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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.
KB933876 - 358 views

The USN journal record contains an incorrect file name when you move a file in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2003, or in Windows XP

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933873 - 535 views

FIX: You may receive a script error when you try to run a script on a computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB933872 - 534 views

The default gateway setting is lost when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933860 - 681 views

DFS failover does not occur when a client computer that is running Windows Vista tries to connect to a DFS root server that is unavailable, and you receive an error message: “System error 1214 has occurred”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933847 - 211 views

Availability of the Windows Vista Secure Digital (SD) rollup package

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933824 - 685 views

An Apple iPod may be corrupted when you eject it by using the “Safely Remove Hardware” feature or by using Windows Explorer in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933812 - 145 views

The JScript version 5.7 Date object reports time in standard time instead of in daylight saving time after you apply the updates in Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 928388 and 932590 on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933778 - 435 views

A program that uses Windows HotStart does not start as quickly as expected after a Windows Vista-based computer wakes up from sleep

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933771 - 470 views

Windows Explorer stops responding or the Svchost.exe process stops responding when you try to copy encrypted files to a WebDAV resource in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933750 - 415 views

On a computer that is running Windows Vista, all the check boxes on the Supported Formats tab of an installed device are unexpectedly selected

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933729 - 1,422 views

MS07-058: Vulnerabilities in RPC could allow denial of service

KB933664 - 616 views

Error message when you try to connect to a shared resource from a Windows Vista-based client computer: “A device attached to the system is not functioning”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933662 - 1,273 views

When a 16-bit application passes command-line parameters to another application on a Windows Vista-based computer, the second application does not receive the command-line parameters

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB933657 - 631 views

You intermittently lose access to network resources if more than one Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS) filter driver is installed on a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933649 - 353 views

A Web page that contains special characters in the URL may not be printed as expected on a WSD printer in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933620 - 427 views

The operating system stops unexpectedly and you receive a Stop error message after you start the Sony VAIO Camera Capture Utility on a Sony VAIO UX Series Micro PC that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933612 - 227 views

A mail program cannot connect to an Exchange Server 2007 server by using SSL over SMTP port 587

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933607 - 542 views

UMDF User-mode drivers that use the Windows SideShow class extension return errors when you process commands asynchronously

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933595 - 779 views

Error message when you try to install a hotfix on a Windows Vista-based computer in a domain: “Installer encountered an error: 0×8007177f. This machine is disabled for file encryption”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933590 - 466 views

The Flight Simulator X game display flickers and become corrupted on a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to more than one monitor

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933579 - 1,430 views

MS07-042: Description of the security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0: August 14, 2007

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933578 - 838 views

An Ultra DMA Mode 5 device may perform only at the speed of an Ultra DMA Mode 2 device after you swap devices in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933566 - 5,472 views

MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933495 - 895 views

An unattended installation of Windows Vista uses the Autounattend.xml file on the Windows Vista installation disc instead of the Autounattend.xml file on a USB flash drive

(Resolved in SP1)
KB933468 - 1,062 views

You cannot access SMB shares on a corporate network through a Remote Access Service (RAS) connection from a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)