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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.
KB940810 - 304 views

When use the Certificate Import Wizard to try to install a certificate on a Windows Vista-based computer, the Rundll32.exe process may crash

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940716 - 221 views

The time is incorrect by one hour when you use the System.TimeZone property in Windows Vista in the Jerusalem time zone during daylight saving time

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940646 - 725 views

Transmission throughput is less than expected for a 3G WWAN data card in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940526 - 226 views

Audit event ID 560 incorrectly displays the name of a deleted file in an 8.3 file name format if you delete the file at a command prompt in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, or in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940508 - 400 views

In Windows Vista, a USB device may lose data if you right-click the device in Windows Explorer and then click Eject

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940480 - 241 views

A 32-bit application cannot use the NetBIOS API to receive data on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB940475 - 218 views

In Windows Vista, you cannot access rights-protected content by using a local user account from a computer that is located outside the domain

32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB940474 - 359 views

Error message when you use IRM functionality to create or to open an Office document: “Your Information Rights Management configuration is invalid”

32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB940427 - 255 views

A hotfix is available to change the daylight saving time for the (GMT+02:00) Cairo time zone in the year 2007 for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940290 - 179 views

When a Windows Vista-based computer exits Away mode because of a timed event, the computer’s LCD monitor unexpectedly turns on

KB940284 - 218 views

When you use Internet Explorer 7 to visit a Web site that includes certain VBScript functions, Internet Explorer 7 may crash

KB940199 - 5,231 views

Error message when you try to install a new hardware device on a Windows Vista-based computer: “Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940145 - 415 views

The performance of a computer that is running Windows Vista may decrease as you run an application that calls the StretchBlt function

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940105 - 461 views

Virtual address space usage in Windows game development

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940069 - 287 views

An Indexing Service query that uses the LIKE predicate returns an incorrect result in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB940059 - 339 views

Severe video degradation and a Stop error may occur on a Windows Vista-based computer when you connect a USB Webcam

(Resolved in SP1)
KB939946 - 213 views

When you use Internet Explorer 7 to browse a Web page, the state of the “Edit with [HTML editor]>” command on the File menu may be inconsistent with the state of the “Edit with [HTML editor]” command on the Page menu

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB939944 - 226 views

The text size setting that you specify is not applied to all Internet Explorer 7 windows that you open on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB939941 - 203 views

Problems may occur when you try to use POST method or the GET method to pass Form data in a Web page in Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 6

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB939940 - 183 views

A site does not run in the expected security zone in Internet Explorer 7 if the site address in the security zone uses a wildcard character

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB939929 - 193 views

Windows Firewall information for the private profile is unexpectedly logged in the log file for the public profile on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB939913 - 218 views

After you append some characters in an HTML page text box in Internet Explorer 7, the original characters in the text box are replaced with the newly typed characters

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB939882 - 446 views

Automatic certificate enrollment occasionally fails, and Event ID 13 is logged on a Windows Vista-based client computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB939805 - 306 views

The logon screen is not available after you remove a second monitor when Windows Vista is asleep or in hibernation

(Resolved in SP1)
KB939786 - 142 views

An application that is started by a non-administrative user cannot listen to the HTTP traffic of the computer on which the application is running in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP

(Resolved in SP1)