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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.
KB944520 - 165 views

After you reapply Internet Explorer Maintenance Group Policy settings on a computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed, a pop-up blocker exception site that you manually added is missing

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB944500 - 261 views

Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer when you try to burn a file to a writable DVD: “There was an error burning this disc. The disc might no longer be usable”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944436 - 299 views

The DVD playback volume in Windows Media Player or in a Windows Media Center application is not loud enough on a Windows Vista-based portable computer

KB944397 - 166 views

The exception handler may not catch an exception in Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 6 when you view a Web page that throws an exception from a function that is called through the expando property

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB944386 - 121 views

When a Windows Vista-based client computer synchronizes a cached Outlook .pst file with the server, you cannot access the .pst file

KB944325 - 120 views

An application that uses version 7 of the Video Mixing Renderer may crash when you pause video in Windows Vista

KB944297 - 159 views

When you insert a DVD-VR-formatted disc into the DVD drive on a Windows Vista-based computer, a Windows Explorer window appears instead of the AutoPlay dialog box

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944292 - 218 views

Windows Vista does not recognize an external USB optical disc drive when you reconnect the USB optical disc drive to the computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944242 - 210 views

A Windows Explorer window appears instead of the AutoPlay dialog box when you connect a removable storage device to a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944240 - 169 views

An application that sends an IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_COMMAND request to a Secure Digital (SD) card receives an error message on a 64-bit version of Windows Vista: “ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944151 - 190 views

An IEEE 1394 device cannot unload from Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer when you unplug the IEEE 1394 device from an IEEE 1394 standard-based external hub

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944141 - 120 views

You receive an HTTP 400 error message the first time that you access an ASP.NET page in an application that is built on the .NET Framework 2.0 and hosted on IIS 7.0

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB944054 - 202 views

Error message when you try to shut down or to restart a Windows Vista-based portable computer that has Bluetooth devices installed: “Stop: 0×0000008Eâ€?

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944023 - 148 views

An update package for the Japanese postal code dictionary in Japanese Input Method Editor is now available for Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB944020 - 172 views

The file transfer from the attached devices to the system internal hard disk cannot be completed on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943986 - 262 views

If you reconnect a removable storage device to a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Vista cannot find the removable storage device

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943974 - 176 views

The “chkdsk /r” command and the “chkdsk /f” command take a long time to run on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943805 - 197 views

An item that you copy to a Windows Vista desktop does not appear on the desktop even though it appears in the Desktop folder

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB943668 - 169 views

Error message when you try to use a shared printer to print a Word 2007 document on a computer that runs a 64-bit version of Windows Vista: “Word has encountered a problem”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943657 - 111 views

Error message when you run a POSIX application that declares a dependency on legacy libraries that are included with Utilities and SDK for SUA in Windows Vista: “[Library_name].so not valid NT PE file”

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB943632 - 182 views

The volume label of the storage media is not updated and the AutoPlay dialog box is not displayed after you insert the storage media into a removable drive on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB943601 - 144 views

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you may notice that some right-to-left characters are displayed incorrectly when they are used with Left-to-Right Override (LRO) and POP Directional Format (PDF) control characters

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943599 - 292 views

The audio from a USB speaker is distorted after you connect an additional USB device to a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943544 - 229 views

The date displays incorrectly in the Windows Calendar Sidebar gadget on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
KB943510 - 163 views

A memory leak occurs in the Msctf.dll component when you use a WebBrowser control application in Windows XP, in Windows Server 2003, or in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)