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Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: June 20, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:954576Last Review:July 17, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issue that is fixed in the Word 2007 hotfix package that is dated June 20, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:•The issues that the hotfix package fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.•Whether the ... Read more..

How to disable the ADO.NET Entity Designer from the Visual Studio 2008 Shell (isolated mode) with Service Pack 1View products that this article applies to.Article ID:956252Last Review:August 11, 2008Revision:1.2INTRODUCTIONThe Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Designer is included in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Shell (isolated mode). However, when you run the Visual Studio Shell (isolated mode), the ADO.NET Entity Designer is not supported. This article describes how to disable the ADO.NET Entity Designer.MORE INFORMATIONWhen you browse to an ... Read more..

List of changes and fixed issues for Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta for Windows SDKView products that this article applies to.Article ID:951844Last Review:April 29, 2008Revision:1.1NoticeBeta 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 ... Read more..

Smooth Scrolling Up and Down. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Smooth-Scroll List Boxes 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

You can customize Windows Sidebar by hiding it, keeping it on top of other windows, adding and removing gadgets from it, detaching gadgets to place them on the desktop, and more. To open Sidebar Open Windows Sidebar by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Windows Sidebar. You can also open Windows Sidebar by clicking the Start ... Read more..

Screenshot of Window when dragging. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Show Window Contents while Dragging 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

Drop down list box. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Slide Open Combo Boxes 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

SYMPTOMS loadTOCNode(1, \'symptoms\'); Consider the following scenario: You are using an OpenCable Unidirectional Receiver (OCUR) device that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer. You put the computer in standby or hibernate, and then you resume the computer. In this scenario, when you try to watch live TV in Windows Media Center, you receive the following error message: Restricted Content - Display Driver If you wait for 30 seconds after you resume the computer from standby or hibernation, and then try to ... Read more..

Effects on Windows and Buttons. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

When you try to restart or to shut down Windows Vista, you receive the following message: The following programs are still running: Explorer.exe Playing logoff sound To close these programs and restart your computer, click Restart Now. You may lose work that you haven't saved. Note If you are trying to shut down Windows Vista, "click Shut down now" appears in this message instead of "click Restart Now." If you click Restart Now or Shut down, as appropriate, Windows Vista restarts or shuts down as expected. This behavior ... Read more..

When you change the selection in a classic-style ListView, you may hear a beep sound even when the Select option for the system sound is set to None. This problem does not occur in applications that have been updated to use the themed ListView in Windows XP or in Windows Vista. CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, \'cause\'); This problem occurs if the Select option for the system sound is changed in the Sound Control Panel item, and then the system sound is changed back to ... Read more..

Visual Studio 2008 IDE may crash while building a VC++ Project after modifying Linker propertiesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:956322Last Review:July 29, 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 topActionYou create a VC++ project and, in the linker options of the Project Properties, you ... Read more..

Article ID: 958477 - Last Review: December 12, 2008 - Revision: 1.0FIX: Error message when you compile a Visual C++ project that contains the try-catch block but does not contain a brace for the function body in Visual Studio 2008 SP1: error C2590View products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou create a Visual C++ project on a computer that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. You use a function that contains the ... Read more..

Article ID: 958502 - Last Review: November 19, 2008 - Revision: 1.0A hotfix that provides the IntelliSense flavor for Visual Studio 2008 JavaScript files is availableView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTION This article describes a hotfix that provides the IntelliSense flavor for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 JavaScript files. This flavor is an addition to the existing JavaScript file flavors, which are the Release flavor and the ... Read more..

Error message when you link a Visual C++ project by using the /INCREMENTAL build option in Visual Studio 2008: LNK1000: Internal error during IncrBuildImageView products that this article applies to.Article ID:948127Last Review:March 31, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you link a Visual C++ project by using the /INCREMENTAL build option in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, you may receive the following error message:LNK1000: Internal error during IncrBuildImageBack to the topRESOLUTIONHotfix information A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. But the hotfix is ... Read more..

How to locate a value or closest match in a Visual FoxPro table from VB .NET using the VFP OLE DB ProviderView products that this article applies to.Article ID:956277Last Review:July 28, 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 topActionYou have a Microsoft Visual FoxPro (VFP) ... Read more..

Unable to uninstall/Re-install VCRedistView products that this article applies to.Article ID:955748Last Review:July 16, 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 topActionYou try to do one of the following:Remove Microsoft Visual C++ Redist from the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet, orInstall Microsoft Visual C++ Redist on ... Read more..

Shadows for Icon Labels. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Use Drop Shadows for Icon Labels on the Desktop 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

You use the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool and an Autounattend.xml file to add a custom gadget to the Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista. When you run the SFC.exe /scannow command or the SFC.exe /verifyonly command, you receive error messages in the CBS.log file.   CAUSE This problem occurs because the SFC.exe command falsely reports the Settings.ini file information in the CBS.log file.   STATUS Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.   MORE INFORMATION You can ... Read more..

How to: Is there a 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008?View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951801Last Review:April 16, 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 topActionThe question has been asked: Is there a 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2005 ... Read more..