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Guest operating systems that are supported on a Hyper-V virtual machine hostView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954958Last Review:June 26, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageFor more information about the Microsoft support policy on non-Microsoft virtualization hardware, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:897615 (/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=897615/) Support policy for Microsoft software running in non-Microsoft hardware virtualization softwareBack to the topINTRODUCTIONThis article lists the server and client guest operating systems that are supported on a Hyper-V virtual ... Read more..

MS08-032: Critical security update of ActiveX kill bitsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950760Last Review:June 10, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTION Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-032. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:•Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.msp (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)•IT professionals:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-032.msp (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-032.mspx)Back ... Read more..

MS08-035: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow denial of serviceView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953235Last Review:June 10, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-035. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: •Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update ... Read more..

MS08-033: Vulnerabilities in DirectX could allow remote code execution View products that this article applies to.Article ID:951698Last Review:June 10, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-033. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: •Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200806.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update ... Read more..

Some slides are not centered when you print multiple slides per page in PowerPointView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952275Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you print multiple slides per page in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, or in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, some slides are offset and are not centered. This behavior occurs when use one of the following PostScript system drivers to print the slides: •Lexmark C920 ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the May 13, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952726Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the kinds of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Some slides are not centered when you print multiple slides per page in PowerPointView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952275Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you print multiple slides per page in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, or in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, some slides are offset and are not centered. This behavior occurs when use one of the following PostScript system drivers to print the slides: •Lexmark C920 ... Read more..

The private key is not copied to the local computer store when you use the Certificates snap-in to copy a certificate together with a private key from a local user storeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:939616Last Review:July 20, 2007Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you use the Certificates snap-in to copy a certificate together with a private key from a local user store to the local computer store, the private key is not copied.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs because of ... Read more..

How to enable COM+ and COM diagnostic tracingView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926098Last Review:December 20, 2007Revision:3.1Important 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 ... Read more..

The Windows Mobility Center item does not appear in Control Panel as expected on a portable computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938322Last Review:July 3, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSOn a portable computer that is running Windows Vista, the Windows Mobility Center item does not appear in Control Panel as expected.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue may occur if the following conditions are true:•The computer is plugged into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).•The battery has been removed from the ... Read more..

Icons are missing from Control Panel, or you cannot start Control Panel, the Welcome Center, or games in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936686Last Review:June 22, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Vista, you experience one or more of the following problems:• Icons are missing from Control Panel. • You cannot start Control Panel. When you try to start Control Panel, the screen may flash briefly, but Control Panel does not start.• You ... Read more..

On a Japanese version of Windows Vista, Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center are not titled correctly in Windows MixerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:939104Last Review:June 27, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSOn a Japanese version of Windows Vista, Windows Media Player and WindowsMedia Center are not titled correctly in Windows Mixer. For example, part of the W character in Windows is missing or truncated.Note Windows Media Player and WindowsMedia Center do not appear in Windows Mixer unless they are running.STATUSMicrosoft has ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the June 12, 2007 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938640Last Review:December 3, 2007Revision:3.4On This PageSUMMARYAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

After you apply security update 929123, you may be prompted by a dialog box that requests more input about how to continue when you browse a Web siteView products that this article applies to.Article ID:937912Last Review:December 3, 2007Revision:1.4SYMPTOMS After you apply security update 929123, you may be prompted by a dialog box that requests more input about how to continue when you browse a Web site. Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs because you do not have the appropriate ... Read more..

A microcode reliability update is available that improves the reliability of systems that use Intel processorsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936357Last Review:December 11, 2007Revision:7.0On This PageSUMMARYA microcode reliability update is available that improves the reliability of systems that use Intel processors. This article describes how to download this update.Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONNote The update that is described in this article is not supported on computers that use an older Intel Pentium together with a Family 5 ... Read more..

Description of the Software Update for Web Folders: May 18, 2007View products that this article applies to.Article ID:907306Last Review:September 11, 2007Revision:1.6On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Web folders issues that are fixed in the Software Update for Web Folders that is dated May 18, 2007.This article describes the following items about the update:•The issues that the update fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the update.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the update.•Whether the update is replaced by any other ... Read more..

You cannot use Computer Management to delete multiple local user accountsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935944Last Review:May 4, 2007Revision:1.1SUMMARYOn a computer that is running one of the operating systems that is listed in the Applies to section, you cannot use Computer Management to delete multiple local user accounts at the same time.MORE INFORMATIONYou can use Computer Management to delete only one local user account at a time on a computer that is running one of the following operating ... Read more..

The Wireless Network tile is not displayed in Windows Mobility Center on a mobile PC that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:934555Last Review:April 18, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSYou are running Windows Vista on a mobile PC. When you open the Windows Mobility Center item in Control Panel, you notice that the Wireless Network tile is not displayed.Back to the topCAUSEThis behavior occurs if a wireless network adapter driver that is installed on the mobile ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the May 8, 2007 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936981Last Review:December 3, 2007Revision:4.2On This PageSUMMARYAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

The Windows Mobility Center program window unexpectedly maintains focus when you perform an action in another programView products that this article applies to.Article ID:934554Last Review:April 18, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You are running Windows Vista on a mobile PC. You open Windows Mobility Center, and then you perform an action in another program. However, the Windows Mobility Center program window unexpectedly maintains focus. Keyboard actions that you perform may apply to Windows Mobility Center instead of to the ... Read more..