On a Windows Vista-based computer, you redirect the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Favorites folder to a shared network folder. To do this, you use the Favorites registry entry under the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

You work offline, and you try to use the Favorites folder. Then, you may experience the following symptoms.
Symptom 1
When you try to add a Web site to the Favorites folder, you receive the following error message:

Unable to create Folder_Name: Unspecified Error

Symptom 2
When you double-click some links in the offline Favorites folder, you receive the following error message:

The target of this Internet Shortcut is not valid. Go to the Internet Shortcut property sheet and make sure the target is correct.

Consider the following scenario:

• On a Windows Vista-based computer, you log on to a domain.
• You use a smart card certificate to establish a remote access connection.
• You try to connect the Windows Vista-based computer to a shared resource in a foreign domain by using the remote access connection.

In this scenario, Kerberos authentication that uses the Public Key Initialization (PKINIT) protocol in the foreign domain fails. For example, when you use the net use \\ComputerName\ShareName command to connect the computer to a shared resource in the foreign domain, you cannot make the connection.

Note: PKINIT is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Draft for “Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos.” Windows Vista uses the PKINIT protocol when you use a smart card to perform an interactive logon.

Some Secure Digital (SD) cards may not be recognized in Windows Vista. When you open Device Manager, a yellow exclamation mark (!) may be displayed next to the card.

In Windows Vista, a USB device may lose data if you right-click the device in Windows Explorer and then click Eject.

This problem occurs if the device uses the NTFS file system.

Note: This problem does not occur if the USB device uses the FAT32 file system. This problem also does not occur in Windows XP.

When you try to log off a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

AtBroker.exe – Application error
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142).
Click OK to terminate the application.

Additionally, you may hear a “ding” sound.

Notes

• The “ding” sound implies a system error.
• The error message and the “ding” sound automatically disappear after several seconds. Then, the logoff process continues.
• This problem is more likely to occur when you use a program that runs on the secure desktop of Windows Vista. For example, you use screen magnifier software or a screen reader program.

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Consider the following scenario:

• You upgrade a computer to Windows Vista.
• The computer uses a SigmaTel HD audio driver.

In this scenario, audio playback no longer works on the computer. Additionally, you receive the following message when you position the pointer over the speaker icon in the notification area:

No output audio device is installed.

This problem occurs even if all the audio cables are connected correctly, and the sound driver appears to be working correctly in Device Manager.

Note: The notification area is located at the far right of the taskbar.