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Description of the relationship between Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929462Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4INTRODUCTIONThis article describes the relationship between Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center in Windows Vista. Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONWindows Security Center displays the status of the Windows Firewall. The status is green when Windows Firewall is enabled and when Windows Firewall is using the recommended settings. The status is red when Windows Firewall is disabled 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..

Some W32Time-related registry settings are not updated after you upgrade Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows Vista or to Windows Vista Service Pack 1View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952660Last Review:May 16, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSYou upgrade Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Windows Vista or to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). However, the following Windows Time Synchronization service (W32Time)-related registry settings are not updated to the default Windows Vista values.Default registry settings in Windows XPRegistry ... 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..

1. Click on the Start Button and type in Sound. Select Sound from the list. 2. Click on the Sounds tab. 3. Remove the check from Play Windows Startup sound. 4. Click OK. ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

A Windows Vista-based computer stops responding when you resume the computer from hibernationView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928135Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSA Windows Vista-based computer stops responding when you resume the computer from hibernation.NoteThis problem may occur if a system device configuration changes when the computer is in hibernation. Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs because the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) device driver does not correctly update the device settings to reflect the new configuration.Back to the ... Read more..

You may be unable to hear the audio from a newly connected USB audio device in Windows Media Player 11 in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928596Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Vista, you may be unable to hear the audio from a newly connected USB audio device in Windows Media Player 11.Back to the topWORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, restart Windows Media Player 11.Back to the topSTATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this ... 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 may receive an error message when you run an application that uses audio recording or playback functionality in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930095Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you run an application that uses audio recording or playback functionality in Windows Vista, you may receive an error message that states that a file or a Microsoft Windows component is missing or could not be started. For example, when you click Mixer in Windows Media Encoder ... Read more..

Common file and registry virtualization issues in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927387Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.6On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you use the virtualization feature of Windows Vista, you may the experience file and registry virtualization issues that are described in the following scenarios. Back to the topScenario 1: You receive error messages when you install, upgrade, or use an applicationWhen you install, upgrade, or use an application, you may receive various error messages that indicate that ... Read more..

After you install or uninstall an update package for a USB Human Interface Device (HID) component on a Windows Vista-based computer, the computer may stop responding. Additionally, you may receive the following message when the computer restarts: Windows is configuring the updates Note This problem occurs only on a specific kind of Windows Vista-based computer. RESOLUTION Hotfix information A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix ... Read more..

In Windows, when you use Event Viewer to view an event log that contains Microsoft Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses, the IPv6 addresses do not display correctly in the descriptions of events. For example, an element of the event log payload replaces the scope ID part of the IPv6 address. In some cases, the multiple replacements are repeated several times in the IPv6 address. CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, \'cause\'); This problem occurs when the IPv6 address contains a scope ID. A scope ... Read more..

The Turn off the display setting may change unexpectedly when you configure the Put the computer to sleep setting in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:934550Last Review:April 12, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, the Turn off the display setting in the Power Options item in Control Panel may change unexpectedly when you configure the Put the computer to sleep setting. For example, the Turn off the display setting is changed to 5 hours when you set the Put the ... Read more..

You cannot install a device that requires the Mf.sys device driver in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926171Last Review:December 4, 2007Revision:2.0SYMPTOMSWhen you try to install a device that requires the Mf.sys device driver on a computer that is running Windows Vista, you cannot install the device. Additionally, after you try to install the device, service keys that are related to the device are not in the Windows registry.Back to the topCAUSEBy default, the Mf.sys device driver is ... Read more..

Error message when you try to delete a Windows Imaging Format file in Windows Vista: Cannot delete View products that this article applies to.Article ID:926189Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4SYMPTOMSYou use the Ximage.exe tool to mount a Microsoft Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file for read and write access in Windows Vista. Then, you try to delete this file by using Microsoft Windows Explorer. However, you cannot delete this file, and you receive the following error message: Cannot delete filename: ... Read more..

A dump file may not be generated on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista if the dump file and the paging file reside on the same volumeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953341Last Review:June 10, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You configure the system to generate a full memory dump file when fatal system errors occur on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista.•The dump file and the paging file ... Read more..

Article ID: 968602 - Last Review: March 4, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Windows Vista custom toolbar may be unusable after undocking or removing a second monitorView 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 topActionAfter undocking or removing ... Read more..

Error message when you try to start Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista: You must be an administrator to open Internet Explorer on this desktopView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935855Last Review:August 24, 2007Revision:3.3On This PageSYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you receive the following error message when you try to start Windows Internet Explorer 7:You must be an administrator to open Internet Explorer on this desktop.To open Internet Explorer, right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and then click 'Run as administrator'You receive ... Read more..

The copy process may stop responding when you try to copy files from a server on a network to a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931770Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer, when you try to copy files from a server on a network, the copy process may stop responding (hang), and you may receive a message that resembles the following: Calculating Time Remaining0 minutes remainingThis problem may occur only occasionally. Back ... Read more..

Only one keyboard layout is available when you use the Windows Vista DVD to start the computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927818Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.2INTRODUCTIONThis article discusses the keyboard layout that is available when you use a Windows Vista DVD to start a computer.MORE INFORMATIONThe Windows Vista DVD has a fixed keyboard layout. The Windows Vista DVD starts the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE). Windows PE may be configured to use only one keyboard layout. Therefore, when you ... Read more..