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Open Registry Editor HKEY_local_machine > Software > Microsoft Create a new KEY called DWM if it is not there Create a new DWORD called AnimationsShiftKey inside the DWM folder Set the new DWORD that you just created to a value of 1 Restart your computer for to activate Hold down the shift key to see any of the window animations in slow motion. Read more..

You intermittently lose access to network resources if more than one Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS) filter driver is installed on a computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933657Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Vista, you intermittently lose access to network resources if more than one Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS) filter driver is installed.Back to the topRESOLUTIONHotfix informationA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, ... Read more..

You cannot select an upgrade option for Windows Vista, and you may receive an error message: You cannot upgrade Windows in Safe mode View products that this article applies to.Article ID:932005Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you try to install Windows Vista, you cannot select an upgrade option that is located in the Install Windows dialog box. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:Upgrade has been disabled - You cannot upgrade Windows in Safe mode. Cancel the installation, ... Read more..

The AutoPlay window does not appear when you connect a powered-up video camera to a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930059Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSWhen you connect a powered-up video camera to a Windows Vista-based computer by using an IEEE 1394 cable or a USB cable, the AutoPlay functionality does not work. For example, you do not see an AutoPlay window that lists the available options to use with the video camera.Back to the topWORKAROUNDTo work around ... Read more..

SYMPTOMS loadTOCNode(1, \'symptoms\'); After you install Windows Vista in a dual-boot configuration together with Microsoft Windows XP, you receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to start the computer by using Windows XP: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe. Please re-install a copy of the above file. CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, \'cause\'); You experience this problem if Windows Vista is installed in formerly unallocated disk space that existed in front of the partition on ... Read more..

Message when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or when you restart the computer: Windows Mail can compact the message storeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936092Last Review:October 31, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or when you restart the computer, you may receive a message that resembles the following:Windows Mail can compact the message store. This may take up to a few minutes.If you click Cancel, the message reappears the next time that ... Read more..

Description of the Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (Wusa.exe) and of .msu files in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:934307Last Review:April 11, 2008Revision:2.0INTRODUCTIONThis article describes the Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (Wusa.exe) in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008. The Wusa.exe file is in the %windir% System32 folder. The Windows Update Stand-alone Installer uses the Windows Update Agent API to install update packages. Update packages have an .msu file ... Read more..

You may experience poor video playback performance when a tooltip appears in the video playback area on a computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:932519Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. One of the following conditions is true:•Your computer is running a version of Windows Vista that does not support the Windows Vista Aero theme. For example, your computer is running Windows Vista Home Basic.•Your computer is running a version of Windows Vista that ... Read more..

The Windows Security Center icon may not appear as quickly as expected in the notification area when you start Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930171Last Review:March 20, 2007Revision:1.4SYMPTOMSWhen you start Windows Vista, the Windows Security Center icon may not appear as quickly as expected in the notification area. Other icons in the notification area may appear more quickly.CAUSEThis issue can occur if Windows Security Center currently reports about multiple services that are related to security. ... Read more..

Article ID: 960735 - Last Review: January 13, 2009 - Revision: 2.0When you access a SATA device that supports the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) feature in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you may experience poor performanceHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer, you have a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) device that supports the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) ... Read more..

Windows Vista Support WebCasts: Supported upgrade pathways to install Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:939470Last Review:November 5, 2007Revision:4.3Session SummaryThis Windows Vista WebCast will look at the supported upgrade pathways in Microsoft Windows Vista. The WebCast will include an upgrade matrix that defines the differences between an upgrade installation and a clean installation. This session will cover both 32-bit and 64-bit upgrade pathways.This is a Level 200 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=gp;en-us;webcastlevels&sd=gn) session that was recorded 25 July 2007 and ... Read more..

In Windows Vista, the address for a Web page may not be included when you use the Snipping Tool to capture a Windows Internet Explorer windowView products that this article applies to.Article ID:934549Last Review:April 16, 2007Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, the address for a Web page may not be included when you use the Snipping Tool to capture a Windows Internet Explorer window.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue may occur if you run Internet Explorer and the Snipping Tool by using ... Read more..

Windows Fax and Scan becomes unresponsive if incoming faxes are routed to a printer that requires user input in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930129Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you configure Windows Fax and Scan to automatically route incoming faxes to a printer. Then, Windows Fax and Scan becomes unresponsive.This problem occurs when the printer requires input from the user. For example, the printer may require that you input the name of the ... Read more..

You cannot add or remove programs on a Windows Mobile-based device after you connect it to a computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929659Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSAfter you connect a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based device to a computer that is running Windows Vista, you cannot add or remove programs on the Windows Mobile-based device.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs if Windows Mobile Device Center is not installed on the computer that is running Windows Vista.Back ... Read more..

Files in an offline folder are randomly corrupted on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:947901Last Review:March 18, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer, files in an offline folder are randomly corrupted.For example, assume that the offline folder contains an Internet shortcut (URL file). In this case, some files in the folder are empty, and you cannot use the Internet shortcut to open the URL.Back to the topRESOLUTIONService pack informationTo resolve this problem, obtain the ... Read more..

Article ID: 961223 - Last Review: December 16, 2008 - Revision: 1.0“No Disk” popup when opening some Office applications, Notepad or Wordpad in VistaView 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 topSymptomA User may get the ... Read more..

How to repair the operating system and how to restore the operating system configuration to an earlier point in time in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936212Last Review:April 21, 2007Revision:1.1INTRODUCTIONThis article discusses how to repair the operating system and how to restore the operating system configuration to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista. It describes how to use the System File Checker tool to scan and replace system files in scenarios where you are ... Read more..

When you try to install Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: The hard disk on which you want to install Windows Vista is not listed. You cannot select a hard disk partition on which to install Windows Vista. You cannot format a hard disk partition or partitions. You cannot set the correct size for a hard disk partition. You receive the following error message:Windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its ... Read more..

Windows Firewall information for the private profile is unexpectedly logged in the log file for the public profile on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:939929Last Review:March 18, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. In an Active Directory domain environment, you configure the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Group Policy setting. Specifically, you specify three firewall log files for these three profiles, respectively. Then, you apply this Group Policy setting to a Windows Vista-based ... Read more..

Error message when a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 resumes from hibernation: System was shutdown unexpectedlyView products that this article applies to.Article ID:951218Last Review:April 14, 2008Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you wake a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) from hibernation, you may receive the following error message: System was shutdown unexpectedlyBack to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs when the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store contains incorrect information for the Resume from Hibernate entry.Back to the topRESOLUTIONTo resolve this ... Read more..