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Article ID: 960954 - Last Review: December 23, 2008 - Revision: 1.0When you open a network share by using a previously created shortcut in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, a newly created file or folder in the network share does not appear until you update the screenHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:You create a shortcut for a network share in a Windows ... Read more..

The upgrade option is unavailable when you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVDView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928432Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSWhen you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVD, the upgrade option is unavailable.WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, make sure that the Windows Vista DVD is not inserted when you start the computer. Then, insert the Windows Vista DVD to upgrade to Windows Vista. To do this, follow these steps:1.Make sure that the ... Read more..

A gadget that you downloaded from the Internet does not appear in the Windows Sidebar in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930100Last Review:January 8, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, a gadget that you downloaded from the Internet may appear to be installed correctly. However, the gadget does not appear in the Windows Sidebar as expected.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs if the gadget does not support a language that is in the list of preferred languages for the ... Read more..

The user interface items are not in the correct language when you open the Speech Recognition Options Control Panel item in some versions of Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928313Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSIn some versions of Windows Vista, when you open the Speech Recognition Options item in Control Panel, the user interface items are not in the correct language. Additionally, no configuration features are available under Configure your Speech Recognition experience. Therefore, you cannot configure the ... Read more..

Article ID: 960380 - Last Review: January 14, 2009 - Revision: 2.0A hyperlink control that is used to open a file or an e-mail message fails in an application that uses MSXML 6.0 on a Windows XP-based or Windows Vista-based computerHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows XP-based or Windows Vista-based computer, you run an application that uses Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 6.0. The application ... Read more..

When you dynamically add a system board on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the driver for the system board processor does not work correctlyView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949480Last Review:March 27, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMS You perform the following operations on a PRIMEQUEST-based computer that is running Windows Server 2008: •You create a partition that includes system board 0 and system board 1.•You dynamically replace system board 1 by using another spare board (system board 2). •You ... Read more..

Licenses created for CD burning do not work with Windows Media Player 11View products that this article applies to.Article ID:950332Last Review:March 13, 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 are downloading an audio or video file protected with Windows Media Rights Managment (WMRM) for playback ... Read more..

Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly when you drag a file from an LZH archive into the Folders pane on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:951521Last Review:May 28, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Lzhfldr.dll file installed.•In Windows Explorer, you double-click an .lzh file to open the associated compressed file.•You drag the compressed file into a folder in the Folders pane of the same Windows Explorer ... Read more..

The Print Complete sound is not played when a print job is printed successfully on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952885Last Review:May 27, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen a print job is printed successfully on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer, the Print Complete sound is not played.Note The Print Complete sound is specified in the Sound Control Panel item.Back to the topWORKAROUNDTo ... Read more..

Article ID: 954316 - Last Review: March 2, 2009 - Revision: 2.0FIX: Error message when you try to apply a theme to an ASP.NET 2.0 Web page that contains a control that has the ToolboxBitmap attribute defined: GDI+ is not properly initialized (internal GDI+ error)View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou try to apply a theme to an ASP.NET 2.0 Web page. If the Web page contains a control that has the ToolboxBitmap attribute ... Read more..

Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer when you try to update the user credentials of a Data Collector Set on a remote computer: Collection already existsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931705Last Review:March 17, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You configure a Data Collector Set on a remote computer that is running a pre-Windows Vista version of Microsoft Windows.•You are a member of only the Performance Log Users group on a Windows Vista-based computer and on the ... Read more..

Folders on partitions used to install Windows Vista may be moved or may be renamed to end with .OLDView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927839Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4IntroductionThis article describes how folders on a partition that is used to install Windows Vista may be moved or may be renamed to end with .OLD.MORE INFORMATIONWhen you install Windows Vista, and an earlier version of Windows is already installed on the same partition, folders that are already present may conflict with ... Read more..

The software that is included with a digital camera may no longer recognize some proprietary metadata when you edit the properties of the photo in Windows Vista or Windows XPView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927527Last Review:July 10, 2007Revision:2.3On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you edit the properties of a photo to add metadata in Windows Vista or Windows XP, the third-party software that is included with the digital camera may no longer recognize some proprietary metadata that the digital camera ... Read more..

After you hot-replace a processor in a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you cannot remove the partition unit until you restart the computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949482Last Review:March 25, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSAfter you hot-replace a processor in a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you cannot remove the partition unit until you restart the computer. Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs because of a bug in the IA-64 version of the Hal.dll file.Back to ... Read more..

Article ID: 967173 - Last Review: January 29, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Restoring a Maximized or Minimized MDI Parent Form Causes its Height to ShrinkView 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 topSymptomWhen restoring a maximized or ... Read more..

On a computer that is running a Japanese version of Windows Vista, the items in the Recent Items folder on the Start menu may be unexpectedly listed in EnglishView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936609Last Review:May 25, 2007Revision:1.0Important 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 ... Read more..

The Tablet PC Input Panel is unavailable when it is running in Admin Approval Mode in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927843Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4On This PageSYMPTOMS After you try to start an application that requires administrative credentials in Windows Vista, a User Account Control dialog box appears and asks you for permission to continue. If you click Continue to switch from a user account context to Admin Approval Mode, a second User ... Read more..

TCP/IPv4 appears to be enabled even when it is disabled in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929621Last Review:March 17, 2007Revision:1.3On This PageSYMPTOMSIn the properties dialog box for a network adapter, the TCP/IP Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) protocol appears to be enabled even when it is disabled. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) check box is selected.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem may occur after you use the Netsh.exe command-line tool to disable TCP/IPv4 on the ... Read more..

Error message when you try to add a KPI Web Part to a page in the French version of SharePoint Server 2007: Impossible to add selected componentView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949606Last Review:March 30, 2008Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you try to add the KPI Details Web Part to a page in the French version of SharePoint Server 2007 or in the French version of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you receive the following error message:KPI_Details_fra_error.pngImpossible d'ajouter le composant sélectionnéDétails des indicateurs ... Read more..

FIX: Noticeable problems occur in the video when you use the DirectSound renderer on Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950754Last Review:June 26, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you use the DirectSound audio renderer on Windows Vista to play audio and video, noticeable problems occur in the video if a gap exists in the audio data. This problem occurs if you are using an audio bit depth that is larger than 16-bit depth.Back to the topCAUSEThe DirectSound audio renderer ... Read more..