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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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Detection and deployment guidance for the April 10, 2007 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935824Last Review:December 3, 2007Revision:3.5On 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..

Information about Network Monitor 3View products that this article applies to.Article ID:933741Last Review:March 17, 2008Revision:3.0INTRODUCTIONThis article contains information about Microsoft Network Monitor 3. Network Monitor 3 is a protocol analyzer. It enables you to capture, to view, and to analyze network data. You can use it to help troubleshoot problems with applications on the network. This article contains download and support information, installation notes, and general usage information about Network Monitor 3. Network Monitor 3.1 ... 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..

Detection and deployment guidance for the March 11, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950137Last Review:March 11, 2008Revision:1.3On 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 types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

This article describes the support guidelines for migrating roaming user profiles data to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008 in an Active Directory environment from the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 This article also describes two methods to migrate roaming user profiles data to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008. MORE INFORMATION Generally, user profiles that you create for users in Windows 2000, in Windows XP, or in Windows Server 2003 and user profiles that you create for ... Read more..

Although clearing the paging file is not a suitable substitute for physical security of a computer, you might want to do this to increase the security of data on a computer while Windows is not running. WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. ... Read more..

Before you perform a repair installation of Microsoft Windows XP, you must uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows XP-based computer. If you perform a repair installation of Windows XP when Internet Explorer 7 is still installed, Internet Explorer will not work after the repair is completed. To resolve this issue, uninstall Internet Explorer 7 from the computer, and then install Internet Explorer 6. After Windows XP is repaired, you can reinstall Internet Explorer 7. INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); Before you perform ... Read more..

The spool folder is the area on the hard disk that Windows uses to store print jobs as they are being printed. This allows Windows to quickly return control to a program after a document is printed. By default, Windows stores this file on the same partition as the Windows system files. You can increase the performance of Windows, and increase free space on this partition, by moving this folder to a different partition. How to move the Windows XP Spool ... Read more..

This article describes how to change the location of the paging file in Windows XP. The paging file is the area on the hard disk that Windows uses as if it were random access memory (RAM) This is sometimes known as "virtual memory." By default, Windows stores this file on the same partition as the Windows system files. You can increase the performance of Windows, and increase free space on the boot partition, by moving this file to a different partition. How ... Read more..

When you copy user data into a new profile, the new profile becomes a near duplicate of the old profile, and contains the same preferences, appearance, and documents as the old profile. If your old profile is corrupted in some way, you can move the files and settings from the corrupt profile to a new profile. Note The method that is described in this article may not transfer the Outlook Express e-mail messages and address user data that are associated with ... Read more..

Windows XP supports two disk file systems: the file allocation table (FAT) file system and the NTFS file system. This article explains how to convert a FAT partition into an NTFS partition and discusses the considerations that you must take into account. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \'moreinformation\'); Windows XP includes the Convert.exe utility for converting a FAT partition to an NTFS partition. Convert.exe is simple to use, but there are some limitations that you should consider before using the utility. You should consider ... Read more..

INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); This article describes how to remove the association between the display and a color profile in Windows Vista and in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). You may have to remove the association between the display and a color profile if a defective color profile is installed as a display profile. The Windows Live Photo Gallery Viewer respects color profiles. Therefore, defective profiles will produce unpredictable results when you view an image with a color managed application ... Read more..

In iTunes 6.0.2 and later, an error message may appear when you open iTunes: "iTunes requires Windows 2000 or later. Please make sure compatibility mode is disabled in the Compatibility tab of the properties for iTunes.exe." Try these steps to turn Windows compatibility mode off: Quit iTunes. Windows XP and Windows 2000: On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop). Windows Vista: On the Start menu, ... Read more..

Completely Remove iTunes and QuickTime from Windows XP In some rare instances, it may be required to remove all traces of iTunes and QuickTime from your computer. Use the following steps to remove all traces of iTunes, QuickTime, and associated software installed by the iTunes + QuickTime Installer. Remove iTunes Note: iTunes Store purchases or songs imported from CDs are saved in your My Music folder by default and are not deleted by removing iTunes. Quit iTunes. On the Start ... Read more..

Learn what to do if you can't create an Apple Account for the iTunes Store or sign in to view information for an existing account. Symptom When you try to create a new Apple Account with iTunes or when you try to view existing account information, this alert appears: "Could not complete your iTunes Store request. The store may be busy. Check your Internet connection or try again later." Products affected iTunes for Windows Solution Make sure the computer's date is set correctly and that Windows accepts ... Read more..