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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.
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KB954029 - 122 views

Stop error when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to a USB optical disc drive from standby “STOP: 0×000000E4″ or “STOP: 0×0000000A”

KB953932 - 62 views

The Fc.exe command does not work correctly in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 when the two files that you are comparing have the TAB or SPACE character around the 128th byte in a character string

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB953931 - 52 views

The Fc.exe command does not work correctly in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 when the command compares files that differ at every 128th byte of a character string

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB953834 - 172 views

The optical disk drive is intermittently not displayed on a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows Vista

KB953826 - 157 views

The logon screen may be clipped on a Windows Vista-based computer after you reset the screen font size to the “Larger scale (120 DPI)” setting, and then you restart the computer

KB953698 - 111 views

Only the built-in domain administrator or the built-in local administrator can perform certain privileged operations such as creating sockets and opening disk devices on a computer that is running Subsystem for SUA in Windows Vista

KB953689 - 211 views

A Windows Vista-based computer does not resume from hibernation (S4) or from standby (S3) if you run an application to set an RTC wake-up time

KB953631 - 61 views

After you use the Last Known Good Configuration feature to start a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, some .inf files may be deleted from the %windir%\inf folder

KB953603 - 159 views

When an SUA process forks a child process on a Windows Vista-based computer, the child process is unexpectedly marked as a zombie process

KB953589 - 94 views

An access violation may occur if you pass an INTEGER value to the ValuePtr parameter of the SQLSetConnectAttr function in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

KB953537 - 59 views

The contents of a DFS share do not appear if you access the share by using a shortcut to the DFS link from a Windows Vista-based computer or from a Windows Server 2008-based client computer

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB953533 - 167 views

A computer that is running an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 on an IDE/ATA disk does not generate a valid dump file when PAE mode is enabled

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB953407 - 85 views

A Group Policy “Documents” setting is localized incorrectly as “Recently used files” on a computer that is running a Japanese version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista

KB953403 - 32 views

Stop error when you attach a Niveus Ice Vault Disc Changer to a Windows Vista SP1-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computer: “STOP: 0×0000007E”

32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB953395 - 145 views

An application that uses Media Foundation crashes when you play video

KB953390 - 129 views

The DeviceType registry entry value is truncated when the Microsoft Storport driver is installed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

KB953348 - 145 views

A file moves out of the visible region in Windows Explorer when you use the List format in Windows Vista or in Windows 2008

KB953347 - 86 views

An application that uses the VDMEnumProcessWOW function to enumerate virtual DOS machines returns no output or incorrect output on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB953341 - 156 views

A dump file may not be generated on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista if the dump file and the paging file reside on the same volume

KB953290 - 132 views

An application may crash when it uses legacy methods to query performance counter values in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

KB953270 - 138 views

After a Windows Vista-based computer resumes from hibernation, the computer waits 30 seconds before it starts connecting to a new wireless network

KB953253 - 185 views

Error message when you try to import an image from a scanner by using “Windows Fax and Scan” or by using Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista SP1: “A problem prevented the document from being scanned”

KB953186 - 272 views

Description of the Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 hotfix that resolves certain system and application crashes on computers that have multi-core processors

KB953181 - 121 views

After you use the ReportResult method to customize the error icon when a logon failure occurs in Windows Vista, the general error icon (CPSI_ERROR) is displayed unexpectedly

KB953153 - 87 views

Error message when you change the running user context of a scheduled task to another domain account on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: “The specified account name is not valid”