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Article ID: 959206 - Last Review: November 25, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Horizontal white bars or black boxes may unexpectedly appear in the output when you print a graphics document on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSWhen you use an application to print a graphics document on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server ... Read more..

Hibernates or hibernation appears instead of sleeps or sleep in Power Options in the Traditional Chinese (CHT) version of Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938723Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSYou are running the Traditional Chinese (CHT) version of Windows Vista. When you open the Power Options item in Control Panel, the words hibernates or hibernation appear instead of the words sleeps or sleep in certain areas of the user interface. For example, you experience ... Read more..

MS07-032: Vulnerability in Windows Vista could allow information disclosureView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931213Last Review:June 12, 2007Revision:2.0SUMMARYMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS07-032. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and 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/200706.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200706.mspx)•IT professionals:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-032.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-032.mspx)APPLIES TO•Windows Vista Ultimate•Windows Vista Enterprise•Windows Vista Business•Windows Vista Home Premium•Windows Vista Home Basic•Windows Vista Starter•Windows Vista Ultimate ... Read more..

You cannot play media files that you purchased from the iTunes Music Store after you upgrade to Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936649Last Review:May 17, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSAfter you upgrade from an earlier version of Microsoft Windows to Windows Vista, you cannot play media files that you purchased from the iTunes Music Store. Note You try to play these files in Apple iTunes. Additionally, when you try to upload a media file that you purchased from the ... Read more..

Error message when you try to install a hotfix on a Windows Vista-based computer in a domain: Installer encountered an error: 0x8007177f. This machine is disabled for file encryptionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933595Last Review:September 11, 2007Revision:2.1On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to install a hotfix on a Windows Vista-based computer in a domain, you may receive the following error message:Windows Update Standalone InstallerInstaller encountered an error: 0x8007177fThis machine is disabled for file encryption.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs ... Read more..

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package: January 31, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:944710Last Review:March 3, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated January 31, 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 package ... Read more..

VCRedist from VC++ 2008 installs temporary files in system root directoryView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950683Last Review:March 21, 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 topActionInstalling the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (VCRedist_x86.exe, VCRedist_x64.exe, VCRedist_ia64.exe) for Visual Studio 2008 RTM.Back to the topResultFollowing files are ... Read more..

Article ID: 955839 - Last Review: February 6, 2009 - Revision: 2.1December 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allImportant This update supersedes and replaces update 951072, which was released in August 2008. This update also includes additional time zone changes that were signed in to law after update 951072 was created. If you have already deployed update 951072, read the descriptions of ... Read more..

You may notice a delay when you call the CAsyncSocket::ReceiveFrom function in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936711Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you may notice a small delay when you call the ReceiveFrom function of the CAsyncSocket class in the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) library.Back to the topRESOLUTIONHotfix informationA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this ... Read more..

You receive an error message when you start Windows Vista after you install an ATM network adapterView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926178Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:2.4SYMPTOMS After you install an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network adapter, you receive the following error message when you start Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008:Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device. The class installer has denied the request to install or upgrade this device.Back to the topCAUSEThis behavior occurs ... Read more..

You cannot select or format a hard disk partition when you try to install Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927520Last Review:September 14, 2007Revision:2.0Important Dynamic discs are only supported for Windows Vista Business, for Windows Vista Enterprise, and for Windows Vista Ultimate. They are not supported for Windows Vista Home Basic and for Windows Vista Home Premium.There is one exception. When you upgrade your computer from Windows XP Media Center Edition to Windows Vista Home Premium, some ... Read more..

Article ID: 960417 - Last Review: January 26, 2009 - Revision: 2.0Description of updates to APIs that enable Windows-based applications to retrieve historically accurate time stampsHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONThis article describes updates to APIs that enable Windows-based applications to retrieve historically accurate time stamps.Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONWhat time functions are updated? The following time functions are updated by this update:SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime() Converts a ... Read more..

Article ID: 967484 - Last Review: March 3, 2009 - Revision: 1.0An SUA-based application becomes unresponsive, and the Psxss.exe process uses 100 percent of CPU time on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computerHotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou are running an application that is based on Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer. However, the application ... Read more..

In Windows Vista, you cannot use the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec to create MP3 content View products that this article applies to.Article ID:937141Last Review:May 24, 2007Revision:1.0INTRODUCTIONIn Windows Vista, you cannot use the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec (L3codeca.acm) to create MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) content in a third-party application.MORE INFORMATIONBecause of licensing restrictions, you cannot use the L3codeca.acm file that is included in Windows Vista to encode MP3 content.The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by ... Read more..

The OOBE Wizard may not run when you use Sysprep.exe to deploy a Windows Vista imageView products that this article applies to.Article ID:926175Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSWhen you use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) in audit mode to deploy a Windows Vista Windows Image Format (WIM) image file, the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) Wizard does not run automatically. Instead, the OOBE Wizard is displayed as a System Cleanup Action option in a dialog box. This symptom occurs even though the ... Read more..

Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP serversView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928233Last Review:September 6, 2007Revision:2.1SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a network.•A router or other device that is configured as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is configured on the network.•The router or the other device does not support the DHCP BROADCAST flag.In this scenario, Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP ... Read more..

An application that uses the VDMEnumProcessWOW function to enumerate virtual DOS machines returns no output or incorrect output on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953347Last Review:June 26, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You develop an application that uses the VDMEnumProcessWOW function to enumerate virtual DOS machines (VDMs) that are running 16-bit Windows tasks. However, when the application runs on a computer that is running a 32-bit ... Read more..

Article ID: 956199 - Last Review: November 20, 2008 - Revision: 1.0The last character of a user's Chinese display name is truncated in the Offline Address Book on an Exchange 2007 serverView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSIn the following scenarios, the last character of a user's Chinese display name is truncated in the Offline Address Book (OAB) on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server:Users of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) connect ... Read more..

Article ID: 954430 - Last Review: December 16, 2008 - Revision: 3.0MS08-069: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 4.0: November 11, 2008View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-069. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200811.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200811.mspx) Skip the details: Download ... Read more..

Article ID: 967621 - Last Review: March 3, 2009 - Revision: 1.0A PowerPoint 2007 presentation displays two lines instead of one line when the presentation uses a special font that does not exist on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you open a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation that uses a special font. If the font does not exist on the computer, the presentation displays two lines instead ... Read more..