Consider the following scenario:

• You are running Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008 on a computer that has a multi-core processor installed.
• You put the computer to standby, and then you resume the computer.
• You put the computer to standby again, and then you try to resume the computer.

In this scenario, the computer stops responding (hangs), and the monitor never turns on again.

This problem occurs after you apply hotfix 951126 on the computer. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

951126 A multiprocessor computer that is running a Microsoft Windows operating system stops responding on a black screen after you resume the computer from hibernation

Consider the following scenario. On a Windows Vista-based computer, you install a series of hotfixes without restarting the computer. Then, you try to restart the computer to complete the hotfix installation. However, the system may stop responding (hang) while the computer is shutting down. The shutdown process stops responding at the following message:

Windows is configuring the updates

This behavior continues until you manually turn off the computer.

• Description of how hotfixes and updates are managed after you upgrade to a service pack in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
  A way to free up some space when installing updates or service packs that supersede other fixes.
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• Unsupported methods to update a customized image of Windows Vista to a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 image
  If you're looking for ways to do this that are unsupported, here are four that Microsoft suggests.
  (tags: Deployment Image SP1 )

A way to free up some space when installing updates or service packs that supersede other fixes. Keep reading →

After you perform System Restore in Windows Vista, you are unable to install a Windows update, a hotfix, or a service pack. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

80071A91 (ERROR_RM_NOT_ACTIVE)

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When you try to apply the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 935276 on a Windows Vista-based computer, the attempt is not successful.

Note: The hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 935276 resolves an installation problem that occurs with Web Services on Devices (WSD)-based devices.

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  Mary Jo talks about the DeskScapes 2 release.
  (tags: DreamScene Desktop )
• An update package for the Japanese postal code dictionary in Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) is now available for Windows Vista
  This package updates the Japanese postal code dictionary by using the latest postal codes information that was released in September. The update information is based on the data that is published by Japan Post and Ministry of Public Management in Japan.
  (tags: Japanese Hotfix Update )

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This package updates the Japanese postal code dictionary by using the latest postal codes information that was released in September. The update information is based on the data that is published by Japan Post and Ministry of Public Management in Japan. Keep reading →

In August Microsoft released a ‘Cumulative update rollup for Windows Vista’, which despite it’s name, was a hotfix (KB936003). Hotfixes are a sort of ‘beta’ in the patch world, intended to solve a problem, but not fully tested for quality. Apparently Microsoft has now had sufficient time to test this hotfix, and has now released it as an actual ‘Update’. Keep reading →