem occurs because the version of the Universal Disk Format (UDF) that Windows Vista uses to format CD-R discs is incompatible with Xbox 360 and with Windows 2000 Server-based computers. RESOLUTION To resolve this problem, burn a new CD-R disc. Use the Mastered option when you burn the CD-R disc. To do ... Read more..

Error message when you try to install updates on a computer that is running Windows Vista: WBEM_E_CLASS_HAS_INSTANCES (0x80041026)View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951386Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to install updates on a computer that is running Windows Vista, the installation process fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message: WBEM_E_CLASS_HAS_INSTANCES (0x80041026)Note This issue may occur when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).Back to the topRESOLUTIONTo resolve this issue, ... Read more..