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Error message when you open multiple Properties windows for the wireless connection in Windows Vista: Error saving wireless profileView products that this article applies to.Article ID:939069Last Review:November 26, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSWhen you open multiple Properties windows for the wireless connectionin Windows Vista, you may receive the following error message:Windows has encountered an error saving the wireless profile. Specific error: An attempt was made to establish a session to a networkserver, but there are already too many sessions established to that server.For example, ... 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..

Audio may not be synchronized with video playback when you play a video in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926675Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4SYMPTOMSWhen you play a video or a DVD in Windows Vista, the audio part of the playback may not be synchronized with the video playback.Back to the topCAUSEYou may experience this issue if one of the following conditions is true:•The computer processor has characteristics that prevent it from playing the video at the selected ... Read more..

The slide show length does not match the song length when you use the Change slide show length to match music length option in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926672Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You use serveral pictures to create a Windows DVD Maker slide show in Windows Vista.•You use the Change slide show length to match music length option together with several song files.•One or more of the song files are MP3 files that ... Read more..

SYMPTOMS Consider the following scenario: On a Windows Vista-based computer, you establish a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet. You establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection through a dial-up connection. In this scenario, the VPN credentials are not cached the first time that the VPN connection is established. RESOLUTION Disconnect the VPN connection, and then reconnect the VPN connection. Note You do not have to disconnect the dial-up connection. -------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights ... 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..

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..

The Tablet PC Input Panel is unavailable when it is running in Admin Approval Mode in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927843Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4On This PageSYMPTOMS After you try to start an application that requires administrative credentials in Windows Vista, a User Account Control dialog box appears and asks you for permission to continue. If you click Continue to switch from a user account context to Admin Approval Mode, a second User ... Read more..

Audio may not be synchronized with video playback when you play a video in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926675Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4SYMPTOMSWhen you play a video or a DVD in Windows Vista, the audio part of the playback may not be synchronized with the video playback.Back to the topCAUSEYou may experience this issue if one of the following conditions is true:•The computer processor has characteristics that prevent it from playing the video at the selected ... Read more..

The optical disk drive is intermittently not displayed on a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953834Last Review:June 6, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •On a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows Vista, you enable the Disable optical drive option on the Power Management tab. •You leave the system idle for more than 10 minutes, and the optical disk drive turns off.•You perform a suspend-and-resume cycle or a hibernate-and-wake cycle on ... 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..

The desktop background appears as a blank, black screen when the Bubbles screen saver runs in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935265Last Review:April 9, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. •You set the Colors setting on the Display Settings tab in Windows Vista to a 16-bit color setting.•You have the Bubbles screen saver selected to run. However, when the Bubbles screen saver runs, the desktop background is not displayed as expected. Instead, the desktop background ... Read more..

In unattended installations of Windows Vista, the wrong partition becomes the installation driveView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929848Last Review:January 4, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSIn unattended installations of Windows Vista that have multiple partitions on the hard disk drive, the first partition is not assigned driver letter C as expected. Also, Windows Vista is installed on a different partition.Back to the topCAUSEThis behavior occurs when the Unattend.xml file does not assign a drive letter to the installation partition. Then, the installation partition ... Read more..

You receive an error message when you start Windows Vista after you install an ATM network adapterView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926178Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4SYMPTOMS After you install an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network adapter, you receive the following error message when you start Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008:Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device. The class installer has denied the request to install or upgrade this device.Back to the topCAUSEThis behavior occurs ... Read more..

An Internet Explorer 7 browser window does not open on an alternative desktop on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:948140Last Review:March 27, 2008Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You create multiple desktops on a Windows Vista-based computer.•You start Windows Internet Explorer 7 on the default desktop.•You switch to an alternative desktop. In this scenario, when you try to start Internet Explorer 7 on an alternative desktop, the Internet Explorer 7 browser window does not open. Instead, the ... 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..

Error message when you try to start Windows Movie Maker in Windows Vista: Movie Maker has stopped workingView products that this article applies to.Article ID:923122Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4SYMPTOMSWhen you try to start Microsoft Windows Movie Maker on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:Windows Movie Maker has stopped workingWindows Movie Maker does not start.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue can occur if an incompatible video filter is installed on the computer.Back to the topRESOLUTIONTo ... Read more..

The BitLocker Drive Encryption program may become unresponsive on a Windows Vista Ultimate-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929836Last Review:January 26, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you try to run the BitLocker Drive Encryption program on a Windows Vista Ultimate-based computer, the program may become unresponsive. Specifically, the % Completed value in the BDE dialog box does not continue to progress.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem may occur if the BitLocker Drive Encryption program tries to encrypt data on ... Read more..

A gadget that you downloaded from the Internet does not appear in the Windows Sidebar in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930100Last Review:January 8, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, a gadget that you downloaded from the Internet may appear to be installed correctly. However, the gadget does not appear in the Windows Sidebar as expected.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs if the gadget does not support a language that is in the list of preferred languages for the ... Read more..