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On a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista, the Rasdial API may free the same memory two times. When this problem occurs, the dial-up application stops responding (hangs).

When you use an application to transfer media from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP to a portable device, the memory for the application increases for each file that you transfer. The memory increase may cause the application to stop responding (hang) or to crash. This problem occurs when you transfer audio, video, or pictures.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, assume that you have a graphics card installed that uses system memory to augment dedicated video memory. In this situation, the Windows Aero feature may be disabled when the operating system runs under certain conditions, such as in multi-monitor configurations.

Windows Vista displays the incorrect dedicated video memory size for certain display adapters. The incorrect dedicated video memory size appears in the system display settings and in the Windows System Assessment tool (Winsat.exe).

This problem occurs if the dedicated video memory size is not a power of 2. For example, if a display adapter has 320 megabytes (MB) of dedicated video memory, Windows Vista shows that only 256 MB of dedicated video memory is available for the display adapter.

When you try to copy files from a Windows Vista-based computer to another computer by using Windows Explorer, you may receive the following error message:

Out of memory
There is not enough memory to complete this operation.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• The files include extended attributes.
• You copy lots of files in a single operation.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you install a third-party driver that manages on-board flash memory for ReadyDrive. After you install this third-party driver, you occasionally receive a Stop error message that resembles the following:

*** STOP: 0×0000007F (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP

The performance of a computer that is running Windows Vista may gradually decrease as you continually run an application that calls the StretchBlt function. Eventually, Windows Vista may stop responding.

When you use Windows Task Manager to monitor performance, you may notice that physical memory usage increases quickly.

Note: When you close the application, Windows Vista releases the memory that the application uses. Therefore, system performance recovers.

When you try to shut down a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

The instruction at 0×77f05148 referenced memory at 0×96ac3ce4. The memory could not be written.

When this problem occurs, the computer does not shut down as expected. This problem may occur only intermittently.

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