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Windows Vista Hotfixes

Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problem that is described in their associated Knowledge Base article. Apply them only to systems that are experiencing the specific problem that is described. Hotfixes have not yet been throughly tested across a wide range of configurations. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by the problem, it is recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains the hotfix (A note is included to indicate if the hotfix is included in Service Pack 1). Some of these hotfixes are available from Microsoft's website, while others are only available by contacting Microsoft, but have been 'leaked' onto the web and are linked to below.
KB941938 - 280 views

After you use the Internet Explorer Customization Wizard to remove the default elements of some features in Internet Explorer 7, these elements still exist in Internet Explorer 7

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB941895 - 414 views

When you use an integrated LCD screen to watch a video that uses a 50-Hz PAL signal, the video playback quality may be poor in Windows Media Center on a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941890 - 347 views

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you are prompted to enter your user credentials when you use Internet Explorer to access files on a WebDAV site

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941860 - 204 views

You cannot view the list of computers and of shared resources on the network in Windows Explorer or by using the “NET VIEW” command on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941858 - 468 views

You receive a Stop error message when you put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep or into hibernation, or when you resume the computer from sleep or from hibernation: “0×0000009F DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941853 - 335 views

You are prompted to type your user credentials when you use Internet Explorer to access files on a Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDav) site on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941850 - 186 views

When you try to access files on a WebDAV site that uses only Digest authentication, the process may fail on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB941821 - 242 views

Sysprep errors are logged in the Setuperr.log file when you run the “Sysprep /generalize /oobe” command on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB941808 - 335 views

After you lock and then unlock a Windows Vista-based client computer, you may be prompted for user credentials before you can access network resources

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941797 - 401 views

A roaming user profile does not load as expected when a domain user logs on to the domain from a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941794 - 276 views

You receive an access denied message on a Windows Vista-based computer when you click offline files that are not synchronized with the file server

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941719 - 298 views

An IBM MicroDrive drive letter does not appear in the Disk Management node of the Computer Management console after you install the hotfix that is mentioned in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 932626 on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941698 - 313 views

The wrong language is applied when you restart a Windows Vista-based computer after you run the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) Wizard

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941673 - 483 views

After you add the CopyFileBufferedSynchronousIo registry entry in Windows Vista, a file copies only slightly more quickly when you use Windows Explorer to copy the file to another computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941660 - 172 views

Windows PowerShell 1.0 does not work correctly with custom locales or with programs that prevent Windows PowerShell 1.0 from accessing the root of each file system drive in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2003, and in Windows XP

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941651 - 299 views

Cumulative update for Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941649 - 289 views

An update is available that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941642 - 204 views

The pen may send a double-click message on some Windows Vista-based tablet devices even though you actually perform a single-click

KB941603 - 215 views

Error message when you execute a Remote Assistance invitation file to connect to a novice’s computer on a Windows XP-based computer that has RDC 6.0 installed: “A Remote Assistance connection could not be established�

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB941600 - 446 views

Cumulative update rollup for USB core components in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941595 - 251 views

You cannot create a Windows Vista-based WIM build in Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941561 - 210 views

After you set the value of the EventMask parameter to WTS_EVENT_FLUSH in the WTSWaitSystemEvent function, no pending calls to the function return on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941542 - 488 views

When you try to connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a network printer whose name is not a UNC path, the connection fails

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941507 - 268 views

Stop error message when you start a portable Windows Vista-based computer that has the lid closed: “STOP: 0×0000000A”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941492 - 352 views

Stop error message when the computer resumes from hibernation in Windows Vista: “STOP 0×0000000A”

(Resolved in SP1)