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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.
KB941436 - 249 views

Redundant Prf[x].tmp files are generated after a user who uses roaming user profile logs off from a Windows Vista-based client computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941386 - 364 views

Error message when you run an ASP.NET 2.0 Web application that is built on the .NET Framework 2.0 after you install the MS07-040 security update: “Type ‘System.Web.HttpHeaderCollection’ is not marked as serializable”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941311 - 247 views

An Ultra DMA Mode 5 transfer mode may be listed as an Ultra DMA Mode 2 transfer mode in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941298 - 310 views

Error message when you try to access a WebDav shared file from a Windows Vista-based computer: “System error 1397 has occurred. Mutual Authentication failed”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941282 - 280 views

An application does not receive clipboard viewer messages if Windows Media Player 11 is running, or Windows Media Player 11 does not share .dvr-ms files

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB941277 - 199 views

The wrong time zone may be applied after you select a time zone on a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Croatian Language Pack installed

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941234 - 503 views

Error message when you use Windows Media Center to play music in Windows Vista: “Audio Error: An unknown audio error has occurred”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941229 - 257 views

October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941179 - 183 views

The MSXML 6.0 old parser does not convert line feeds to spaces as expected

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941158 - 461 views

After Internet Explorer Maintenance Group Policy settings are configured in a domain, a 20-second delay occurs when you log on to the domain from a client computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB941137 - 529 views

The EQUAL SIGN key does not work on a USB PC98 keyboard that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941102 - 320 views

When you watch Live TV or Recorded TV in Windows Media Center on a computer that is running Windows Vista, the picture may appear distorted or pixilated

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941090 - 1,083 views

Messages may be stuck in the Outbox when you use Windows Mail on a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941067 - 293 views

All the contents are pinned and are filled in a redirected folder when the “Folder Redirection” policy setting is applied to a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941061 - 168 views

Trace events in the log output are randomly lost on a Windows Vista-based computer that has the ETW trace log enabled

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941029 - 163 views

You can still interact with Internet Explorer 7 when a Visual Basic 6.0 modal form is displayed from an ActiveX control in Internet Explorer 7

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB941025 - 223 views

When you press a keyboard button to start a program, there is a delay before the program starts on a portable computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941021 - 356 views

Error message when you repeatedly restart a Windows Vista-based computer: “Stop 0×0000007E”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941020 - 362 views

You receive occasional Stop errors after you install a driver that manages on-board flash memory on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB941001 - 240 views

The “Intranet Sites: Include all local (intranet) sites not listed in other zones” policy setting does not function as expected in Internet Explorer 7

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB941000 - 205 views

On a computer that has Windows Internet Explorer 7 installed, the security zone of the network drive that you map by using the subst command appears as “Internet”

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB940895 - 164 views

On a Windows Vista-based computer, the SQLDescribeCol function and the SQLColAttribute function return the incorrect value of 2147483598 instead of the expected value of 255

KB940894 - 319 views

Two identical Catalan entries are listed for the language selection on the first page of the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) Wizard on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940856 - 207 views

You experience a 45-second delay when you try to start the Windows Remote Assistance component in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940848 - 215 views

A hotfix rollup package is available for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows Server 2003

(Resolved in SP1)