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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.
KB945711 - 140 views

The Universal Disk Format (UDF) component may incorrectly set the IoStatus.Information field on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB945683 - 167 views

Error message when you use an Unattend.xml file to install Windows Vista through a .wim file: “Windows could not calculate how much space is required for installation”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945680 - 220 views

A USB keyboard does not work after you restart a Windows Vista-based computer that has an NVIDIA 680i motherboard installed

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945612 - 202 views

After you are prompted to upgrade the DRM components on a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Media Center cannot perform a security upgrade

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945577 - 353 views

Error message when a portable Windows Vista-based computer that has an integrated or external USB camera device resumes from long-term suspend mode: “0×000000E4″ or “0×0000000A”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945533 - 351 views

When you try to shut down a Windows Vista-based computer on which a Bluetooth device is installed, the computer stops responding

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945518 - 237 views

A Bluetooth device is unavailable after you perform a suspend-and-resume operation in Windows Vista

KB945444 - 247 views

An Audio Streaming Input and Output (ASIO) driver may not work correctly on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB945438 - 165 views

An application that calls the acmFormatChoose function crashes on a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945435 - 278 views

You experience a long delay when you try to access to a WebDAV share for the first time on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945399 - 161 views

A network adapter is automatically reinstalled after you uninstall the network adapter in Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB945285 - 63 views

An End User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computer

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB945285 - 21 views

An End User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a Windows Vista-based computer or to a Windows Server 2008-based computer

KB945184 - 203 views

The Rasdial API may free the same memory two times and the dial-up application stops responding on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945170 - 110 views

The WMV9 encoder multi-bitrate performance on a multiprocessor system is severely impaired

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945149 - 1,164 views

Games and benchmarks perform more poorly than expected on a Windows Vista-based computer when the games and the benchmarks use multiple display adapters in a Linked Display Adapter (LDA) configuration

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945145 - 272 views

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you may be prompted for your passport credentials every time that you try to access documents on a WebDAV site from a new workspace

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB945125 - 301 views

The preview function does not work correctly in Windows Movie Maker on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945122 - 246 views

User profiles are unexpectedly deleted after you configure the “Delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart” Group Policy setting on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB945121 - 420 views

Error message when a user uses Internet Explorer 7 to open the certificate enrollment Web page to install an end entity certificate on a Windows Vista-based client computer

KB945060 - 103 views

There may be inconsistencies in the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) and Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) values for an image file in Windows Vista and in Windows XP

KB944917 - 159 views

Windows Vista uses the profile path that is defined on the Terminal Services Profile tab instead of on the Profile tab when a user logs on to a Windows Vista-based client computer by using a Remote Desktop session

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944883 - 152 views

Windows Explorer crashes when you minimize Windows Media Player

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944882 - 172 views

The memory for an application increases for each file that you transfer when you transfer media from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP to a portable device

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944652 - 379 views

Icons in administrative MMC snap-ins are displayed incorrectly on a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack installed

(Resolved in SP1)