Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running an x64 version of Windows Vista.
• You use Windows Media Player 11 to play a DVD that is set to a region that differs from the default regional setting of the DVD device.

In this scenario, you expect to be prompted with a dialog box that lets you change the regional setting of the DVD device to match the regional setting of the DVD. However, the dialog box is not displayed, and you receive the following error message:

Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because the disc prohibits playback in your region of the world. You must obtain a disc that is intended for your geographic region.

Note: If you are running an x86 version of Windows Vista in this scenario, you do not experience this issue.

After you start a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer by using the installation DVD that has been provided by the computer manufacturer, the Repair your computer option is not displayed. Additionally, you cannot start the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).

On a Windows Vista-based computer, when you use the Win32_EncryptableVolume Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class to check whether drives are encrypted or not, the floppy disk drive lights and the CD drive or DVD drive lights flash unexpectedly during the query process. This issue occurs even when you explicitly specify the drives to query.

Note: The Win32_EncryptableVolume WMI provider class represents an area of storage on a hard disk that can be protected by using BitLocker Drive Encryption. Only NTFS volumes can be encrypted.

Consider the following scenario:

• On a computer that is running Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows Vista Home Premium, you have pictures that are stored on a hard disk drive.
• In Windows Vista Media Center, you use the Library Setup Wizard to add the root of the hard disk drive to the list of folders that Media Center watches for media files.
• You start the Burn CD/DVD Wizard in Media Center, you add pictures from Picture Library from the folder that represents the root of the hard disk drive, and then you start the burn process.

In this scenario, you receive the following error message:

BURN FAILURE
An error has occurred in burning the CD/DVD

CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive the following error message during Windows Vista setup after booting from the DVD:

A required CD/DVD driver device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista Media Center-based computer.
• You eject a DVD or a Video CD (VCD) from the computer.
• You reinsert the DVD or the VCD and then resume playback.

In this scenario, the video window may appear black for five seconds or more. In some instances, video playback may not resume at all.

When you try to publish a movie to a DVD in Windows DVD Maker on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive the following error message:

Add Items
0 files were successfully added.
1 file could not be added.
Unspecified error.

When you try to burn 7.8 gigabytes (GB) of data or more to a DVD+R Dual Layer (DL) disc on a Windows Vista-based computer, the operation may fail. This problem may occur even though the capacity of the disc has not been reached. This issue may occur on some dual-layer DVD burners whose firmware performs a consistency check on the command length.

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