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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.
KB936610 - 184 views

Error message when you run an application that starts new processes from an impersonated context on a computer that has Windows Internet Explorer 7 installed: “Access is denied”

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB936608 - 352 views

A shared printer that is hosted on a Windows Server 2003-based computer does not work correctly when you use the “Point and Print” feature on a Windows Vista-based client computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936559 - 285 views

Windows Media Center stops responding for about 30 seconds when you start TV playback on a Windows Vista-based Media Center computer

KB936515 - 238 views

You do not receive notification when the USB bus is overloaded on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936469 - 291 views

When you use DFS together with the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) in Windows Vista, VSS does not show whether the DFS path is the same as the physical path

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936460 - 425 views

Error message when a domain user tries to change the password of a client computer that is running the German version of Windows Vista: “Status: C000006C/C000006C”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936344 - 108 views

A significant delay may occur when you try to debug an ASP.NET-connected application in Visual Studio 2005

32-bit Download: 312945_ENU_i386_zip.exe
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB936316 - 541 views

Error message when you run a program that uses the “waveOutWrite” function on a Windows Vista-based computer: “MMSYSERR_NODRIVER”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936315 - 299 views

When you are developing an application by using Media Foundation SDK, the application cannot load the unsigned drivers list the second time or any later time that the application tries to load the list

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936229 - 1,448 views

Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer: “Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936225 - 470 views

You do not hear any audio when you use a 32-bit program to play a DVD movie in a 64-bit version of Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936205 - 355 views

Files are corrupted if the computer switches to suspend mode while you synchronize offline files in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936183 - 714 views

In Windows Vista, the Multiple Provider Router calls the “NPPasswordChangeNotify” function to notify the credential manager DLL of a password change event, even though the password change is unsuccessful

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936176 - 358 views

Underlined Japanese characters print without the underline in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936162 - 639 views

Windows Management Instrumentation may not correctly report information about certain USB disk devices

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936150 - 387 views

Error message when you wake Windows Vista from sleep: “STOP: 0×000000B8″

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936136 - 433 views

You may experience problems when you use the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synthesizer on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936060 - 705 views

An incorrect character is displayed when you input a character in an ANSI-based application on a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936054 - 858 views

Error message when you try to move a folder to a mount point folder that is located on the same disk in Windows Vista: “Access Denied”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936029 - 263 views

The “Request For Permission to Use a Key” dialog box appears whenever you try to send an e-mail message in Outlook 2007 after you configure Outlook 2007 to use a digital signature in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936021 - 1,468 views

Description of the security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0: August 14, 2007

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936004 - 304 views

A USB telephony device that is installed on a Windows Vista-based computer is unexpectedly set as the default audio device

(Resolved in SP1)
KB936003 - 415 views

Cumulative update rollup for Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB935988 - 509 views

When you try to remotely administer a DHCP server from a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot find the DHCP scopes

(Resolved in SP1)
KB935977 - 338 views

A string appears as a question mark if an application uses the ReadEventLogA function to read the string from the event log in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)