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A computer that is running an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 on an IDE/ATA disk does not generate a valid dump file when PAE mode is enabledView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953533Last Review:June 9, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You have an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 installed on a computer's IDE/ATA disk.•The computer has more than 4 gigabytes (GB) of physical memory.•The system is running in ... Read more..

Article ID: 960985 - Last Review: February 13, 2009 - Revision: 1.0The characters in an equation are not printed when you print a Word 2007 document on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computerView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you print a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document that contains an equation, the equation does not print, or the characters in the equation are not printed. This issue occurs if the following ... Read more..

You cannot use the ImageX.exe tool as a backup tool on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935467Last Review:April 24, 2007Revision:1.0INTRODUCTIONThis article describes the reasons why you cannot use the ImageX.exe tool as a backup tool on a Windows Vista-based computer. The ImageX.exe tool ships as part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). MORE INFORMATIONYou can use the ImageX.exe tool to capture an operating system installation image on which you have run Sysprep (Sysprep.exe) ... Read more..

Windows Explorer crashes when you try to remove the $WINDOWS.OLD folder from a computer that has been upgraded to Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931702Last Review:March 20, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you use Windows Explorer to try to remove the drive: $WINDOWS.OLD folder from a computer that has been upgraded from an earlier version of Windows to Windows Vista, Windows Explorer crashes. In this scenario, you receive the following error message:Faulting application Explorer.EXE, version 6.0.5756.0, time stamp ... 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..

Group Policy settings are not applied on member computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 when certain SMB signing policies are enabledView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950876Last Review:May 12, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•The following policies are enabled on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 in a domain:•Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Local Policies Security Options Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)•Computer Configuration Windows Settings ... Read more..

Article ID: 941470 - Last Review: December 26, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Description of the Forms Server 2007 hotfix package: February 15, 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated February 15, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:The issues that the hotfix package fixes.The prerequisites for installing ... Read more..

Article ID: 954407 - Last Review: February 18, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Error message when you create a RODC IFM or RODC Sysvol IFM on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controllerView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you try to create a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Install from Media (IFM) or a RODC Sysvol IFM by using the Ntdsutil.exe tool on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you may receive the following error message: Could not initialize the ... Read more..

You may receive a Stop 0x0000007E error message after you enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930979Last Review:January 9, 2008Revision:3.0SYMPTOMSAfter you enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature in Windows Vista, you may receive a Stop 0x0000007E error message that resembles the following:STOP 0x0000007E (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLEDBack to the topCAUSEThe problem may occur when certain drivers, such as a chipset driver, are installed on the computer before you enable the BitLocker ... Read more..

You cannot install a device driver by using its installation program in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927524Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to install a device driver by using its installation program in Windows Vista, you are unsuccessful.You may experience this issue if the following conditions are true:•The driver uses an executable file-based installation program.•The installation program was not designed for Windows Vista.Back to the topCAUSEProblems with executable file-based installation programs may occur if ... Read more..

When you try to open an item that was added to a discussion board by using the list Web part in SharePoint Server 2007, the item does not openView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953452Last Review:June 25, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen you try to open an item that was added to a discussion board by using the list Web part in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the item does not open. Instead, you are redirected to the default Web page for the ... Read more..

Availability of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 management tools for the Hyper-V release candidateView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949758Last Review:March 25, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONThe Windows Vista Service Pack 1 management tools for the Hyper-V release candidate are now available. This update package installs the Hyper-V remote management tools on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). This package includes the following: •The Hyper-V Manager. The Hyper-V Manager is a Microsoft Management Console ... Read more..

Description of the Forms Server 2007 hotfix package: March 4, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:949752Last Review:March 14, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated March 4, 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 hotfix ... Read more..

Event ID 63 may be logged in the Application log after you install Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952574Last Review:May 12, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSAfter you install Windows Server 2008, an event ID 63 that resembles the following event may be logged in the Application log: Log Name: ApplicationSource: WMIDate:DateTime:TimeEvent ID: 63Level: WarningDescription: A provider, WmiPerfClass, has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace root cimv2 to use the Local System account. This account is privileged and the ... Read more..

You may experience connectivity issues or performance issues when you connect a Windows Vista-based mobile PC to a non-Vista certified wireless access point or routerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953944Last Review:June 3, 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 may experience random ... Read more..

Article ID: 960089 - Last Review: February 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0MS09-004: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2005 GDR: February 10, 2009 View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTION Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-004. To viewthe complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200902.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200902.mspx) Skip the details: ... Read more..

Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista: Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not existView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938107Last Review:October 31, 2007Revision:1.2On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to activate Windows Vista, you may receive an error message that resembles the following: Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist This problem may occur if you use volume-licensed media to install Windows Vista.Back to the topRESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, use one of the following ... Read more..

An End User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:945285Last Review:June 26, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You are running a Windows XP-based computer.•You create an End User Defined Character (EUDC) font.•You deploy the EUDC font to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computer. In this scenario, you cannot enter the ... Read more..

Article ID: 950528 - Last Review: November 6, 2008 - Revision: 1.0A focus switch between an edit control and a button control occurs very slowly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows VistaHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you use a non-English Input Method Editor (IME) ... Read more..

You cannot configure the maximum number of concurrent SMB requests that are sent to a Windows Vista-based file serverView products that this article applies to.Article ID:937082Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0Important 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 ... Read more..