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An updated password is not saved for all users when you change the password for an all-user network connection in Windows Vista, and you receive the following error message: Error 5: Access is deniedView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927831Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.5SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You use the Windows Vista Get Connected Wizard to connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a destination network.•The user name and password that is configured in the network connection is saved for all users. ... Read more..

SYMPTOMS When you disable the "Password must meet complexity requirements password" policy on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, and then you set the administrator password as blank, Windows Server 2008 logs on the administrator account automatically without displaying the logon dialog box. CAUSE This problem occurs because of a design change from Windows Server 2003. APPLIES TO • Windows Server 2008 Standard • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter • Windows Web Server 2008 • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems -------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. ... Read more..

Article ID: 961038 - Last Review: January 5, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Windows Explorer may crash when you try to expand a parent folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008Hotfix Download AvailableView and request hotfix downloadsView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer, you have a folder that contains many layers of subfolders. Each subfolder contains only one subfolder. When ... Read more..

An incorrect character is displayed when you input a character in an ANSI-based application on a computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936060Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Vista, you input a character in an ANSI-based application. However, an incorrect character is displayed.Note This problem occurs when you use certain special keyboard layouts to input the character.Back to the topCAUSEThis issue occurs because of problems ... Read more..

You cannot install a gadget if the gadget has international characters in the file name in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930135Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you cannot install a gadget if the gadget has international characters in the file name. For example, you cannot install a gadget that has Japanese or Chinese characters in the file name.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs because Windows Vista cannot extract files from some cabinet (.cab) files ... Read more..

You may experience problems after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernationView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929734Last Review:November 29, 2007Revision:3.3On This PageSUMMARYThis article contains methods that you can try to resolve to fix several problems that may occur after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation. This article also provides links to other articles that may help you diagnose similar problems.This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer ... Read more..

Stop error on a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008 and that has Qlogic 8-gigabyte Fibre Channel cards installed: STOP 0x0000007BView products that this article applies to.Article ID:957018Last Review:October 6, 2008Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008, you may experience one of the following symptoms:•You receive the following Stop error message: STOP 0x0000007B (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE•You see a yellow exclamation mark (!) next to a ... Read more..

NSPI connections from Microsoft Outlook to a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller may fail with an error code: MAPI_E_LOGON_FAILEDView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949469Last Review:April 1, 2008Revision: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 to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the ... Read more..

The floppy disk drive lights and the CD drive or DVD drive lights flash unexpectedly when you use the Win32_EncryptableVolume WMI class to check whether drives are encrypted on a Windows Vista-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952009Last Review:May 26, 2008Revision:1.2On This PageSYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer, when you use the Win32_EncryptableVolume Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class to check whether drives are encrypted, the floppy disk drive lights and the CD drive or DVD drive lights flash unexpectedly ... Read more..

You do not see pictures when you start a slide show in Windows Photo Gallery in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938818Last Review:November 26, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you start a slide show in Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista, the slide show stops, and you receive the following message:Loading…When this issue occurs, you do not see the slide show pictures. You may hear audio for the slide show if the slide show includes audio. This issue occurs even though ... Read more..

Data is written to a file on a network share even though the WriteFile function returns a value of 0 for the lpNumberOfBytesWritten parameter when you run a custom application in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or a later versionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935788Last Review:October 11, 2007Revision:1.2SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You create a custom application on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack (SP1) or ... Read more..

Error message when you try to install a shared Web Point and Print printer in Windows Vista: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another processView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928905Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you try to install a printer by using the Web Point and Print feature on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive the following error message:The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.This ... Read more..

Description of the relationship between Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929462Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4INTRODUCTIONThis article describes the relationship between Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center in Windows Vista. Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONWindows Security Center displays the status of the Windows Firewall. The status is green when Windows Firewall is enabled and when Windows Firewall is using the recommended settings. The status is red when Windows Firewall is disabled or ... Read more..

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 now include support for Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) View products that this article applies to.Article ID:956607Last Review:September 8, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONWindows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 now include support for Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP). This feature is designed to block exploits that use the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) overwrite technique. This protection mechanism is provided at run-time. Therefore, it helps ... Read more..

Some W32Time-related registry settings are not updated after you upgrade Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows Vista or to Windows Vista Service Pack 1View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952660Last Review:May 16, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSYou upgrade Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Windows Vista or to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). However, the following Windows Time Synchronization service (W32Time)-related registry settings are not updated to the default Windows Vista values.Default registry settings in Windows XPRegistry ... Read more..

Article ID: 960293 - Last Review: November 19, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Bug:MutiByteToWideChar returns incorrect Unicode characters using code page 50225View 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 topMutiByteToWideChar can return incorrect Unicode characters using code page ... Read more..

A Windows Vista-based computer stops responding when you resume the computer from hibernationView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928135Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSA Windows Vista-based computer stops responding when you resume the computer from hibernation.NoteThis problem may occur if a system device configuration changes when the computer is in hibernation. Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs because the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) device driver does not correctly update the device settings to reflect the new configuration.Back to the ... Read more..

You may be unable to hear the audio from a newly connected USB audio device in Windows Media Player 11 in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928596Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSOn a computer that is running Windows Vista, you may be unable to hear the audio from a newly connected USB audio device in Windows Media Player 11.Back to the topWORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, restart Windows Media Player 11.Back to the topSTATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this ... Read more..

You experience slow printing performance when you print to certain LPR printers on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XPView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950326Last Review:March 27, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You are using a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP.•You try to print to a Line Printer Remote (LPR) printer by using LPR port monitor software or TCP/IP port monitor software. In this scenario, you ... Read more..

You cannot create a remote desktop session as an administrator when Autologon is enabled in Windows Server 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:947714Last Review:March 14, 2008Revision: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 to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following ... Read more..