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New KB articles for 2/10 - 2/16

JamesShamblin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:06:00 GMT

Running a bit behind this week, but still getting our new articles posted. We have some interesting new Cluster articles coming out. I think they are worth looking over. Enjoy.

KB	Title
948874	Detection and deployment guidance for the February 12, 2008 security release
948911	An external hard disk that is based on the IEEE 1394 standard is not detected on a Windows Vista-based computer
948177	Windows Vista does not detect a DVD-R disc that was formatted two times
945000	You may experience issues with the Windows Aero feature on a Windows Vista-based computer
947247	Error message when you try to remove more than two images from a .wim file that contains four images in Windows Vista: "The data is invalid"
947210	The upgrade process stops when you upgrade to Windows Vista by using a customized WIM file
947711	GPT disks in a Windows Server 2003 server cluster are not migrated to a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster when you use the "Migrate a Cluster" wizard
947709	How to use the “netsh advfirewall firewall” context instead of the “netsh firewall” context to control Windows Firewall behavior in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista
947710	Parallel SCSI support in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters has been removed
947712	Failover cluster resource recovery behavior in Windows Server 2008
947713	The implications of using the /forcequorum switch to start the Cluster service in Windows Server 2008
947441	Drive letters change automatically in Windows Server 2003 when you use the Diskpart.exe tool to assign drive letters
947480	Error message when you try to start a Windows Server 2003-based computer: "STOP: 0x0000007B"
941956	Error events are generated when you try to perform a system state backup on a Windows Server 2003-based computer

Author: Chris Butcher

Platforms Knowledge Engineer - Setup/Cluster

New KB articles for 2/3 - 2/9

JamesShamblin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Here are the weeks KB articles for our team. I also have added some that aren't directly related, but still interesting all the same.

KB	Title
941642	The pen may send a double-click message on some Windows Vista-based tablet devices even though you actually perform a single-click
948537	How to uninstall Windows Vista SP1 as a troubleshooting step
940290	When a Windows Vista-based computer exits Away mode because of a timed event, the computer's LCD monitor unexpectedly turns on
947013	On a Windows Vista-based Tablet PC, you cannot type some special characters if you use the on-screen keyboard and a physical keyboard at the same time
947250	How to let a user apply a Group Policy that has the "Devices: Unsigned driver installation behavior" Group Policy setting from a Windows Vista-based computer to a client computer
948070	Information and resources to use when you plan to upgrade Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
947732	The data transfer fails when you use a program that uses the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to transfer data on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
948139	WSUS-related Web services may stop working when you upgrade a Windows Server 2003-based computer to Windows Server 2008
948680	Description of the Microsoft server applications that are supported on Windows Server 2008
948275	Event ID 10 may be logged on a computer that is running a clean installation of Windows Server 2008
947050	Advanced resource configuration in Windows Server 2008 failover clusters
948472	How to extend the Windows Server 2008 evaluation period
948274	Event 1803 may be logged on a Windows Server 2008-based computer after you configure the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) settings
947306	Error message when you open the Disk Management MMC snap-in in Windows Server 2003 with SP1 after you uninstall Veritas Volume Manager: "Unable to connect to Logical Disk Management Service"

Author: Chris Butcher

Platforms Knowledge Engineer - Setup/Cluster

New KB articles for 1/27-2/2

JamesShamblin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:48:00 GMT

Here are the weeks KB articles for our team. I also have added some that aren't directly related, but still interesting all the same.

KB	Title
947682	The DPM protection agent service cannot start in System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
945399	A network adapter is automatically reinstalled after you uninstall the network adapter in Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer
947595	The SFC.exe command reports Settings.ini file errors in the CBS.log file after you add gadgets to the Windows Vista Sidebar by using the Sysprep tool and an Autounattend.xml file
937286	Windows Vista Service Pack 1 stand-alone packages do not contain the updated Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Help files
947244	Xbox 360 or Windows 2000 Server-based computers may not read CD-R discs that are burned in Windows Vista
947242	A temporary profile is loaded after you log on to a Windows Vista-based system
947245	Error message when you deploy an image to a Windows Vista-based computer: "The system registry contains invalid file paths. Installation cannot proceed"
947212	Error message when you use the Sysprep tool on a Windows Vista-based computer: "A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine"
947232	Error message when you try to access an administrative share on a Windows Vista-based computer from another Windows Vista-based computer that is a member of a workgroup: "Logon unsuccessful: Windows is unable to log you on"
947243	If Windows Vista is running in audit mode, the NUM LOCK key on a Windows Vista-based portable computer is always on
947213	The "netsh firewall" command together with the "profile=all" parameter does not configure the public profile on a Windows Vista-based computer
947479	Error message on a Windows Server 2003-based computer: "STOP 0x0000008E"
946824	When you start the Create LUN Wizard, and then you scroll down the target list, the Storage Manager for SANs (SMFS) console may crash on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
946820	The upload operation may fail when you use APIs in the Background Intelligent Transfer Service SDK to upload a file whose name contains Unicode characters in Windows Server 2003
947478	A Windows Server 2003-based computer may restart randomly when you set the System Failure option or you may receive an error message when you set the "Disable automatic restart on system failure" option
945466	You receive a Stop error message when a computer that is using a TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE)-enabled adapter is running under low resources in Windows Server 2003
944829	On a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003, the 64-bit version of the Findstr.exe tool returns no results if the file size is from 2 GB through 4 GB
947305	The Windows Server Backup feature is not listed in Server Manager on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
947049	Description of the failover cluster security model in Windows Server 2008
941674	The time stamp of a file's "Modified" box changes to the current time after you use the Encrypting File System to encrypt a file on a Windows XP SP2-based computer

Author: Chris Butcher

Platforms Knowledge Engineer - Setup/Cluster

New KB articles for 1/20 - 1/26

JamesShamblin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:37:00 GMT

Here are the new KB articles that are specific to our team. I would like to try to share these as they accumulate. Thanks.

KB	Title
947248	You cannot access the contents of a virtual CD-ROM drive in a Windows Vista virtual machine in VMware Workstation 5.0
947466	Error message when you run the "sysprep /generalize" command on a Windows Vista-based computer: "A fatal error occurred while running sysprep"
947366	Error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1: "Installation was not successful" or "An internal error occurred while installing the service pack"
947240	You cannot upgrade a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista when you put the "Documents and Settings" folder on a partition that differs from the system partition
947249	The recovery password for Windows BitLocker is not FIPS-compliant in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
947300	After you start an attended installation of Windows Server 2008, Setup does not correctly create an MSR partition
947303	Error message when you perform an unattended installation of Windows Server 2008: "Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [drive:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [oobeSystem]"
947302	Volumes that are encrypted by BitLocker are not supported in a clustered environment in Windows Server 2008
947471	Stop error message on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that has Symantec AntiVirus software installed: "Stop 0x0000007f"
919241	An update is available that lets the Chkdsk.exe tool compact the NTFS security descriptor stream in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2