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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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KB949634 - 200 views

The optical disk drive on a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows Vista is not recognized after you perform a suspend-and-resume cycle or a hibernate-and-wake cycle on the computer

KB949542 - 144 views

The dialog box for the Toggle Keys or Filter Keys prompt does not have the focus in Windows Vista

KB949540 - 266 views

A local-to-local connection is broken when you create a connection security rule that has the “Accept health certificates only” option enabled on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB949537 - 424 views

When you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer into hibernation (S4), and the computer has multiple USB devices connected to it, the computer stops responding

KB949514 - 200 views

The “Wake on Ring” feature still wakes a Windows Vista-based computer even after you disable the “Allow this Device to wake the Computer” option

KB949505 - 192 views

The “Connect to a network” dialog box takes a long time to appear on a Windows Vista-based client computer that has many virtual private network (VPN) connections

KB949466 - 148 views

When you try to burn 7.8 GB of data or more to a DVD+R DL disc on a Windows Vista-based computer, the operation may fail even though the capacity of the disc has not been reached

KB949459 - 96 views

The new 64-bit CPU from VIA Technologies is not recognized on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1

KB949266 - 176 views

The IME language bar disappears, and you cannot input non-English characters after you close an Excel chart on a computer that is running the Korean or Japanese version of Windows Vista

KB949232 - 174 views

When you switch the focus between two applications on a Windows Vista-based computer, the IME Conversion Mode setting is not maintained as expected

KB949224 - 252 views

When you copy files onto a DVD-R on a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot see or access the copied files on another computer

KB949204 - 195 views

The Print Spooler process (Spoolsv.exe) crashes after you install a Web Services for Devices (WSD) printer driver on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB949201 - 177 views

Stop error message when a Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB device attached resumes from standby or from hibernation: “Stop 0×000000FE ( 00000008 , 00000006 , 00000001 , parameter4 )”

KB949130 - 124 views

The Reassembly Failure counter displays a value that is higher than expected when you use the “netstat -s” command in Windows Vista

KB949126 - 466 views

A Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) card is not recognized on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer

KB949073 - 312 views

In Windows Explorer, you cannot copy a file that contains extended attributes from an NTFS volume to a FAT volume on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB948927 - 117 views

Error message when you use SmartCard-only authentication to log on to a Windows Vista-based client computer in a wireless network environment: “Cannot connect to [SSID]: Please contact network administrator”

KB948924 - 147 views

When you use an XPS printer to print an XPS document on a Windows Vista-based computer, the XPS document is not correctly printed

KB948885 - 173 views

The Work Online button remains visible for an offline folder after you put the folder into suspend mode on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB948870 - 227 views

When a 32-bit application sends an IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_COMMAND request on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, the device driver returns an incorrect value

KB948818 - 226 views

The “Prohibit ‘Make Available Offline’ for these files and folders” Group Policy setting does not remove the “Always available offline” check box on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB948790 - 85 views

Services or processes that require authentication may stop responding because of a deadlock condition in the Lsass.exe process on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer

KB948698 - 65 views

You cannot use the Reg.exe utility to access 64-bit registry keys on a 64-bit computer from a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003

KB948643 - 459 views

A Bluetooth device no longer works on a Windows Vista-based computer after you resume the computer from standby (S3) or from hibernation (S4)

KB948572 - 116 views

A handle leak occurs in a Server Message Block (SMB) session between two Windows Vista-based computers or between two Windows Server 2008-based computers