Technical RollUp : Platforms

November 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - Platforms

conuktrm — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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9 to 13 November 2009, Berlin: Tech.Ed Europe

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Download Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 provides a common console with the comprehensive tools and guidance needed to efficiently manage deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. MDT 2010 is the recommended process-and tool-set to automate desktop and server deployment.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89&displaylang=en

Download Data Protection Manager 2010 Beta

A key enhancement in the Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 beta is that it protects virtual machines deployed on Windows Server 2008 R2 using Cluster Shared Volumes clusters as well as stand-alone Hyper-V servers and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V clusters. Plus, the DPM 2010 laptop feature is completely rebuilt and offers an optimised experience for DPM administrators as well as the laptop user.

https://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?SiteID=840&DownloadID=22070

Updated Virtualization Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides for Windows Server Virtualization and for System Center Virtual Machine Manager are now updated to reflect the features and functionalities of Windows Server 2008 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/ee395429.aspx?SA_CE=VIRT-IPD-NWSLR-TNETGLOBAL-2009-10-07

Download the MAP Toolkit for IBM Virtualized Servers

The Solution Accelerators team has just released a version of its Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) toolkit for IBM server virtualization hardware, including the IBM System x and BladeCenter, to help customers deploy Hyper-V virtualization more quickly in those environments.

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=SYST-MANAGE&brandind=5000016

Other

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

Remote Desktop Services Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/rds

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Downloads

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware, devices, and installed programs for known compatibility issues, gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found, and recommends what to do before you upgrade.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

Windows Server 2008 R2 VHD

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=37264b32-c79f-4249-a5d4-b8696772a62a

Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab

This paper contains an introduction to DirectAccess and instructions for setting up a test lab to demonstrate DirectAccess with a simulated Internet, intranet, and home network.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d47ed5f-d217-4d84-b698-f39360d82fac

64-bit Client Installation of Office 2010

Describes and illustrates the 64-bit client installation of Office 2010.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=600c2142-abc3-4fea-9271-0c326c45dc8f

Debug Diagnostic Tool v1.1

The Debug Diagnostic Tool (DebugDiag) is designed to assist in troubleshooting issues such as hangs, slow performance, memory leaks or fragmentation, and crashes in any user-mode process. The tool includes additional debugging scripts focused on Internet Information Services (IIS) applications, web data access components, COM+ and related Microsoft technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=28bd5941-c458-46f1-b24d-f60151d875a3

Deploy Multilanguage Packs for Office 2010

Describes and illustrates how to deploy multilanguage packs for Microsoft Office 2010.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c37047c3-c7ee-4946-8927-1b2c3ca5f510

EMET

A toolkit to apply security mitigation technologies to arbitrary applications

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4a2346ac-b772-4d40-a750-9046542f343d

Virtualization Overview, Methods, and Models

Describes and illustrates how to plan virtualization for your organization.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=884e2e2a-e4d5-43c5-aaaf-5c1e6d793d9c

Deploy Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps are online companions to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft OneNote applications that allows users to access documents from anywhere.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4ac8442d-0974-4902-84fe-1ade382ab2a1

NSSEC Deployment Guide

This guide provides an overview of Domain Name System (DNS) Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and information about how to deploy DNSSEC on the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7a005a14-f740-4689-8c43-9952b5c3d36f

Events/Webcasts

Live Webcasts:

Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar

The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

Windows 7: Build Innovative Applications Using Familiar Tools

Webcasts, Videos, and Podcasts

Test drive Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and learn how to build a next-generation user interface. Also, see how you can create custom shell and driver components as well as applications from end to end.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnwindows7.aspx

9 to 13 November 2009, Berlin: Tech.Ed Europe

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IT Manager Webcast: Technical Talks with Tim Vander Kooi - Windows 7: Application Compatibility (Level 200)

The Windows 7 operating system is very compatible with common applications. Attend this webcast to learn more about the application compatibility changes in Windows 7 and how to get your application portfolio ready for an operating system migration from a Windows XP environment to Windows 7. We address gathering an application inventory, mitigating application compatibility issues, and any questions that you might have. Join Tim Vander Kooi, Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), and other guests for this discussion about the most exciting client operating system to come from Microsoft in a decade. Presenters: Tim Vander Kooi, Systems Administrator, Explorer Pipeline and Chris Jackson, The App Compat Guy, Microsoft Corporation Tim Vander Kooi has worked in the information technology industry for 15 years. Currently, Tim works for Explorer Pipeline, a fuel transportation company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he has spent the last five years as a Microsoft systems administrator. Tim also shares his expertise in many user forums and online community sites and was named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and Microsoft System Center Essentials in 2007. Tim's passion for IT does not stop there. He has been involved in user-group communities for more than 10 years. Tim started the Tulsa IT Pros user group, where he still serves as president. In addition, Tim is the current chairman of the board for the North American board of Culminis. His vision for the IT community is a place where knowledge and real-world solutions are shared to help all of IT succeed. View other sessions from: IT Manager Connections: Build Business and Careers on the Microsoft Platform If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

11/4/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/4/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Decision Maker

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032430638&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for Exchange Server (Level 300)

Virtualizing business critical applications delivers significant benefits, including cost savings, enhanced business continuity, and an agile and efficient management solution. In this webcast, we focus on virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server using Microsoft solutions, we discuss the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies instead of technologies from key competitors such as VMware, and we provide technical guidance and best practices for virtualizing Exchange Server in various production scenarios. We also discuss results from lab deployment tests. Presenters: Arno Mihm, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation and Rob Simpson, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation View other sessions from Managing a Microsoft Infrastructure: Improve Reliability and Performance If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

11/4/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/4/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032428203&culture=en-US

The U.S. Public Sector Virtual Launch: The New Efficiency (Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010)

Event: The U.S. Public Sector Virtual Launch: The New Efficiency Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Description: Join Microsoft’s Public Sector Vice President Curt Kolcun and top technology leaders at “The New Efficiency” virtual launch event for government, education, and health. Learn how cost savings and productivity come together with a new wave of Microsoft® products. Be one of the first to evaluate exciting innovations in Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Register Today and Learn: - How Windows 7 can help you reduce management costs, raise productivity as part of the Windows Optimized Desktop, and manage risks through enhanced security and control. - How Windows Server 2008 R2 enables dynamic provisioning and management of virtual workloads, reduces energy costs, and combines with Windows 7 to make branch offices more cost-effective and remote workers more productive. - How Exchange Server 2010 can simplify administration and deployment of messaging, improve archiving capabilities, and extend your messaging across multiple access points. Additional Information: Please visit the event website, www.uspsvle.com, to view the government, education and health tracks available and to build your personal agenda. ...

11/10/2009 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/10/2009 2:00 PM | Duration:300 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: Tech Influencing BDM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032427820&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployments Using System Center Configuration Manager (Level 300)

We focus on automating Windows 7 operating system deployments using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager in this webcast. First, we cover how to automate hardware and software inventory using Asset Intelligence to determine what applications and hardware are needed for deploying Windows 7. Next, we examine deploying Windows 7 packages, and we discuss how to add Windows 7 packages to System Center Configuration Manager and then the deploy packages to bare metal machines and existing Windows Vista clients across the enterprise. Presenter: Kevin Remde, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Prolific blogger, Kevin Remde shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers Web site and the IT Professional Community Web site. As a webcast presenter, he has landed on the Microsoft top 10 webcast list several times. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT professional, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run with them. He received his bachelor's degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota (go Gophers!), where he also studied music theory and composition. View other sessions from Tech·Ed 2009 Online: Potential Lives Here If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

11/11/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/11/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416867&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Accelerating Windows 7 Migration with Citrix and Desktop Virtualization (Level 200)

Carefully designing infrastructure architecture is key to a successful desktop virtualization implementation. Virtualizing a user's physical desktop and migrating the image into the data center provides a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution, but a VDI solution requires different management, maintenance, and support than a local desktop to meet the needs of the users. Citrix and Microsoft have joined together to provide customers with the fastest way to deliver desktops and applications on demand, helping customers realize the benefits of increased efficiency and simplified IT management. In this webcast, we discuss core design considerations to accelerate a Windows 7 operating system migration with Citrix and Microsoft virtualization solutions. Presenters: Dan Feller, Lead Architect, Citrix, Robin Brandl, Principle Business Development Manager, Citrix and Michael Cooper, Senior Product Manager - Virtualization, Microsoft Corporation Daniel Feller is a lead architect within the Worldwide Consulting Solutions group at Citrix and has been a Citrix employee since 2000. Daniel has helped numerous organizations assess, design, and build enterprise-level architectures to successfully deliver applications using any number of Citrix solutions. Recently, Daniel has been heavily involved in the identification and creation of solutions-based material focused on identity theft, global redundancy, server virtualization, and desktop virtualization. View other sessions from Windows 7: Increase Productivity, Improve Security, and Streamline PC Management If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

11/12/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/12/2009 11:30 AM | Duration:90 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032429891&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Plan for and Deploy Volume Activation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300)

Attend this webcast to discover the best practices for integrating Microsoft Volume Activation into your enterprise software deployment and management efforts. Benefit from lessons others have learned from dealing with the license activation of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems in a variety of IT environments, including networked, isolated, roaming, branch office, development, and test. Presenter: Kim Griffiths, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation Kim Griffiths is a product manager in the Genuine Windows team at Microsoft, and she has more than 15 years of experience working in IT. A former infrastructure consultant specializing in Active Directory, security, and Microsoft Exchange, Kim currently focuses on enterprise and government customers. View other sessions from Windows 7: Increase Productivity, Improve Security, and Streamline PC Management If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

11/18/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/18/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032428920&culture=en-US

New KB's

Windows Client

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: You may lose some events when you subscribe to some events that are in multiple event logs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973995/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: You receive an error message that contains the event ID 11 error code when you try to update your Windows Vista-based computer by using Windows Update or Microsoft Update

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976235/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: You cannot rescan the Indexing Service scope that has a full path of over 13 characters on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971258/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: "Internet Explorer" is mentioned in several UI phrases for Windows Media Player even though you disable Internet Explorer in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972145/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A 0xC0AA0007 error is returned when an application uses IMAPI v2 to burn some data to a recordable disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973774/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The log file size grows larger than the maximum file size limit that was set in Performance Monitor if you select a Comma Separated log format or a Tab Separated log format on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974248/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error message when you use the MBSA tool to check for weak passwords or to assess password security on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista: "Some user accounts have blank or simple passwords, or could not be analyzed"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974738/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error message when you try to burn a dual-layer Blu-ray disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "The disc does not have enough free space for all of the files you selected"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974867/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Some custom-sized pages are printed incorrectly when you print a document on both sides from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975126/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Earlier snapshots are deleted after you restore multiple copy-on-write snapshots in consecutive order in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975803/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Stop 7B After Uninstalling Zetera ZetSFD Filter Driver Following Vista Upgrade or Service Pack Installation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976386/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: A memory leak occurs when you use a DirectShow-based application to play Motion JPEG-encoded media files on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974875/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: The CD drive or the DVD drive is missing from the "Send To" shortcut menu and from the Recording tab of the drive properties after you erase a disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974913/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Network Access Protection Agent service may not start after you restart a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954373/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An update that adds RemoteApp support is available for Windows Vista-based virtual machines that are running on Windows 7-based computers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961741/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A hotfix for Windows Installer is available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972397/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The advanced security settings for Windows Firewall that you deploy by using a Group Policy object (GPO) are not displayed in Windows Vista or in Windows 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973509/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you use a VPN connection that uses Smart Card authentication on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, the computer stops responding

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975212/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you change security settings for a folder that contains a child object for which you do not have access permission: "Access is denied"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975702/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The capacity of a Secure Digital (SD) card that is larger than 32 GB is reported incorrectly in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975823/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Filter Driver Registry Entries Are Migrated During Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Upgrade or Service Pack Setup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976267/EN-US

Windows XP Pro 64-bit Ed EN: You cannot restore large files in the NTFS file system when all the data streams that have sparse attributes are deleted in the 64-bit version of Windows XP SP2 or in Windows Server 2003 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973886/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The print output displays black rectangles instead of images when you print a document that contains some images on a computer that is running Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971250/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: After you install security update 938464 in Windows XP, you experience slow performance and first chance exceptions in applications that use GDI+ to process GIF files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971320/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A Windows XP-based computer stops responding at the "Windows is loading your profile" screen when you connect to the computer by using an RDP connection

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972422/EN-US

Windows Server

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: MS09-053: Vulnerabilities in FTP Service for Internet Information Services could allow remote code execution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975254/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A 32-bit Removable Storage application does not load on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971278/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event ID 1038 is logged when a failover occurs on a back-end disk controller in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972797/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The failover operation takes a long time to fail over a shared disk resource that is located on a cluster node of a Windows Server 2008-based failover cluster if many snapshots are saved on the shared disk

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973763/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: An update is available that allows for a potential power saving in an AMD multicore processor that is running an x64-based version of Windows Vista SP2, of Windows Server 2008 SP2, of Windows 7, or of Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974090/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Stop error message when you retrieve WMI connection statistics for iSCSI after you change the iSCSI configurations on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista: "0x00000019 BAD_POOL_HEADER"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974201/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Task Scheduler MMC snap-in stops responding when you view the history tab of a task that has more than 10,000 history events on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974589/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Data Collector Set may not start on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974605/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Stop error message on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista: "0x00000027 RDR_FILE_SYSTEM"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974759/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot install a 64-bit version of SQL Server 2005 on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974848/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot make a VPN connection successfully by entering a correct PIN after an incorrect PIN is entered when the connection uses a smart card and PEAP authentication on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974924/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some SMB clients cannot access cluster file shares but they can access non-cluster file shares that are located on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975512/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Nslookup.exe utility does not use all the suffixes in the DNS suffix search list if the total length of the DNS suffix search list is longer than 255 characters on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975598/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista receives various stop codes that cause the system to automatically restart after you enable the NetDMA feature on the new "Crystal Beach" (DMA) chip from Intel

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975698/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: All IP addresses are registered on the DNS servers when the IP addresses are assigned to one network adapter on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Vista SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975808/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: File corruption occurs under a stress situation when the CopyFileEx function is used to copy a file between two computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975815/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event ID 1, event ID 5, event ID 70, or event ID 113 may be logged in the System log on a computer that uses the iSCSI Software Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976072/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: BITS jobs are lost when you downgrade from BITS 4.0

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976159/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: MS09-061: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 for RC and IDX versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974293/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error on the first restart after you enable Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974598/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: AD RMS may stop working when it queries Active Directory global catalogs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974636/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Lots of SceCli 1202 events are added to the application event log on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 after some domain level group policies are updated

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974639/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Virtual machines stop responding (hang) during startup and the Vmms.exe process crashes on a Windows Server 2008 R2 computer that has the Hyper-V role installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974672/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: MS09-061: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 for Windows 7 IDX and Windows Server 2008 R2 IDX: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974714/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: You receive a "Stop 0x000000CE" error on the restart after you run Windows Update on a virtual machine that is running Windows Server 2000 SP4

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976488/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: The SUSE Linux Enterprise network configurations are lost after a Hyper-V Live Migration

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976724/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: A BitLocker Driver event may be logged for a drive that is not encrypted on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976733/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: How to install Windows PowerShell on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Core

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976736/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: The Ldp.exe and Ldifde.exe programs do not display the "memberOf" attribute for Active Directory Recycle Bin objects

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976838/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Error message in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 when you try to connect to a remote server: "Server Manager cannot connect to <server_name>"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976839/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: MS09-051: Description of the security update for Windows Media Audio Voice Decoder: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954155/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive a "1402" error when you use RemoteApps to deploy Windows Installer packages to thin clients from a server that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959757/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Print jobs sent to a local printer from a console application do not print completely in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969309/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A memory leak issue in the Lsass.exe process causes an application or a service to stop responding if the application or the service uses the NTLM authentication on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971265/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error code 1450 after you transfer data by using the named pipes protocol between a client computer and a server that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974178/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Windows Remote Manager (WinRM) service does not start after you uninstall WinRM 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 or on Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974504/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you use the CryptAcquireContext function to request a handle to a third-party CSP on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "0x800b0100 (Invalid Signature)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974971/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Operating system deployment over a network by using WDS fails in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975710/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Converting an active lease to a reservation causes the lease to become inactive on Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976160/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The performance of DFS Replication in Windows Server 2008 may be slow on a WAN connection without any error message being logged in the DFS Replication log

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976442/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: You cannot uninstall ADMT 3.1 after you perform an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974625/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: The network connection of a running Hyper-V virtual machine is lost under heavy outgoing network traffic on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974909/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: IVdsVolumeShrink::Shrink fails when provided value returned from QueryMaxReclaimableBytes

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976436/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: Known issues that may occur when you use ADMT 3.1 to migrate to a domain that contains Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976659/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: You cannot register or manage EMC storage units when you are using the Microsoft DSM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976694/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: Upgrading a member server to Windows Server 2008 R2 does not fully remove FRS

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976826/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The Active Directory Application Mode service may crash if the Active Directory Application Mode instance database is of a large scale on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972635/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Error message when the Smb.sys driver unloads on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003: "Stop 0x00000019"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973097/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: An application may encounter an access violation exception when it uses the Hbaapi.dll module to query information from a DVD drive or a CD drive that is attached to an HBA adapter on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973871/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Another service may be unexpectedly also stopped on a node of a Windows Server 2003-based cluster if the ResUtilStopResourceService function is used to stop a service

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974857/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: A process stops responding on a Windows Server 2003-based server that has a very large amount of memory

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976010/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The migration of hotfixes may fail after the installation of a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP service pack

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976647/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A query takes a long time to complete and increases CPU usage to a high level on the domain controllers that are running Windows Server 2003 when you use NSPI API functions to query address book information

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972122/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based domain controller may incorrectly return the "NO_SUCH_USER (0xc0000064)" status code in response to logon requests when the domain controller is shutting down or restarting

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973667/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 RDP EN: MS09-051: Description of the security update for Audio Compression Manager: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975025/EN-US

October 2009 – Technology Rollup Mail - Platforms

conuktrm — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:01:00 GMT

News

9 to 13 November 2009, Berlin: Tech.Ed Europe

The sooner you sign up, the more you save.

http://www.microsoft.com/europe/teched/

Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2

Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 delivers updates to corporate environments from Microsoft Update. Some of the features and improvements include integration with Windows Server 2008 R2, support for the BranchCache feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 clients and Compliance Report. Additionally, Windows Update Agent (WUA) offers a collection of performance enhancements, user experience improvements and bug fixes.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=a206ae20-2695-436c-9578-3403a7d46e40&displaylang=en

Windows 7 Podcast Series

Learn more about DirectAccess, planning and deployment tools, data protection and desktop optimisation with free podcasts.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetwindows7.aspx?tab=podcasts&topic=&audience=&view=&pageId=x4826&seriesID=series-acd4d6bf-efe0-4f7e-a1f6-13eecb0b28d6.xml

Other

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog : MDOP 2009 R2: What's New in MDOP for Windows 7

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

RDS Team Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Downloads

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466

Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP

Internet Explorer 8. Faster, Easier, More Private, and More Secure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=341c2ad5-8c3d-4347-8c03-08cdecd8852b

Update for Windows XP (KB932823)

Install this update to resolve an issue in which a user is unable to use Windows Internet Explorer 7 to download files on a computer that is running Windows XP with IME enabled.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=28e2fdb2-1aa5-4c84-8255-b3142ca2fe85

DirectX End-User Runtime

The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime provides updates to 9.0c and previous versions of DirectX — the core Windows® technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (x86) redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5

Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP

Download the latest version of the world's most popular Web browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC to see if it's ready for Windows 7, and tells you about any known compatibility issues.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable

The Microsoft® Windows® Installer is an application installation and configuration service. WindowsInstaller-KB893803-x86.exe is the redistributable package for installing or upgrading Windows Installer.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=889482fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356

Windows Media® Components for QuickTime

With Windows Media® Components for QuickTime, by Flip4Mac™, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=915d874d-d747-4180-a400-5f06b1b5e559

Windows® Defender

Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Windows Defender no longer supports Windows 2000 as mainstream support ended in June 2005.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d

Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP (KB940157)

Windows Search 4.0 is an updated component of Windows that enables instant search on your computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=55c18cb3-c916-4298-aba3-5b98904f7cda

.NET Framework 3.5

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6

The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Service Pack 2 provides the latest updates to the 2007 Microsoft Office suite.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5

.NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes cumulative servicing updates to the .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 subcomponents.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers

This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network. If you're updating just one computer, please visit Windows Update at http://update.microsoft.com .

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4

2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

This download allows you to export and save to the PDF and XPS formats in eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. It also allows you to send as e-mail attachment in the PDF and XPS formats in a subset of these programs.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041

PowerPoint Viewer 2007

Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 lets you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=048dc840-14e1-467d-8dca-19d2a8fd7485

Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

Internet Explorer 8. Faster, Easier, More Private, and More Secure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=79154fb4-c610-4a1e-811d-dfe0f1dd84d1

.NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package

The .NET Framework version 1.1 redistributable package includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 is the newest version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT 2010 supports deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c

BDD and MDT Archive

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. The support status of earlier versions is outlined here.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=02a2605d-51e8-469f-be4a-1dd2af580502

Windows Easy Transfer for transferring from Windows Vista (32 bit) to Windows 7

Use Windows Easy Transfer to copy your files, photos, music, e-mail, settings, and more from a computer running Windows Vista to a computer running Windows 7. You can transfer data using an Easy Transfer Cable, removable media, or across a network.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=09d80814-2a73-4245-a63b-8e780d0430cb

Events/Webcasts

Live Webcasts:
Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx
Interactive Webcast Calendar
The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

Windows 7: Build Innovative Applications Using Familiar Tools

Webcasts, Videos, and Podcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnwindows7.aspx

2 October 2009, 11.00 a.m.: Server 2008 R2 and Why it Matters to Your Business

Windows Server 2008 R2 is focused on helping you as an IT Manager reduce some of the costs of running IT in your company, particularly around server and desktop virtualisation, improving the remote user’s experience in a branch office, or giving mobile users secure controlled access to your corporate network without having to buy and manage a VPN. This session will run through these benefits and talk about other UK customers who are using them already. Join us after the presentation for a live online Q and A.

02 October 2009 11:00 GMT, London

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032423286&EventCategory=4&culture=en-GB&CountryCode=GB

7 to 8 October 2009, Earls Court, London: Microsoft at IP Expo

http://www.ipexpo.co.uk/IP-Expo/Register-for-the-Events/?WT.mc_id=IP09415MSFWS

9 to 13 November 2009, Berlin: Tech.Ed Europe

The sooner you sign up, the more you save.

http://www.microsoft.com/europe/teched/

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Using MDT 2010 - Part 1: Building the Deployment Environment

(9 minutes, 56 seconds)

Learn how to build media that will automatically migrate computers from Windows XP to Windows 7 with user data, customised applications and drivers. This demonstration will walk you through the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Deployment Workbench and how it works.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/ee410767.aspx

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Using MDT 2010 - Part 2: Initiating the Installation and Migrating the PC

(9 minutes, 33 seconds)

Explore the user experience for migrating the Windows XP computer to Windows 7 and how brief - or '"lite touch' - interaction is required up-front to automate the entire process of data migration, OS installation, driver and application customisation and domain joining.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/ee410769.aspx

New KB's

Windows Client

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Description of the Platform Update for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971644/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Your computer may freeze or it may restart to a black screen that has an 0xc0000034 error message after you install a Windows Vista service pack

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975484/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: When a user, belonging to Network Configuration Operators group, installs a networking component, bindings that involve filter drivers may not be created.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975608/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: IPv6 network adapters are reinstalled when network connectivity is restored on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960670/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you cannot add one or more servers to the securelist of a DNS service instance that is hosted on a server that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973245/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Write error when you upload files into a shared folder that is hosted on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973246/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: 0x80004005 (E_FAIL) error is returned when you call the IFsiDirectoryItem::AddTree method in Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974209/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Vista SP2 stops responding when an application uses the NTFS sparse files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974646/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: PhysicalDisk counters contain invalid and duplicate entries when you use Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) to control one or more storage devices

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974878/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Cannot uninstall software updates on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967764/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Printbrm.exe command-line tool restores printers that are associated with USB ports as FILE ports on computers that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971428/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error message on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "STOP: 0x0000007F"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972907/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: How to enable waking of a Windows Vista computer using Bluetooth HIDs

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975182/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Error message when you try to access a DFS Namespace from a Windows XP-based computer: "Configuration information could not be read from the domain controller"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975440/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A non-administrator user can schedule a task that runs under another user's account by using Task Scheduler

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975551/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: Files that are copied from a Windows Server 2008-based remote computer to a Windows XP SP3-based client computer by using the Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 client are corrupted

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972828/EN-US

Windows Server

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Users cannot open or create content that is protected by Active Directory Rights Management Services, and an error code 12057 is logged

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969608/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: FIX: You are incorrectly prompted to format the volume when a formatted volume is mounted on a NTFS folder that is located on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971254/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot assign a LUN device that is larger than or equal to 2 terabytes to a Failover Cluster by using the "Share and Storage Management" MMC snap-in window

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971365/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The memory usage of the Svchost.exe process for Windows Deployment Services keeps increasing after you install hotfix 960489 or install Windows Server 2008 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971372/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you create one or more network printers in a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server session: "Printers cannot be installed"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973356/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: An Automated System Recovery backup of the system state fails on a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster node if the database of an application is saved on a shared disk

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973553/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Fax Service crashes when a fax server receives a fax on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973640/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You receive an error message when you try to remotely view the printer Security tab on a print server from x64-based client editions of Windows 7 or from x64-based or IA-64-based client editions of Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975274/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The startup parameters of a generic service resource are wrong, and this prevents the resource from starting in a Windows Server 2008 cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975383/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you try to upgrade an iSCSI-booted server from Windows 2008 to Windows 2008 R2: "There is not enough free space on partition (C:)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975694/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: How to configure FTP 7.5 for IIS 7.0 in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974603/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Two warning messages are logged for the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) data when you run the "gpupdate /force" command on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 Server Core

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967166/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You may encounter an SIS data loss issue after SIS links that were backed up on a computer that is running Windows Storage Server 2003 are restored on a computer that is running Windows Storage Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971191/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The memory usage of the DFS Replication service keeps increasing on a PDC emulator or on a writable domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 during the SYSVOL share replication process

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971203/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive a blank screen when you log on to a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971253/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A hotfix is available that adds support for various models of Quantum LTO-3 tape drives, of Quantum LTO-4 tape drives, and of Quantum LTO-5 tape drivers for Windows Server 2003, for Windows Server 2008, and for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971649/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A hotfix is available that adds support for IBM LTO-5 tape drivers for Windows Server 2003, for Windows Server 2008, and for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971650/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Distributed File System Replication service may stop responding in the initial replication on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973123/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Stop error 0xD1 may occur on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973196/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Only the first character appears for some strings in the event messages when you query the DFS Replication event log on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973275/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The size of the Ntds.dit file becomes larger on one or more domain controllers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 after you enable the credential roaming feature for the domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973502/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Properties contain invalid characters when an application that uses the Cdosys.dll module sets these properties to DBCS characters on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973843/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: When a Stop error occurs on a Windows Server-based server that is connected to an iSCSI storage, no memory dump files are generated

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974922/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: An iSCSI image created by installing OS on a local disk first and then deploying to an iSCSI target may fail to boot.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975606/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: Windows may fail to boot from an iSCSI drive if the drive is deployed with an image created by installing Windows on a local disk first or is configured post-Installation for iSCSI boot off of multiple network adapters.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976042/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: You cannot start transactions for an application that is running without Administrative privileges in a Windows Server 2003 cluster environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971013/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: A COM+ application crashes on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 that has hotfix 970659 applied

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973252/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: On a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 and that has the SMTP service installed, messages may be delayed after you set certain properties to a message to control the time that the message is delivered

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973760/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: An ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED error is returned in Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008 when you call the DeviceIoControl function together with the FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME control code

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974127/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The applications that call the disk quota API functions may stop responding, may crash, or may encounter other function failure when the current user loads a roaming profile in a Windows Server 2003-based domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971387/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The SNMP service does not respond to all SNMP requests on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 after the Group Policy settings are refreshed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972840/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you open Add or Remove Programs on a computer that is connected to one or more large hard disks, Add or Remove Programs seems to stop responding in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974172/EN-US

September 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms

conuktrm — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:01:00 GMT

News

App-V 4.6 Beta and x64

The MDOP team just released the beta version of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6. We know that many of you are looking at application virtualization in both the context of your existing environment and also as part of your migration planning for Windows 7. Besides some enhancements to the sequencer to simplify the workflow for creating virtual applications, the team has added the ability to sequence 64-bit applications.

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop/archive/2009/07/30/app-v-4-6-public-beta-now-available-for-download.aspx

Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing

The Windows 7 team is proud to share with you that a short while ago we have started to release Windows 7 to PC OEM and manufacturing partners. This means our next major milestone will be the availability of PCs loaded with Windows 7 and store shelves stocked with Windows 7 on October 22, 2009.

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx

Accelerate Your Migration to the Latest Microsoft Products and Infrastructure

Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0 Beta and get an integrated tool for conducting network-wide readiness assessments for migration to Microsoft technologies. The MAP toolkit provides adaptable guidance and proposals to help simplify the planning and deployment of your IT projects for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V and more.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx?SA_CE=NOT-MAPBETA-NWSLR-TNETUK-20090624

Other

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

Terminal Server Team Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Downloads

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466

Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP

Internet Explorer 8. Faster, Easier, More Private, and More Secure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=341c2ad5-8c3d-4347-8c03-08cdecd8852b

Update for Windows XP (KB932823)

Install this update to resolve an issue in which a user is unable to use Windows Internet Explorer 7 to download files on a computer that is running Windows XP with IME enabled.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=28e2fdb2-1aa5-4c84-8255-b3142ca2fe85

DirectX End-User Runtime

The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime provides updates to 9.0c and previous versions of DirectX — the core Windows® technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5

Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP

Download the latest version of the world's most popular Web browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b

Windows® Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356

Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP (KB940157)

Windows Search 4.0 is an updated component of Windows that enables instant search on your computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=55c18cb3-c916-4298-aba3-5b98904f7cda

.NET Framework 3.5

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6

The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Service Pack 2 provides the latest updates to the 2007 Microsoft Office suite.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC to see if it's ready for Windows 7, and tells you about any known compatibility issues.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

.NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7

Windows Media® Components for QuickTime

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=915d874d-d747-4180-a400-5f06b1b5e559

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=889482fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c

2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041

GDI + Security Update

This update addresses a security issue in JPEG processing technology.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=39847b71-fd47-41c7-9fa4-06c930c488a5

.NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package

The .NET Framework version 1.1 redistributable package includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3

Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

Internet Explorer 8. Faster, Easier, More Private, and More Secure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=79154fb4-c610-4a1e-811d-dfe0f1dd84d1

Events/Webcasts

Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

Windows 7: Build Innovative Applications Using Familiar Tools

Webcasts, Videos, and Podcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnwindows7.aspx

TechNet Webcast: Using Windows PowerShell with Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager (Level 300)

Windows PowerShell is likely to become the automation tool of choice. In this webcast, we provide examples of Windows PowerShell being used to perform common administration tasks in Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager. We compare the two automation methods in detail, and we discuss some online community-focused PowerShell resources such as http://powershellcommunity.org. Presenters: Marco Shaw, Microsoft MVP, Independent; Darin Pendergraft, PowerGUI Product Manager, Quest Software; and Peter Zerger, Consulting Partner, AKOS Technology Services, Inc. Marco Shaw has been working in the IT industry for more than 10 years. Marco runs the Virtual PowerShell User Group, and he is one of the community directors of the PowerShell Community site at http://powershellcommunity.org. Marco recently received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for the second year in a row for his contributions to the Windows PowerShell community. Darin Pendergraft is the product manager for PowerGUI, and he has been at Quest Software for more than 10 years. Darin is responsible for product strategy and direction, and he works closely with both development and marketing resources to make sure PowerGUI is a success. While at Quest, Darin has also worked in technical support and marketing. Pete Zerger is a consultant, speaker, and author who focuses on operations management, virtualization, and directory services. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and founder of http://www.systemcenterforum.org, a popular community site covering the Microsoft System Center Suite. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

9/10/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 9/10/2009 11:30 AM | Duration:90 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

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Hosted Services Overview

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services.Who Should Register?Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA.For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742 ...

9/15/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 9/15/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418817&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Migration Planning Tools for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V (Level 200)

Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available soon. Are your data center servers ready for migration to this new operating system? Which of your existing servers are good candidates for Hyper-V virtualization? Attend this webcast to see how the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit and Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides can help you accelerate your migration planning for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Presenter: Baldwin Ng, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

9/24/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 9/24/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032423710&culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Optimize Your Desktop Infrastructure with Windows 7 and MDOP (Level 100)

Organizations are focused on running lower-cost, more secure IT environments so workers can complete their work quickly and with greater flexibility. Workers want a dynamic work environment while IT departments want greater control and manageability. It's a predicament that many customers face, and it is why Microsoft created the Windows Optimized Desktop, consisting of Windows 7 and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Package (MDOP). In this webcast, we cover the issues faced by organizations with a traditional desktop infrastructure and how virtualization can help you decouple the various layers of an IT infrastructure and let the layers to work independently as needed. Join us to learn how the Windows Optimized Desktop provides access to information from anywhere, enhancing security and PC management. Presenters: Todd Wanke, Server SSP, Microsoft Corporation and Chris Ertz, Mid-Market Solutions Advisor, Microsoft Corporation View other sessions from Momentum: Drive Your Midsize Business Forward If you have questions or feedback, contact us In addition to Momentum webcasts, Microsoft offers a complimentary e-newsletter with real-world examples of how to align IT with your business strategy. You get tips and techniques on using Microsoft technologies and straight talk about solutions that work for mid-sized businesses. If you would like to receive the Business Insights newsletter, click here. Regardless of any contact preferences you might have previously made on this Microsoft site or on other Microsoft sites or services, by registering for this webcast or virtual lab, you consent and agree to allow Microsoft or one of its third-party agents to contact you no more than three (3) instances for the purpose of soliciting feedback on the webcast or virtual lab or to supply you with special discounts and offers related to products and services presented in the webcast or virtual lab. Any other use of the personal information in your Microsoft Passport profile is subject to the Microsoft Privacy Statement. You can learn more about the privacy and security of Microsoft Passport Network at www.Passport.net ...

9/24/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 9/24/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: Tech Influencing BDM

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TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live! Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7 Using Windows Easy Transfer and USMT (Level 200)

You have been tasked with upgrading your desktops from Windows XP to Windows 7, and you know there is not a direct upgrade path. So, how are you going to do it? In this webcast, we give you the answers and tools that can make your migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 rather straightforward using a WORKGROUP. We also discuss stand-alone migrations using standard methodologies and the tools that are needed. Learn how the User State Migration Tool (USMT) in the Automated Installation Toolkit (AIK) has everything you need to get the migration going and smoothly deploy Windows 7. Presenter: Blain Barton, Senior IT Professional Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation In his 17 years at Microsoft, Blain Barton has organized and delivered a wide array of educational programs. He has presented at more than 800 live events and received six top presenter awards in the last several years. Blain has also worked on worldwide original equipment manufacturer (OEM) system engineering and headed up the Microsoft Visual Basic support team. In presentations, Blain is known for getting his audiences personally involved in every demo. He plays the drums in his free time, and he taught professional-level snow skiing in Washington State before moving to Florida, where he currently resides. View other sessions from Windows 7: Increase Productivity, Improve Security, and Streamline PC Management If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

9/25/2009 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 9/25/2009 10:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

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Windows FireStarter - Live Meeting

Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 introduce fantastic new technologies to streamline your business, enhance security and save you money. Today’s Windows Firestarter event will introduce you to these features and then dive deep into how they work. See how DirectAccess provides the remote user with virtually the same experience they would have if they were in the office. Learn how Group Policy and PowerShell can simplify the administration of your network, regardless of how large or small it is. Experience a simpler yet more rich Web surfing experience with new Internet Explorer 8 features. See new BitLocker, AppLocker and User Account Control Features that are designed to protect your data no matter where it is. We will also dive into how easy it is to deploy Windows 7 the way you want it deployed – your image, your way – even if you are migrating from Windows XP. Join us for this demo heavy session on all of this and more at Windows Firestarter! Here's the agenda: Time Session Speaker 8:00 am - 9:30 am Introducing Window 7 - What's New Stephen Rose 9:30 am -9:45 am Break 9:45 am - 11:00 am Windows 7 - Diving Deeper - Deployment and Remote Access Features Joe Davies 11:00 am - 11:15 am Break 11:15 am -12:30 pm IE8 - Browse the Web in Style! David Tesar 12:30 pm -1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7: Get it done Jeremy Chapman 3:15 pm -3:30 pm Break 3:30 pm -5 :00 pm Windows 2008 R2 - Diving In! Chris Avis We are sorry you can’t make this event in-person, if you change your mind please register for the event here. To participate in this event via Live Meeting, here’s what you’ll need to do: When: Friday, September 18, 2009 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) The Live Meeting Space won’t be active until 7:45 AM on September 18. Computer Audio To use computer audio, you need speakers or a headset. Questions can be asked via the Q&A panel in Live Meeting. Telephone conferencing Will be available upon request. First Time Users: To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting. Recording: This meeting is being recorded and will be made available for download after the event has ended. You will need your Live Meeting credentials to download these recordings. If you still cannot enter the meeting, contact support ...

9/18/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 9/18/2009 1:00 PM | Duration:300 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Generalist

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New KB's

Windows Client

Win Vista Enterprise 64bit AL: You cannot use the "runas" command to print from different user accounts in a single session from a 32-bit program on a computer that is running 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972616/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 64bit AL: The "Diagnostic connection Problem" program does not run correctly when you use a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer in a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, and there is no Internet connection

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974104/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The print output shows black rectangles if you print a document that contains some images on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971248/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error message when you hot-plug a display to the secondary display port on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: ""Stop 0x00000116"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971572/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The "Found New Hardware" wizard unexpectedly appears when you start a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972459/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A blank screen appears when you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 after you reinstall the driver for a graphics device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972903/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A black screen is displayed and then the system stops responding when you log on to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972904/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: An option in the Web Restrictions settings is localized incorrectly in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973020/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: An application that uses the WMV codec cannot play back content that is encoded in the MBR format

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973442/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Performance is significantly reduced when you copy or write small files from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 into a shared folder that is hosted on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973554/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: No sound from a multimedia device that is connected over an HDMI connection to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973590/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: An IP address-changing operation stops responding on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 until you restart the computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974374/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: A hotfix is available that addresses a slight delay that occurs when a 32-bit application closes a FAT or FAT32 volume on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista or on Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972839/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: You receive a "Stop 0x0000003E" error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 on a computer that has certain multiple processors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973879/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Internet Explorer 8 stops responding when you use the IME Pad to enter East Asian characters in an Internet Explorer 8 window in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970436/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows inbox games crash when you switch from one video card to another on a computer that is running Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970790/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An application that subscribes to ISensLogon interface events stops receiving logon or logoff event notifications after you log off Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970916/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Folder Options preference in Group Policy Preferences is reapplied on a Windows Vista or on a Windows Server 2008-based client computer, even when you select the “Apply once and do not reapply” option

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970974/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An ink-enabled application hangs when you try to add input to the application by using a tablet pen on a Windows Vista Tablet PC-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971252/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The "<Papersize> not loaded in any tray" message is displayed in the print queue when you try to print a document in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971319/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You experience multiple first chance exception errors when you use the Application Verifier runtime verification tool to test a GDI+ program in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971389/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 crashes in a Citrix session on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971589/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Applications that reply on the RPC service are blocked in Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 when you block Windows Firewall incoming connections and enable remote management

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971800/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Search does not return files or folders that are under DFS-linked folders on a Windows Vista SP2 or on a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972841/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot open Volume Mixer when you use a tablet pen on a Windows Vista Tablet PC

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973021/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error after you upgrade from Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: "Stop 0x000000FE BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973208/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: In an application that implements the Windows Imaging Component, some scaled reads of the cropped portion of an image may not read the correct rectangle in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973473/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Downloaded files do not inherit the permissions from the parent folder when you use the Ftp.exe program to download files in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973510/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Group Policy Preferences stops responding when you try to configure the printer item for printers that use third-party drivers on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973772/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Continual reboot after attempting to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974078/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Reliability Monitor Does Not Refresh

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974805/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A local group cannot be found if it is nested inside another group on a Windows Server-based or Windows-based client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974815/EN-US

Windows Pro 2000 EN: Some Windows Media related products or components will not be supported after Windows 2000 enters the CSA stage

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974316/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You cannot install a Windows Installer package under the Local System context on a Windows XP-based computer that has update KB956572 installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971913/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Slow performance when you try to open a redirected drive on a remote computer through a Terminal Services session

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972435/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The previous revision information is overwritten when you drag-and-drop a new version of a file to the document library on a SharePoint Portal Server in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973296/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: After you use a smart card to log on to a computer that is running Windows XP, Digest authentication fails

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973624/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Errors Communicating with USB Printers due to USB Selective Suspend

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974330/EN-US

Windows Server

Win Svr Datacntr 2003 64 Itaniun: A .NET Framework application crashes in the CLR version 4 on a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2003 SP2 or of Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973476/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Roaming user profiles and FSRM File Screening

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973835/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) could allow remote code execution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973882/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: An update is available that enables the Terminal Services license servers that are running Windows Server 2008 to be able to use the CALs for the Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968074/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot restore mirroring for the boot partition on some GPT disks in Windows Server 2008 if you follow the instructions in Knowledge Base article 951985

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970686/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Windows Server 2008 system stops responding (hangs) when an application or a driver triggers an NMI to generate a memory dump file forcibly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971877/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Backups fail and Event ID 12293 is logged on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972135/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: An "Access Denied" error message is returned when you edit an access control on a network-mapped drive on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972299/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message on a computer that is running Windows Vista or on Windows Server 2008 that has the IPMI driver installed: "Stop 0x00000019"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973026/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Duplicate computer names are generated when you configure an Unattend.xml file to generate random names for many computers on a network

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973033/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The "Modified time" file attribute of a registry hive file is updated when you load and then unload the registry hive files without making any changes to the files on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973148/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A disabled Hyper-V virtual network adapter is re-enabled after you install Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973802/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The DFSR Diagnostics Report shows "sharing violations" events in Windows Server even though the files have already been replicated

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973836/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some performance counters display incorrect data for storage devices larger than 2TB on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that uses MPIO and Microsoft DSM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973837/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Hyper-V integration components may not be installed on a Windows Vista Service Pack 2 virtual machine

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974503/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event log message indicates that the Windows Installer reconfigured all installed applications

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974524/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Some performance counters display incorrect data for storage devices larger than 2TB on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that uses MPIO and Microsoft DSM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970733/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: A Hyper-V differencing disk that you create in Windows Server 2008 R2 cannot be used in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971677/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: The virtual machines on a Hyper-V server are not reported to the Connection Broker after you update a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system that has the Hyper-V server role installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974437/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: A connection with the specified AD RMS cluster could not be established after upgrading from Windows Server 2003 x64 with IIS to Windows Server 2008 x64

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974721/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Message "Subsystem needed to support the image type is not present" error when installing or running applications on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974727/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Files are replicated with DFSR between servers even though file contents are unchanged

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974774/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: Microsoft-Windows-RPC-Events Event 11 when running Server Manager

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974814/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: The validation process may fail when you add a node to an existing Windows Server 2008 IA-64 failover cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973833/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A non-administrator user cannot log on to a domain from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 if you set the locale information for the user by using a Group Policy preference setting

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951430/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A Kerberos authentication fails together with the error code 0X80090302 or 0x8009030f on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista when the AES algorithm is used

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969083/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Some settings in Group Policy Preferences for Internet Explorer 7 do not deploy correctly to computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970840/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The "Win32_share" WMI class cannot enumerate file shares or create file shares on a node in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971403/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you use Event Viewer to open an event log on a Windows Vista or a Windows Server 2008-based computer: "Event Viewer cannot open the event log or custom view"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972999/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Remote path variables are modified incorrectly in the File Server Resource Manager if the File Server Resource Manager is used in an environment that has a Windows Server 2008 cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973279/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: One or several controls in the DCOM Config utility are disabled on a computer that is running a Russian edition of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973648/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The security configuration information, such as the ACL, is not copied if a backup operator uses the Robocopy.exe utility together with the /B option to copy a file on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973776/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Reg.exe utility does not compress a registry key when the utility saves a registry key to a hive file on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973817/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Description of scripts to use to simplify user account mapping between a UNIX client and a Windows-based server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973840/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: Error message when you upgrade Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2: "These Windows features might not work properly after the upgrade"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962216/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: A hotfix is available that addresses unresponsiveness when a file system minifilter driver is running on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973495/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Windows Deployment Services fails to start in a disjoint namespace on a server that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957918/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003 SP2-based DNS server does not route a name resolution request to the expected DNS server through the stub zone

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970176/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A computer that is running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) crashes when a third-party filter driver returns the "STATUS_PENDING" value in response to an IRP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970706/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error code on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2: "0x00000050"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971251/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when an application tries to write data to a shared file if another application has read-only access to the same file on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003: "Delayed Write Failed"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971295/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Data loss occurs when the Winsock "recv" function returns 0 bytes if both the client-side and the server-side applications run on the same computer that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971383/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The applications that use the Java virtual machine do not start on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 after you install security update MS09-012 (Microsoft Knowledge Base article 956572)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971812/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error code occurs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2: "0x00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973092/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Ntbackup.exe program crashes when the Ntbackup.exe program exits on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973125/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2 stops responding under a heavy load if you change a Windows Firewall setting

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973295/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: An application calling the IDirectorySearch::GetNextRow method stops responding after the application runs for a long time on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973480/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error when a surprise removal of a USB host controller occurs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003: "Stop 0x00000050"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973618/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 X64 EN: You receive a Segmentation fault error when you run commands in the tcsh shell if the shell has lots of environment variables on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971518/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 X64 EN: 32-bit applications do not use the Domain Name System (DNS) cache on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 or of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973839/EN-US

August 2009- Technical Rollup Mail - Platforms

conuktrm — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:30:00 GMT

News

Windows Server

Windows Server 2008 R2 Reaches the RTM Milestone!

The acronym stands for Release to Manufacturing, and it means this latest release of Windows Server 2008 R2 is now blessed by engineering as ready for the manufacturing process. We're talking final code. Sun shining, birds singing, children dancing in the streets.

http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2009/07/22/windows-server-2008-r2-rtm.aspx

Windows Server 2008 R2 & Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RTM!!!!

Both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (our FREE standalone Hyper-V Server) have both been Released To Manufacturing (RTM)!! If you haven't seen the announcement on the main Windows Server blog, be sure to check it out

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/07/22/windows-server-2008-r2-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-rtm.aspx

Windows Client

Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx

Accelerate Your Migration to the Latest Microsoft Products and Infrastructure

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx?SA_CE=NOT-MAPBETA-NWSLR-TNETUK-20090624

Other

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

Terminal Server Team Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Downloads

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466

Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP

Internet Explorer 8. Faster, Easier, More Private, and More Secure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=341c2ad5-8c3d-4347-8c03-08cdecd8852b

Update for Windows XP (KB932823)

Install this update to resolve an issue in which a user is unable to use Windows Internet Explorer 7 to download files on a computer that is running Windows XP with IME enabled.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=28e2fdb2-1aa5-4c84-8255-b3142ca2fe85

DirectX End-User Runtime

The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime provides updates to 9.0c and previous versions of DirectX — the core Windows® technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP

Download the latest version of the world's most popular Web browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b

.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356

Windows® Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d

.NET Framework 3.5

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6

Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP (KB940157)

Windows Search 4.0 is an updated component of Windows that enables instant search on your computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=55c18cb3-c916-4298-aba3-5b98904f7cda

The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Service Pack 2 provides the latest updates to the 2007 Microsoft Office suite.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC to see if it's ready for Windows 7, and tells you about any known compatibility issues.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

Internet Explorer 8. Faster, Easier, More Private, and More Secure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=79154fb4-c610-4a1e-811d-dfe0f1dd84d1

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=889482fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c

Windows Media® Components for QuickTime

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=915d874d-d747-4180-a400-5f06b1b5e559

.NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4

GDI + Security Update

This update addresses a security issue in JPEG processing technology.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=39847b71-fd47-41c7-9fa4-06c930c488a5

Windows Live Messenger 8.1

Windows Live Messenger is the next-generation MSN Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger, and much more!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d78f2ff1-79ea-4066-8ba0-ddbed94864fc

2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041

Events/Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployments Using System Center Configuration Manager (Level 300)

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

10:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032416867&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Optimize Windows 7 with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (Level 300)

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

10:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

IT professionals experience many challenges when deploying applications and managing desktop systems. Attend this webcast to lean how using the Microsoft Desktop Optimization pack with the Windows 7 operating system can simplify application deployment and desktop management while reducing IT costs. We also discuss using Microsoft Application Virtualization with Windows 7-based clients to deploy applications on demand.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032416869&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Connect Remotely Using Windows 7 Direct Access (Level 300)

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

10:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

In this webcast, we focus on the Direct Access feature in the Windows 7 operating system, which provides secure anywhere access on the network. We explore how Direct Access makes it easier for IT professionals to manage the network infrastructure and how it helps reduces IT costs. We also discuss how Direct Access works and how to set up and configure Direct Access in the network infrastructure. The session includes demonstrations on how to setup and configure Direct Access on Windows 7-based clients and the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032416408&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: BizTalk Server 2009 Performance on Hyper-V and Physical Deployments (Level 300)

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

1:00 P.M.–2:00 P.M. Pacific Time

As part of the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 launch wave, the BizTalk Rangers and Technology Adoption Program (TAP) teams are conducting a performance lab to compare Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2, BizTalk Server 2009 (physical), and BizTalk Server 2009 on a Hyper-V platform. In this webcast, you hear from the product group about the performance characteristics of solutions deployed on different platforms. We outline the tests that we have performed and the results that we obtained, and we share common best practices for deployment. If you would like to understand the performance differences of BizTalk Server 2009 on Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, and Hyper-V platforms before the official guides are published, then this webcast is for you.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032416252&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

New KB's

Windows Client

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Certificates are unusable when you import a PEX file to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970730/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Performance issues occur when Windows Rights Management Services client has very large files associated with an RMS policy

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970887/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A publisher name that has an ampersand (&) is not displayed correctly in the "File Download - Security Warning" dialog box on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971046/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you try to perform a system backup operation on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Catastrophic failure (0x8000FFFF)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973558/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: HD audio controller is consuming power during sleep or hibernation in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970030/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: An isochronous data transfer through an IEEE 1394 device suddenly stops in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970076/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: You cannot print to an IPP printer in Internet Explorer with protected mode enabled on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971069/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Locale data is missing in the saved event logs if you archive the event logs on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 and that has an MUI for a non-English language installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971734/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: USB 2.0 high-speed devices are recognized as full-speed after you hibernate and then resume a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972485/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: FIX: The Explorer.exe process becomes unresponsive when Windows Explorer hosts a shell extension that was created by using Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972685/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Volume levels may change when the Default microphone device is changed on Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973520/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Description of Group Policy Preference Migration Tool (GPPMIG)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959963/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Network and Sharing Center does not display Windows Firewall domain policies in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you cannot browse the network

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968408/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Terminal Server Licensing MMC snap-in or the TS Licensing Manager MMC snap-in uses NT LAN Manager instead of the Kerberos protocol to pass authentication, respectively, in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968995/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The MIDI application that uses the inbox USB audio driver crashes after a high rate of MIDI events occurs in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969512/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Memory corruption occurs when you try to log off from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 after you sync the offline file in the Client-Side Caching folder

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970186/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You receive a "Stop 0x00000050" error message after you enable or disable Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator in Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970694/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Group Policy Management MMC snap-in stops responding on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 when you select a Group Policy object in a domain that has lots of organizational units

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970964/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you run an application that uses the per-user class registration feature on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Interface not found"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971138/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: After you set the value of the EventMask parameter to WTS_EVENT_FLUSH in the WTSWaitSystemEvent function in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you cannot receive pending WTSWaitSystemEvent function calls if the target server is running Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971311/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An application that uses an event log API in legacy Windows does not receive event information in a readable format, on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971330/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An application that uses .NET Framework to monitor the event log does not read the descriptions in the Application log from the source of a Software Licensing Service on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971334/EN-US

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971800/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Windows Media Player icon appears in the "All Programs" list, even if you remove access to Windows Media Player by clicking "Set program access and computer defaults" on a computer that is running Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972144/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Update for Media Center for Windows Vista that resolves logon issues in some extensibility applications

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972476/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista that resolves logon issues in some extensibility applications

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972477/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop 0x44 (MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS) Disabling Idle USB Device with KMDF-based Driver

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973056/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The audio volume recorded by the Sound Recorder in windows vista may be lower than windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973446/EN-US

Windows XP Home Edition EN: Microsoft Time Zone Index Values

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973627/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The screen is corrupted when you use the remote control tool to view or work on a multi-monitor configured computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959562/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A data transfer is corrupted when you transfer data from or to a USB device on a computer that is running Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969238/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The modem does not work and you cannot open the "Network Connections" window after you unplug and plug in the modem several times when a PPP connection is established in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970254/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: On a computer that is running Windows XP, GDI object handles become leaked when you run a multithreaded application that uses a GDI object

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972483/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: Video recording and subsequent playback may not be smooth in Windows Movie Maker on a system running Microsoft Windows XP with an HD video camera

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973206/EN-US

Windows Server

Windows Svr 2008 Datactr R2 AL: Error message when you upgrade Remote Desktop Web Access to the released version in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Could not load file or assembly 'tsportalwebpart (1)' or one of its dependencies"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973973/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: MS09-029: Vulnerabilities in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine could allow remote code execution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961371/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: An update is available that enables RRAS servers that are running Windows Server 2008 to use the DH-2048 algorithm together with the AES-256 algorithm to negotiate IKE in the L2TP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967167/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The volume GUID may unexpectedly change after a volume is extended on a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster node

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970529/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you create a new partition during a Windows Server 2008 installation on a computer that has UEFI enabled: "0x8004240f (VDS_E_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971576/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Slow system response together with many other performance issues occur on a virtualization server that is running Windows Server 2008 and that has the Hyper-V role installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972045/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Network bindings are incorrect after you change a network adapter's configuration on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972495/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) takes more than 60 seconds to load Group Policy object (GPO)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973072/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 may report incorrect ping statistics for a response similar to "Destination Host Unreachable"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973306/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A Zip file with a long file name might be truncated to a short file name after being modified in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973921/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: The upgrade from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 fails if you have applied some TCP-A and NetDMA settings before the upgrade

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973422/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: You cannot set page files on a partition that is larger than 2 terabytes on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973423/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: A warning message is returned from the W32Time service when you run the dcdiag command on Windows Server 2008 against a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973665/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You encounter poor performance when you use the SMB 2.0 protocol to perform network-related operations, such as ADMT migration, on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950836/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive the Stop error 0x00000050 and then the computer restarts automatically if the OpenFileById function opens a folder and then the handle returned is used to rename files on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965497/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: SMB 2.0 protocol-related performance counters return extremely high values on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969670/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot create an Authorization Manager SQL store in a database that has a case-sensitive collation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970732/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot run network related tools when an application uses serialized Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) miniport drivers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971060/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The STDIN, the STDOUT, and the STDERR redirections do not work in a WOW64 child process if the CreateProcessWithTokenW function creates the child process

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971163/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Single CALs support is available for Terminal Server license servers that are running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971302/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A DHCP server that is running Windows Server 2008 handles incorrectly DHCPInform messages if relay agents forward these messages

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971307/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A backup of virtual machines fails when you use the Hyper-V VSS writer to back up virtual machines concurrently on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971394/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Explorer stops responding for approximately 30 seconds when you try to access the DFS resources in a Windows Server 2008 domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971405/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 cannot obtain terminal licenses from a Terminal Server license server that is running Windows Server 2008 after you enable the "License Server Security Group" Group Policy setting

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972069/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: SYSVOL migration to DFSR unnecessarily replicates or conflicts files in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972105/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std R2 AL: After you generate an MPIO configuration report on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, some the text in the report is not readable

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973663/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Some email messages are moved incorrectly to the "Badmail" folder instead of being delivered on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 if the P2 header fields of the e-mail messages are very large

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968356/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Random Stop errors on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that performs input/output to file shares hosted on another computer or to a network-attached storage device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971280/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Windows Server 2003 does not restart as expected if a recursive error occurs while writing a dump file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971408/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: How to generate a kernel dump file or a complete memory dump file in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972110/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) service may cause high CPU usage in a Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973071/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Printer Redirection from Client to Terminal Services Session Does not Preserve User Preferences

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973591/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: August 2009 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970653/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You cannot stop safely a removable storage device on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 after you delete a folder on the removable storage device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970998/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The private key description field always displays "CryptoAPI Private Key," and you cannot change the text on computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP x64 Professional

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971229/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The cache information for only the first 32 processors is reported if the number of processors is greater than 32 on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971291/EN-US

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms

conuktrm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:01:00 GMT

News

Accelerate Your Migration to the Latest Microsoft Products and Infrastructure

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx?SA_CE=NOT-MAPBETA-NWSLR-TNETUK-20090624

Windows Optimised Desktop Scenarios

Plan the right desktop infrastructure technology for your business needs. Windows Optimised Desktop Scenarios simplify requirements-gathering tasks and automate desktop technology selection so you get the IT manageability you require and users enjoy the various levels of power and flexibility they need. This new version (v1.1) includes Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 features such as BranchCache, DirectAccess, BitLockerToGo, and AppBlocker

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/dd334417.aspx?SA_CE=NOT-WODS-NWSLR-TNETFLASHUK-2009-06-25

VirtualboyTV: Hyper-V R2 on NetApp Storage

In this four-part series, Partner Technology Specialist Matt McSpirit and NetApp's Steve Winfield and Pete Mason give a detailed overview of the NetApp storage for Hyper-V 'value add', and the importance of storage efficiency in a virtual environment. The first video in the series is an overview; the remaining three demonstrate configuring and implementing a small-scale infrastructure using the technologies.

http://virtualboytv.com/servers.aspx

Other

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

Terminal Server Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Downloads

Windows Client

Works with Microsoft HealthVault Device Logo Program v1.20

This kit contains the requirements, test instructions, and tools used to verify a device is compatible with HealthVault and eligible for the Works with Microsoft HealthVault logo.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c5ae6daf-a071-4c8e-8cb5-fa6eb75cf4dd

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3302a865-b32e-42cb-b198-238a9939823a

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for Itanium-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=493a10e0-f9b7-49cb-bb50-bf94c44c848d

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 Release Candidate (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=eee94693-9aa6-4278-ace6-f2f9b7732bf1

Update for Root Certificates [May 2009] (KB931125)

This item updates the list of root certificates on your computer to the list that is accepted by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Root Certificate Program.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f814ec0e-ee7e-435e-99f8-20b44d4531b0

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for x64 Edition (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5801adea-e6a1-4f66-badb-63a030062a9e

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone for ia64-based Systems (KB948465)

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e890b3cf-972b-483f-a2ff-03f6aefac6f8

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone for x64-based systems (KB948465)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=656c9d4a-55ec-4972-a0d7-b1a6fedf51a7

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone DVD ISO (KB948465)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9f073285-b6ef-4297-85ce-f4463d06d6cb

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Internet Facing Deployment Scenarios

This document covers how to set up the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web site to make it available from the Internet.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3861e56d-b5ed-4f7f-b2fd-5a53bc71dafc

Step-by-Step Guide: Deploy VPN Reconnect

Step-by-step instructions for setting up VPN Reconnect in a test lab with three computers.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=7e973087-3d2d-4cac-abdf-cc7bde298847

Publishing PerformancePoint Server in Extranet Scenarios

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring and Analytics for extranet scenarios

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=4ecf351d-1827-4aee-b28a-a491e8e52cf3

WSRProfile

The Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool allows Windows Vista speech users to backup and restore their speech profiles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1d60a5a6-85d4-4db2-a581-a41f66561a7d

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=232a6412-88b7-4ff4-847e-d9c49a0c4dfe

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate R2 Release Candidate x64 Edition (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=441ea07c-0542-455c-a06e-cafafa1a7a13

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0f9b1df9-69ab-4d63-b9ff-b6671e20348e

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows XP (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=32087459-6381-4ffd-b663-169437fc4299

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2fefec4b-f50b-4de8-83e6-0355644bf842

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for Itanium-based Systems (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=04ae89a1-7a63-4219-9da2-e9b4bb437ce6

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 Release Candidate (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=473aa3d7-aedc-4560-b9dd-51e9a7aa0a9c

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e45cf867-9b22-450f-a0ae-0fcdf1495984

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=cb6def39-c5ba-41ff-a458-dcbcb9e88b10

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2003 (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9aa56aea-d757-406f-ad13-47e5319d0459

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=19ffafe4-10a3-4512-a269-3adf182c71fa

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Vista (KB971180)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=45eaff77-595d-44b8-be84-681749ff9742

Microsoft "Oslo" - May 2009 CTP

"Oslo" is the code name for Microsoft’s next generation modeling platform. It consists of a modeling language, codename "M", a modeling tool, codename "Quadrant", a repository and a set of models that target specific domains.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=827122a5-3ca0-4389-a79e-87af37cbf60d

DMI_Sign_StepByStep_6.0

This guide describes how to digitally sign driver packages and stage them on a computer in a manner that allows a user to install the package without administrative privileges.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d4a5e2df-3efd-405a-a528-9d5b54d6743f

DMI_SxS_SignStage_6.1

This guide describes how to digitally sign driver packages and stage them on a computer running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 in a manner that allows a user to install the package without administrative privileges.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e9927142-9873-4cb9-a051-acb287e8caa3

Windows Ribbon: Samples

Downloadable code sample(s) that demonstrate the Windows Ribbon API, markup, and features.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=141e13e8-b10b-4356-aaa5-609b2981574a

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 Manager

Manage your IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5 servers remotely.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=32c54c37-7530-4fc0-bd20-177a3e5330b7

Game Downloads

Download trailers and more from Xbox.com.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b7698db2-28e6-43e6-b0ee-4965d3a1af18

ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.3 SP2

ProClarity is the foundation for the analytic capabilities in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a03b97df-6dee-489c-82b9-ee44dfe2dfdf

PlayReady PC Runtime v1.3 (x64)

Download the latest version of the PlayReady PC Runtime.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=8198be69-7109-4308-8ad6-369897b923d1

PlayReady PC Runtime v1.3 (x86)

Download the latest version of the PlayReady PC Runtime.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=bf43a3e0-b54b-4c73-9b11-dc1003a3b369

Microsoft Office SharePoint Online

Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Online is a collection of Web-based tools and technologies built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that help you store, share, and manage digital information within your company. This white paper describes the services and features that are included with the Standard offering of SharePoint Online.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1bef6a35-9785-4a0b-b227-387c0ee85a36

DirectAccess Technical Overview

Covers the functional and architectural aspects of DirectAccess, a technology introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to enable mobile workers to seamlessly connect to enterprise network resources when connected to the Internet.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=64966e88-1377-4d1a-be86-ab77014495f4

Windows Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals

The Window Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have support statements from the application manufacturer or which have earned the status of “Certified for Windows Vista” or “Works with Windows Vista”.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9df23606-7276-4ce2-8993-143e101ddbcd

Case Study on how MINDS reaps benefits from better Collaboration and Virtualisation

Case Study on how MINDS reaps benefits from better Collaboration and Virtualisation

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=08b59403-3e6d-48a0-bebb-31a1ab8a0428

Windows Azure SDK

The Windows® Azure™ SDK provides developers with the APIs, tools, documentation, and samples needed to develop Internet-scale applications that run on Windows Azure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=22703881-1197-49e5-8231-f49095cfd0bb

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Release Notes

These documents contain important information that you should know before you deploy and use Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and clients.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=60a6d84a-29c5-472b-bb3e-6caa39b745ed

BizTalk Server Clustering

Describes how to implement high availability for BizTalk Server components and dependencies using Windows Server Clustering technology

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=eb437722-2828-4cbb-84c3-17556b4df26b

Installing UDDI Services 3.0

Guidance for installing and configuring UDDI Services 3.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9d1831cc-8146-486b-b489-a06a1aa2fb5b

White Paper: Customer and Partner Experience

The Microsoft Customer and Partner Experience (CPE) strategy is a unified framework designed to help improve the satisfaction and overall experience of Microsoft customers and partners.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=569f3ac4-653a-4af6-af37-f9d5a40f6527

Increasing Your Organization’s Security and Privacy with Internet Explorer 8

Learn about the emerging threat types on the web today and how Internet Explorer 8’s new security features help protect against them.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=198d40a4-6896-49b3-b8f2-c151e9797634

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation VHD

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation Edition VHD for 60 days.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5cf93946-02ef-4783-b173-c59407ed5ccb

EMEA case study

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3bdb0e93-b786-4e19-ab1a-d578ee1d3295

Events/Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server

2008 R2 Technical Overview (Level 300)

Discover the Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory features that enhance identity management and simplified management capabilities that provide more control of management resources. In this webcast, we examine the improved management capabilities that automate Active Directory tasks using Windows PowerShell and improved administrative tasks using Administrative Center for Active Directory. We discuss the Best Practice Analyzers to help manage Active Directory deployments and an Active Directory Recycle Bin to help you recover deleted objects. We also explore the improved management of user accounts and offline domain join, which enables computers to join a domain without being connected to the domain during the deployment process, and we explore the new feature known as authentication assurance.

Presenter: Matthew Hester, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation According to Matt Hester, being an IT professional means working with computers right where the magic begins. Matt loves reaching out to users and customers in the local community, and he gets a thrill from installing a server that can send e-mail or provide other valuable services. Matt is a seasoned TechNet presenter, a Microsoft Exchange Server insider, and he worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for more than eight years before joining Microsoft. A movie buff with a massive DVD collection, Matt also runs marathons and dreams of being a professional football player or joining the PGA tour. Matt cites his father as his role model: "The older I get, the smarter he gets." It is funny how that works. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

7/2/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/2/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416406&culture=en-US

Hosted Services Overview

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services .Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742 ...

7/7/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/7/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418460&culture=en-US

Orientation for New Service Providers in SPLA

Please join us for a 60 minute Live Meeting session for new service providers who have recently enrolled in the Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA). Agenda: Microsoft Partner Program (MSPP) benefits Microsoft’s Hosting Community Support Options Media Request Process Private Label Providers Licensing & Reporting Best Practices Q&A Audio Information:Dial: 1.888.264.2845Pass code: 4902 ...

7/8/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/8/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418459&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Technical Overview (Level 300)

In this session, we will examine Remote Desktop Services for Windows Server 2008 R2.We will begin by discussing user experience improvements in RemoteApp and Remote Desktop. Then we will discuss remote application improvements by integrating Applications in start menu. Next, we will explore Remote Desktop Services manageability improvements. The topics will include TS Powershell support, improved application installs, single management console for both RemoteApp & Desktop connections and RemoteApp and Desktop Web Access, Single sign-on experience within a workspace, and connection broker install & profile management. Finally, we will explore how Remote Desktop Services improves presentation services by providing a single broker to connect users to virtual machines. The topics will include enhanced solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V. Presenter: Yung Chou, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Yung Chou is an IT Evangelist in the Microsoft Across America TechNet team. His previous roles and responsibilities within Microsoft include support account management, service deliveries, and as a Technology Specialist. His professional interests include Microsoft secure and dynamic collaboration solutions, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), Groove networks and security, and Windows Server 2008 virtualization solutions. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business WorkloadsIf you have questions or feedback, contact us ...

7/9/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/9/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416489&culture=en-US

Hosted Services Overview

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742 ...

7/14/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/14/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418793&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Group Policy Changes (Level 300)

This session will explore Group Policy enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. We will show you how Administrative template improvements make it easier to configure and Group Policy preference improvements to configure defaults for non-Group Policy-aware Windows components. Then we will discuss Starter GPO improvements and scripting Group Policy Objects using Windows Powershell Group Policy cmdlets. Presenter: John Baker, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation John Baker started in Microsoft Consulting Services as an infrastructure consultant. He has logged more than 100 TechNet Events and given presentations for the launch of the Microsoft Office System. John has also delivered a variety of webcasts and live events that tackle Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Group Policy, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. As an IT professional, John loves how new products and technologies are always lurking around the corner. That is also a major challenge, which is why he recently completed the Windows Server 2003 MCSE upgrade certification and two security exams. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

7/14/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/14/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416714&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: New Server Migration and Server Manager functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300)

This session will explore Server Migration capabilities and new server administration improvements with the Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT) and Server Manager. We will first discuss the supported Migration Scenarios. Then we will explain how Technet Migration Guides can be used to speed up server migration. Next, we will review how to initially configure a server to install Windows Server 2008 R2. Then, we will cover how Windows Server 2008 R2 consolidates many of these tasks into a single screen called the Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT). Then we will go over the Windows PowerShell command-line tool to discuss the new Migration cmdlets. Finally, we will explore Server Manager Improvements for remote management, Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) that helps administrators reduce best practice violations by scanning roles and reporting best practice violations to the administrator, and enhanced integration with many roles services management consoles. The topics will include installing Branch Cache role and remote managing servers in the network infrastructure.

Presenter: Matthew Hester, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation According to Matt Hester, being an IT professional means working with computers right where the magic begins. Matt loves reaching out to users and customers in the local community, and he gets a thrill from installing a server that can send e-mail or provide other valuable services. Matt is a seasoned TechNet presenter, a Microsoft Exchange Server insider, and he worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for more than eight years before joining Microsoft. A movie buff with a massive DVD collection, Matt also runs marathons and dreams of being a professional football player or joining the PGA tour. Matt cites his father as his role model: "The older I get, the smarter he gets." It is funny how that works. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads. If you have questions or feedback, contact us ...

7/16/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/16/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416722&culture=en-US

Hosted Services Overview

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742 ...

7/21/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/21/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

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TechNet Webcast: Infrastructure Optimization with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (Level 300)

This session will explore how Microsoft® Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) tool can make it easier for you to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for your IT needs. It is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory computer hardware, software, and operating systems in small or large IT environments—without installing any agent software on the target computers. We will begin by discussing MAP capabilities and features for determining software and hardware needs throughout your IT infrastructure. The topics will include how MAP works to assess computers throughout the organization and operating systems that it supports. Then we will explore how MAP can simplify the planning process for migrating to Windows 7 and Office 2007. Next, we will examine how MAP can be used for Application Virtualization. Then, we will cover migration to Windows Server 2008 R2. Finally we explore how MAP can be used to consolidate Servers to Hyper-V. Presenter: Shawn Travers, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Shawn Travers has presented more than 500 live events to more than 25,000 IT professionals, partners, and resellers. As a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Shawn enjoys playing with new technologies; however, he finds helping other IT professionals solve problems and tackle unfamiliar products the most rewarding part of his job. View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

7/21/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/21/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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TechNet Webcast: Saving IT Costs with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Virtualization Technologies (Level 300)

The session will explore how Windows Server 2008 R2 saves IT costs by using Virtualization technologies to consolidate servers, improve availability, improve manageability of Hyper-V servers, and simplified deployment methods for virtual machines and physical machine deployments. First we will discuss Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V features that consolidate servers. The topics include simplified deployment features and hardware support. Then we will discuss Failover Clustering Live Migration feature that fails over share cluster vm’s to ensure servers are available 24/7. Then we will discuss reducing deployment costs using Microsoft Assessment and Planning Accelerator, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to provision Hyper-V on physical and vm machines. Finally, we will discuss manageability enhancements in Hyper-V Manager, Server Manager, Windows Powershell cmdlets, and System Center suite that provides seamless management experience Presenter: Chris Avis, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Chris Avis began his career at Microsoft in 1994 working on Microsoft Windows NT networking and later moving to the Microsoft BackOffice Server and Windows Small Business Server support team. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who enjoys it when audience members realize, "I did not know I could do that!" If you are lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Chris shares his broad knowledge of the installation, networking configuration, and management of Microsoft products while doing his best to make your introduction to new technologies fast-paced and engaging. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads. If you have questions or feedback, contact us ...

7/23/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/23/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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Hosted Services Overview

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742 ...

7/28/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/28/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

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TechNet Webcast: NAP and NPS in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (Level 300)

This session will explore NPS and NAP enhancements to show how Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are better together. We will first discuss NPS deployment improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2. The topics will include configuration templates, Automated NPS SQL logging setup, accounting improvements, multiple SHV policy, and IAS migration. Then we will discuss Windows 7 user interface improvements in the action center. Next, we will discuss the quality improvements and new capabilities to the NAP compliance exchange. Then, we will discuss how NPS and NAP can be integrated with Microsoft technologies including Direct Access and Terminal Server Gateway. Finally, we will discuss how to configure Windows 7 clients for NAP and configure NPS server health policies. Presenter: John Baker, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation John Baker started in Microsoft Consulting Services as an infrastructure consultant. He has logged more than 100 TechNet Events and given presentations for the launch of the Microsoft Office System. John has also delivered a variety of webcasts and live events that tackle Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Group Policy, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. As an IT professional, John loves how new products and technologies are always lurking around the corner. That is also a major challenge, which is why he recently completed the Windows Server 2003 MCSE upgrade certification and two security exams. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

7/28/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/28/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

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TechNet Webcast: How Windows Server 2008 R2 Affects Your IT Infrastructure (Level 300)

This session is about some of the technologies that will make a real difference to IT professionals. We will be covering many new features included in Windows Server 2008 R2 that improve the cost of ownership. We will be taking a closer look at specific technologies that will improve Administration, Data Center, and Branch office deployments. The features in this session will include: Branch Cache, Server Core new features, file system improvements for branch office deployments, and Windows Powershell. Presenter: Kevin Remde, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation A prolific blogger, Kevin Remde shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers Web site and the IT Professional Community Web site. As a webcast presenter, he has landed on the Microsoft top 10 webcast list several times. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT professional, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run with them. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota (go Gophers!), where he also studied music theory and composition. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

7/30/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/30/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

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Hosted Services Overview

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742 ...

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Orientation for New Service Providers in SPLA

8/5/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 8/5/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

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8/11/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 8/11/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

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New KB's

Windows Client

Win Vista Business 32bit AL: USB devices may stop functioning on a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server Vista SP1-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968551/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Windows Remote Management (WinRM) does not accept HTTP authorization requests that are larger than 16 KB on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971244/EN-US

Win Vista Home Basic 32bit AL: An optional update is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for Bangladesh for the year 2009 for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 based computers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972423/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error when you plug two infrared (IR) receivers into a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "STOP: 0x000000CA"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957176/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Restricted registry access in Internet Explorer when using Windows SteadyState

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960874/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Some base values are not updated when you use the Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk WMI class to calculate performance data in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Printer Cartridge Metric (PCM) fonts are not listed on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961980/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Your mini-DVD based camcorder is not recognized on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971035/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The first attempt to eject a removable cartridge disk drive fails on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971279/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A minor delay occurs when Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 resumes from sleep if the hard disk is attached to a secondary ATA port

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971390/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: Netsh.exe does not treat the string ”Netshxxx ” the same as the string "Netsh xxx" when the quotation marks are not the correct character code

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971750/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: Presentation Mode may be turned off when connecting an external display on a Windows Vista SP2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971754/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: Support for Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 is not included in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971943/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: June 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/966315/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The DNS Client service and the NLA service crash intermittently in Windows Vista SP1 and in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967089/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: June 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967632/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: "An internal error occurred while installing the service pack"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967818/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to start a network projector on a Windows Vista-based client computer: "Unable to change Windows Firewall settings"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968400/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The storport.sys driver leaks nonpaged pool memory when volumes are scanned, mounted, or dismounted in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968675/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The output is formatted incorrectly when you use the fax functionality in Excel to print a worksheet on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969241/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error message in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista after you uninstall or reinstall a wireless network adapter driver: "0x00000019 BAD_POOL_HEADER"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970693/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The seek slider sticks at the beginning of the seek-bar on the Windows Media Player control panel when you play a media file that is encoded with GSM codec on a computer that is running Windows Media Player 11

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970775/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot enter the FQDN of all printer servers into the "Point and Print Restrictions" policy in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971059/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error when multiple third-party network drivers are installed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista: "0x0000007F" or "0x0000008E"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971128/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 restarts automatically and generates a Stop error after you repeatedly plug and hot-unplug a USB device: "0x000000FE"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971171/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: After you run the Sysprep.exe tool in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, the ACLs for a folder in C:\users\public\documents\data are out of order

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971271/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot access an administrative share on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, after you set the SrvsvcDefaultShareInfo registry entry to configure the default share permissions for a network share

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971277/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Cardspace cards created on a Windows Vista SP2-based computer disappear after uninstalling Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971744/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 64bit AL: Windows Metafile format is rendered to Enhanced Meta File format on a computer that is running 64-bit version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971156/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 64bit AL: Incorrect data received via Isochronous transfer from IEEE 1394 device on a computer with 4GB or more memory

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972038/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 64bit AL: Sleep is not labeled correctly under the Power Options on Microsoft Windows Vista with the Swedish Language Pack installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972760/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The Last Name field is blank in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box when you use the Mail Merge feature on a computer that has a non-English version of 2007 Microsoft Office system installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940159/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: If you reconnect a removable storage device to a computer that is running Windows XP, the operating system cannot find the removable storage device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961187/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: FIX: Windows Movie Maker crashes when you install more than 100 video transitions or video effects on a computer that is running Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969395/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you use the Windows Key+L keyboard sequence to lock a Windows XP-based computer shortly after you log on to the system, the operating system may be automatically unlocked and the desktop can be accessed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969557/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Slow printing performance when you print to an LPR printer from a Windows XP-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970048/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you save a RTF document that contains nested tables in WordPad 5.1 in Windows XP, you may notice that the file is blank when you reopen the RTF document

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970063/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Error message when you try to access an SD card on a Windows XP-based computer that has a particular combination of SD host controller and SD card: "The disk in drive <X> is not formatted"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970685/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: How to fix MSI software update registration corruption issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971187/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you use a webcam to capture video in Windows XP, the video capture freezes intermittently when the webcam streams the MPEG data

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971323/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You cannot access a network share by using a client-side redirector that uses the server message block (SMB) protocol on a computer that is running Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971421/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: The CLIENTNAME environment variable returns the value "Console" instead of the actual client name when users first log on to a Windows XP SP3-based computer by using Remote Desktop Connection

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971165/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: While resuming Windows XP Service Pack 3 from hibernation, you may see a blank screen instead of the splash screen

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972817/EN-US

Windows Server

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Map data still exists in the MapCache file after you run the "nismap del" command on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2 and has Server for Network Information Service (NIS) installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969839/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: Post-installation behavior on client computers after you install the DNS update

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957579/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: Microsoft Security Advisory: Update for DNS devolution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971888/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you remove a third-party disk resource from a Cluster group by using the Failover Cluster Management Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in: "Failure removing storage resource. Could not move the resource to available storage."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953402/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A warning event is logged repeatedly on a member computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 R2 when you configure read-only replicated folders on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959542/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Terminal Session Broker Service does not start on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is running Cluster Service

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967932/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The version number of some WINS database records are truncated on a Windows Server 2008 WINS server when you use the "netsh wins server show database servers={}" command to output WINS records

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967937/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message on a Windows Server 2008-based computer when you run the High Availability wizard to add a new virtual machine to a Windows cluster:"That storage resource is already being used by another virtual machine"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967985/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The kpasswd protocol fails with a KDC_ERR_S_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN error after you perform an authoritative restore on the krbtgt account in a Windows Server 2008 domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968140/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968849/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: File copying from down-level systems to Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is significantly slower if Intel I/OAT is enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968991/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses a Stop error problem in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969290/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A crash dump file is not generated as expected when you use certain iSCSI network adapters on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970312/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: An incorrect value is returned for the ifSpeed object in MIB2 on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970663/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you try to open a file that is associated with a file name extension that has uppercase letters:"The RDP file has settings that cannot be overridden by command line. The remote connection cannot be started"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971508/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You receive an error message in Windows Server 2008 if you click Roles under the Server Manager console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971509/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The report generation process may stop responding when you run Perfmon.exe with the Active Directory Diagnostics template to generate a report on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971714/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Support for an adjustable PathRecoveryInterval in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972324/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The logoff screen is displayed when you close a Citrix Metaframe application on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972386/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: Error message when you try to input Korean characters in any search box on a 64-bit Itanium-based computer that runs Windows Server 2008 SP2: "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971101/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Dynamic disks are marked as Invalid on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista when you bring the disks online, take the disks offline, or restart the computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962975/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Per-machine printer connections that are removed are still displayed in the GPO report about a print client computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967113/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot use a mouse to select combo box items in a RemoteApp program that you connect to through Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 6.1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968358/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: IPsec connections cannot be established between a computer that is running IBM Z/OS and a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968485/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Active Directory Management Gateway Service is now available

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969041/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Many 5159 events are logged in the Security event log after you disable Windows Firewall and enable the "Filtering Platform Connection" auditing policy

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969257/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Performance is slow on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969468/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You encounter a slow application startup or a slow logon on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista after you apply software restriction policies

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969972/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: iSCSI Initiator dialog box displays a reconnecting session status after you disconnect and then reconnect the physical connection to the iSCSI target on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970658/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The handle count and the memory usage of an application keep increasing if the application calls PDH APIs to add and delete V2 performance counters on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970838/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you try to offer Remote Assistance from an expert computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista: "Windows Remote Assistance is closing"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970907/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: WMI performance counter classes that are based on the Performance Monitoring Provider do not work or return incorrect data in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970967/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You encounter slow performance when you render .jpg files on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970987/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Ipconfig.exe utility crashes when you run the ipconfig command together with the /displaydns switch on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971129/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: MS09-018: Description of the security update for Active Directory: June 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969805/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: MS09-018: Description of the security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM): June 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970437/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Data Protection Manager 2007 jobs to protect a SQL Server may remain in synchronizing state

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971807/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 X64 EN: Exchange Server 2007 Setup on Server 2003 Cluster Node Fails Intermittently

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972263/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Windows Server 2003 returns incorrect registry values about error checking and reporting in Performance Monitor to an application, and this causes various exceptions or deadlock situations

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955858/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error when you log off from a Terminal Services session on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 SP2: "Stop 0x000000ba"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961974/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Rollup update for the volsnap.sys driver in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967551/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Audit event 567 is not recorded as expected when a file is created or modified by using a network share on a Windows Server 2003 SP2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968355/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Time stamps of files on an NFS share are displayed incorrectly on a Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969274/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop code 0x0000000A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) when multiple legacy SMB clients manage shared files on a Windows Server 2003-based file server at the same time

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969432/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The memory usage of the Svchost.exe process keeps increasing when other users remotely collect performance data about the Windows Server 2003-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969701/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Many events with ID 333 are added to the System log on a Windows Server 2003-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970054/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based computer stops responding when you use a debug application to suspend a thread

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970107/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: MS09-020: Vulnerabilities in Internet Information Services (IIS) could allow elevation of privilege

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970483/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2 that supports the IPMI standard stops responding when the computer is writing a memory dump file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970810/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: On a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server, terminal service-related settings may not be effective if the "Process even if the group policy objects have not changed" option is enabled for Registry Policy Processing

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970870/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you use the Win32_NTLogEvent WMI class together with a time range to query event log information in Windows Server 2003, the query result misses some events

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970904/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A computer that is running Windows Server 2003 stops responding after you press CTRL+ALT+DEL while the screen saver is running

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971080/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A terminal server that is running Windows Server 2003 stops responding during the shutdown process if a remote console session is established on the server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971310/EN-US

June 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - Platforms

Justin Zarb — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:27:00 GMT

News

Windows Virtualization Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team
http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

The Hot Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Downloads

Windows Client
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465)
Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3

Windows Installer 4.5
The Microsoft® Windows® Installer (MSI) is the application installation and configuration service for Windows. These download packages will update the version of Windows Installer on your system to version 4.5.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5a58b56f-60b6-4412-95b9-54d056d6f9f4

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone for x64-based systems (KB948465)
Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=656c9d4a-55ec-4972-a0d7-b1a6fedf51a7

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
The Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools are a set of tools to help administrators streamline management tasks such as troubleshooting operating system issues, managing Active Directory®, configuring networking and security features, and automating application deployment.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the latest updates and provides enhancements to security and stability.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=95ac1610-c232-4644-b828-c55eec605d55

SubInACL (SubInACL.exe)
SubInACL is a command-line tool that enables administrators to obtain security information about files, registry keys, and services, and transfer this information from user to user, from local or global group to group, and from domain to domain.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 (for IT Professionals)
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer provides a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations. MBSA 2.1 adds Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 compatibility.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f32921af-9dbe-4dce-889e-ecf997eb18e9

Group Policy Management Console with Service Pack 1
The Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) with Service Pack 1 (SP1) unifies management of Group Policy across the enterprise. The GPMC consists of a MMC snap-in and a set of programmable interfaces for managing Group Policy.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0a6d4c24-8cbd-4b35-9272-dd3cbfc81887

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone DVD ISO (KB948465)
Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9f073285-b6ef-4297-85ce-f4463d06d6cb

Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
The Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack (adminpak.msi) provides server management tools that allow administrators to remotely manage Windows 2000 Servers & Windows Server 2003 family servers. This is the final version (build 3790) of the adminpak.msi file.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c16ae515-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-a8dcbacff8e3

Windows Installer 4.5 SDK
This Windows Installer SDK release contains updates to tools, utilities, samples, and documentation for Windows Installer 4.5.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=6a35ac14-2626-4846-bb51-ddce49d6ffb6

Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (WSUS 3.0 SP1) delivers updates to corporate environments from Microsoft Update. This release fixes issue found since the release of the product.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f87b4c5e-4161-48af-9ff8-a96993c688df

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP Professional, x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the latest updates and provides enhancements to security and stability. This service pack is available for Windows XP Professional, x64 Edition.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=893fd6c0-6283-44c3-bb84-b2f0315b2ae6

Microsoft Network Monitor 3.2
Tool to allow capturing and protocol analysis of network traffic.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f4db40af-1e08-4a21-a26b-ec2f4dc4190d

Release Documents for this Release Candidate of Windows 7
Known issues that you should be aware of before installing this Release Candidate of Windows 7
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=139ff495-0cd2-4e88-be98-1090867ab28f

Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework version 3.5
The Windows SDK for Windows Server® 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 provides documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools designed to help you develop Windows applications using both native (Win32®) and managed (.NET Framework) technologies.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e6e1c3df-a74f-4207-8586-711ebe331cdc

Windows PowerShell 1.0 English-Language Installation Package for Windows Server 2003 (KB926139)
Microsoft Windows® PowerShell is a new command-line shell and scripting language designed for system administration and automation. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell enables IT professionals and developers control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=10ee29af-7c3a-4057-8367-c9c1dab6e2bf

User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b286e6d-8912-4e18-b570-42470e2f3582

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=13c7300e-935c-415a-a79c-538e933d5424

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager for Windows XP
With IIS 6.0 Manager for Windows XP, administrators can remotely manage an IIS 6.0 server from a Windows XP Professional workstation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f9c1fb79-c903-4842-9f6c-9db93643fdb7

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330)
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses key feedback from our customers. SP1 addresses specific reliability and performance issues, supports new types of hardware, and adds support for several emerging standards.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b0c7136d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package
The Microsoft® .NET Framework version 3.0 redistributable package installs the common language runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework 3.0.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=10cc340b-f857-4a14-83f5-25634c3bf043

Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista (32-bit)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=46f72df1-e46a-4a5f-a791-09f07aaa1914

SyncToy v2.0
SyncToy helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers quickly and easily.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c26efa36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52

Windows Movie Maker 2.6
Windows Movie Maker 2.6 for Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d6ba5972-328e-4df7-8f9d-068fc0f80cfc

Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 family of operation systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-5b50c657de08

Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 Driver for Windows Vista (64-bit)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=4f68eb56-7825-43b2-ac89-2030ed98ed95

WinHlp32.exe for Windows Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=6ebcfad9-d3f5-4365-8070-334cd175d4bb

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone for x64-based Systems (KB936330)
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses key feedback from our customers. SP1 addresses specific reliability and performance issues, supports new types of hardware, and adds support for several emerging standards.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=874a414b-32b2-41cc-bd8b-d71eda5ec07c

SteadyState
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d077a52d-93e9-4b02-bd95-9d770ccdb431

Update for Windows Vista (KB937287)
Install this update to enable future updates to install successfully on all editions of Windows Vista.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5639710d-dfbf-4527-806e-9a1634d0cc8e

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista (KB947821) [August 2008]
This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2889489c-ee87-4607-8aa5-812e8078ab27

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit
The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.5 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7, Windows Vista®, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows® Internet Explorer® in your environment.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=24da89e9-b581-47b0-b45e-492dd6da2971

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 All Language Standalone (KB936330)
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses key feedback from our customers. SP1 addresses specific reliability and performance issues, supports new types of hardware, and adds support for several emerging standards.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f559842a-9c9b-4579-b64a-09146a0ba746

Malware Removal Starter Kit
The Malware Removal Starter Kit provides tested guidance to help IT Generalists combat malware attacks against small- and medium-sized organizations. Using the Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) in combination with free anti-malware scanning programs, the kit provides a low-cost, effective strategy that you can use to vanquish malware attacks.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=6cd853ce-f349-4a18-a14f-c99b64adfbea

Update for Windows XP (KB932823)
Install this update to resolve an issue in which a user is unable to use Windows Internet Explorer 7 to download files on a computer that is running Windows XP with IME enabled.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=28e2fdb2-1aa5-4c84-8255-b3142ca2fe85

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable
The Microsoft® Windows® Installer is an application installation and configuration service. WindowsInstaller-KB893803-x86.exe is the redistributable package for installing or upgrading Windows Installer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=889482fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c

Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP (KB940157)
Windows Search 4.0 is an updated component of Windows that enables instant search on your computer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=55c18cb3-c916-4298-aba3-5b98904f7cda

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network. If you're updating just one computer, please visit Windows Update at http://update.microsoft.com .
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4

Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and Developers
This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network. If you're updating just one computer, please visit Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a

Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0d5f9b6e-9265-44b9-a376-2067b73d6a03

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview
Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system. This white paper summarizes what is new in Windows XP SP3. You can obtain Windows XP SP3 from Windows Update, at http://update.microsoft.com.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110

Update for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB884020)
This update helps resolve an issue on computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=17d997d2-5034-4bbb-b74d-ad8430a1f7c8

Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e

Microsoft Calculator Plus
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=32b0d059-b53a-4dc9-8265-da47f157c091

Remote Desktop Connection Software
Remote Desktop in Windows XP Professional provides remote access to the desktop of your computer running Windows XP Professional, from a computer at another location. Using Remote Desktop you can, for example, connect to your office computer from home and access all your applications, files, and network resources as though you were in front of your computer at the office.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=80111f21-d48d-426e-96c2-08aa2bd23a49

Windows XP SP1 Update: Watch TV Shows Recorded by Media Center PCs on Other Windows XP PCs
This supplement is an update to Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1. Users who want to play Media Center PC digital recording files (.dvr-ms) in any other Windows XP SP1 system should download this update.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=fb4c2c2e-60ea-4ed9-bc68-e93c9e65c58e

Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Install this update to address an issue that may cause a "Generic Host Process" error message to be displayed after you install security update MS05-012, or cause attachment file names not to be displayed in Rich Text e-mail messages
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a87b44b9-7a6a-49b6-bd89-afad4e049c48

Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883)
A security issue has been identified in the Server service that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2996b9b6-03ff-4636-861a-46b3eac7a305

Windows PowerShell 1.0 English-Language Installation Package for Windows XP (KB926139)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=6ccb7e0d-8f1d-4b97-a397-47bcc8ba3806

GDI + Security Update
This update addresses a security issue in JPEG processing technology.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=39847b71-fd47-41c7-9fa4-06c930c488a5

Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 (KB891861)
This update consists of previously released recommended, critical and security updates for Windows 2000, rolled into one convenient package.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b54730cf-8850-4531-b52b-bf28b324c662

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Express Install for End Users
Download Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) to obtain updates that can help improve security, application compatibility, operating system reliability, and Setup. SP4 is a recommended upgrade.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=dc27b8c6-2a5a-4399-ad3d-4a97a25f41d9

Security Update for Windows Journal Viewer (KB886179)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows Journal Viewer 1.5 and gain complete control over it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=dbf1ea4e-72bd-4359-9f93-7c232ed2dcd3

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Network Install for IT Professionals
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is a recommended upgrade. Download Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 to obtain updates that can help improve security, application compatibility, operating system reliability, and Setup.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1001aaf1-749f-49f4-8010-297bd6ca33a0

User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b286e6d-8912-4e18-b570-42470e2f3582

DirectX 8.1 Runtime for Windows 2000
Tap into the fun on your computer with this update to the multimedia system services for Microsoft(r) Windows(r). Microsoft DirectX(r) 8.1 delivers fast performance for DirectX-enabled games and other rich media software.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=7f54ebd3-00d1-47bc-81db-3157fba4c3a7

Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB958644)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e22eb3ae-1295-4fe2-9775-6f43c5c2aed3

SQL Server Compact Edition Runtime
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native and managed environment that extend enterprise data management capabilities to desktop applications
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=85e0c3ce-3fa1-453a-8ce9-af6ca20946c3

DirectX 8.1: Direct3D File Exporters
This download contains modeling package plug-ins for extracting skinning information for use with Direct3D®. It contains plug-ins for 3DStudio Max 3.0, 3DStudio Max 4.0, Maya 2.5, Maya 3.0, and Maya 4.0.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=26fca7ce-6c37-4d9b-9b20-5f71b7bd369c

Account Lockout and Management Tools
Download tools that you can use to troubleshoot account lockouts, as well as add functionality to Active Directory.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=7af2e69c-91f3-4e63-8629-b999adde0b9e

Remote Desktop Web Connection 5.2.3790
This software package will install the Remote Desktop ActiveX control and sample pages for hosting Terminal Services client connections over the Web on Internet Information Server 4.0 and later.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e2ff8fb5-97ff-47bc-bacc-92283b52b310

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 and Synchronization Services for ADO.NET v1.0 SP1 for Windows Desktop
SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 is an embedded database that allows developers to build robust applications for Windows desktops and mobile devices. The download contains the files for installing SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 and Synchronization Services for ADO.NET version 1.0 SP1 on Windows desktop.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=dc614aee-7e1c-4881-9c32-3a6ce53384d9

Web Application Stress Tool

The Microsoft web stress tool is designed to realistically simulate multiple browsers requesting pages from a Web site.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e2c0585a-062a-439e-a67d-75a89aa36495

Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB921883)
A security issue has been identified in the Server service that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3b61153d-359f-4441-a448-24062cb2387c

PortQry Command Line Port Scanner Version 2.0
Download PortQryV2.exe, a command-line utility that you can use to help troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues. Portqry.exe runs on Windows 2000-based computers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=89811747-c74b-4638-a2d5-ac828bdc6983

Windows Print Migrator 3.1
Backup, Restore and Migrate printers on Windows-based print servers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17

User Profile Deletion Utility (Delprof.exe)
Delprof.exe is a command-line utility that you can use to delete user profiles on a local or remote computers running Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=901a9b95-6063-4462-8150-360394e98e1e

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam Demos
Download examples of MCP exam question types and testlet exam format.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d4b474c8-2608-46ae-8267-75547a1bca35

Events/Webcasts
Tech•Ed 2009 Online: Potential Lives Here
Hear Microsoft innovators and industry experts talk about all aspects of current and soon-to-be-released Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms, and services. Dive in and learn about the Azure Services Platform, green IT, security and identity, virtualization, Windows Mobile, and more.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/teched2009.aspx

11 June 2009, London: Windows Management UG present Windows features in depth
http://wmug.co.uk/default.aspx

15 June 2009, London: UK Active Directory User Group Meeting - Windows Server 2008 Forest Recovery and Advanced Group Policy Management 3.0
http://adug.co.uk/

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Overview (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)
This is the first webcast in a two-part series about the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. The webcasts are aimed at IT professionals who have experience with Windows Server 2008, and we focus on the technical updates and changes that were introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2. In this first webcast, we cover virtualization, Active Directory services, Windows PowerShell, and management updates.         Presenter: Kevin Remde, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation A prolific blogger, Kevin Remde shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers Web site and the IT Professional Community Web site. As a webcast presenter, he has landed on the Microsoft top 10 webcast list several times. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT professional, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run with them. He received his bachelor's degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota (go Gophers!), where he also studied music theory and composition. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us.    ...
4/6/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 6/4/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416178&culture=en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V R2 sneak peak
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V R2 sneak peak
10/6/2009 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)- 6/10/2009 1:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: Business Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032417654&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Overview (Part 2 of 2) (Level 300)
In this second webcast in the series, we complete the technical overview of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. We look at scalability, failover clustering, Web, and Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 better together features. We also cover the changes in Windows Server 2008 R2 that improve scalability and availability, what is new in Internet Information Services (IIS) and FTP, and branch solutions that have Windows 7 in the mix. Presenter: Chris Henley, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Chris Henley is a member of the TechNet Seminar Sales Team and has worked in networking since 1993. Chris is passionate about learning, sharing his knowledge, and technology. He has extensive experience with Windows operating systems and specializes in design, implementation, and support of Active Directory. Chris loves showing people how new tools and products can improve their businesses and especially, their lives. He has delivered thousands of live presentations and gave the keynote speech at the Network Professional Association (NPA) Awards during the Interop 2005 conference. View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...
11/6/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 6/11/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416262&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 File Services (Level 300)
Windows Server 2008 R2 contains lots of changes to the Remote File Services components that increase availability, scalability and performance. Some of these components have been significantly enhanced. In this session, we cover the main Remote File Services features in Windows Server 2008 R2, including Server Message Block version 2 (SMB2), Distributed File System Namespace (DFS-N), Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R), Microsoft Services for Network File System (NFS), Folder Redirection, Offline Files (CSC), BranchCache and File Server Resource Manager (FSRM). Join us for a Windows Server 2008 File Services “deep dive”, in a session full of technical insight.   Presenters: Jose Barreto, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation and Anjli Chaudhry, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation Jose Barreto is a Senior Program Manager with the File Server Foundation team and has been with Microsoft since 2002. He graduated in Computer Science at the Universidade Federal do Ceara in Brazil in 1989 and holds several industry certifications, including CISSP, ITIL, MCITS, MCT and many other Microsoft certifications. He also keeps an active blog at http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/ Anjli Chaudhry is a Program Manager with the Windows File Server Foundation team at Microsoft. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a Masters degree in Computer Science, and started her career at Microsoft with the Windows Live Contacts team, working on a scaled out platform which servers many Windows Live services. In her current position on the Windows File Server team she is responsible for remote file access technologies for enterprise customers. View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid FoundationIf you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...
17/6/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 6/17/2009 9:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032412461&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Using the Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Tools (Level 300)
We explore the features, installation, and use of Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Tools in this webcast. We guide you through an Active Directory and infrastructure server migration, which include IP, Domain Name System (DNS), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) migrations. Then, we discuss how to migrate file and printer servers and local users and groups. Presenter: Keith Combs, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation A Texan with "decent intelligence and a good base of experience to draw from," Keith Combs does not mince words. He enjoys working with both software and hardware, and he thrives on helping customers solve thorny problems. The world has come to rely on e-mail, Web servers, and file servers, and Keith loves showing people how to make the most out of these essential and emerging products. His greatest challenge? Keeping up with the lightning pace of innovation, technology, and information overload—no kidding! If he ever abandoned the server room for good, Keith would become your favorite driving range target, ducking golf balls in the cage tractor. View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us.   ...
18/6/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 6/18/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416243&culture=en-US

Live Webcasts:
Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar
The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

New KB's

Windows Client
Win Vista Home Basic 32bit AL: The Bluetooth item in Control Panel on a Windows Vista SP2-based computer does not work as expected when you click the item
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960531/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Desktop icons are unexpectedly rearranged on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer even though the Auto Arrange setting is turned off
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961085/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Underlines are missing when you print a document on a computer that runs Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969744/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Many services do not start when you enter a computer name that exceeds 15 bytes during the initial setup of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969902/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: You experience high CPU utilization when an application uses the IPMI driver to communicate with the baseboard management controller on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970360/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: The Credentials Manager service does not save credentials when you try to map a drive by using a "net use" command together with the "/savecred" option
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971152/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: How to enable the half-open TCP connections limit in Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 and in Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969710/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: The wireless keyboard and mouse become unresponsive for a while after you try to resume a Windows Vista Service Pack 2-based computer from sleep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969711/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: An HP Deskjet printer no longer uses black ink when it prints, and the color quality declines after you update the computer to Windows Vista SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969993/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: An HP Compaq dc7700 Convertible Minitower computer takes a long time to restart when the computer is running Windows Vista with Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970376/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: A Bluetooth device stops working intermittently on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970408/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: Information about audio device drivers that are known to cause problems when you install Windows Vista service packs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971220/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: Netsh.exe does not treat the string ”Netshxxx ” the same as the string "Netsh xxx" when the quotation marks are not the correct character code
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971750/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: Presentation Mode may be turned off when connecting an external display on a Windows Vista SP2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971754/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The output is formatted incorrectly when you use the fax functionality in Excel to print a worksheet on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969241/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: How to Manually Restore Files Backed Up Using Windows Backup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970914/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Logoff from Windows Vista computer takes 5-10 minutes if there is no LDAP connectivity to forest root domain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971198/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Advanced Key Settings Hot keys for input languages list is limited to 32 languages On Windows Vista SP2-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971645/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Docking or Undocking a Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) computer may prompt you to reactivate Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971656/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Cardspace cards created on a Windows Vista SP2-based computer disappear after uninstalling Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971744/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: "Safely Remove Hardware" does not remove power to a USB device in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971899/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The dialog box to input your PIN code does not appear when you use smart card authentication to log on to a computer that is running Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968316/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A Windows XP-based computer becomes unresponsive or displays a "STOP 0x000000A5" error message during system shutdown
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969179/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Error message when you use Outlook to connect to an Exchange server by using an RPC over HTTP connection on a Windows XP-based computer: "Microsoft Office Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969356/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: How to fix MSI software update registration corruption issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971187/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: You cannot create a TCP/IP print port by using an IPv6 address on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP with Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970802/EN-US

Windows Server
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event Viewer crashes when you open a large event log file and sort log entries by one column on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957414/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You receive error messages when you try to create a domain GPO or edit an existing domain GPO in a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory domain environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967358/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Stop error message when you start a Windows Server 2008-based computer from an iSCSI boot device that is connected over MPIO paths:"Stop 0x0000007E"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967999/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968849/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Microsoft Software License Terms do not appear, and the product key input screen is not skipped as expected during the OOBE process when you set up a computer from an image of a Windows Server 2008 installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968888/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses a Stop error problem in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969290/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses occasional crashes of Vmwp.exe processes on a Windows Server 2008-based Hyper-V host computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970089/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A crash dump file is not generated as expected when you use certain iSCSI network adapters on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970312/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Large Kerberos tokens cause WinRM requests to fail
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970875/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Blank Desktop on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970879/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to replace the WCF URL reservation with a restricted reservation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971085/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation fails with error 0x80004005
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971204/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when attempting to start the Windows Event Log Service: "Access denied"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971256/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event 1001 is logged on every boot on Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 or on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971275/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You may see "Media is Write Protected" Error or VDS error 80070013 after bringing SAN disk online via Diskpart in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971436/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Identity Management for UNIX MMC snap-in does not list the newly added Windows Server 2008 based Subordinate NIS server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971900/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2 AL: You cannot add a DFS replication member to a replication group on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta-based or Windows Server 2008 RC-based system if the added DFSR member comes from another domain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971079/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you try to delete a predefined firewall rule in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 by using a Netsh command: "No rules match the specified criteria"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970397/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Duplicate computer names are generated if you use a Windows Setup program to generate random names for a large number of computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970485/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Hot Add Memory feature does not work on a non-virtual machine system that is running an x86-based version of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970718/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Debug Diagnostics 1.1 Whitepaper is now available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971070/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The Diskpart.exe process stops responding when you run the clean command on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968736/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The RDPCDD and MNMDD drivers do not initialize correctly on a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970267/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Data Protection Manager 2007 jobs to protect a SQL Server may remain in synchronizing state
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971807/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 X64 EN: Gpresult.exe terminates unexpectedly displaying security options when using the "/v" flag on Windows Sever 2003 x64
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971243/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: List of the MS DTC issues that are fixed in Windows Server 2003 MS DTC Hotfix Rollup Package 15
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958013/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A long delay occurs when the Ntfs.sys driver tries to mount a large volume on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969352/EN-US

April 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - Platforms

Justin Zarb — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:00:00 GMT

News
Tech•Ed North America 2009 | Let Your Geek Flag Fly!
May 11-15 | Los Angeles, CA
Register today and save $100 on registration and take advantage of travel discounts on airfares, hotels and rental cars. Plus, all attendees will receive a one-year TechNet Plus subscription and full copies of Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Window® 7 (when available.) Need help convincing your boss? Visit our website to get all the info you need to build your case for joining us in May. See you there!
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11587999&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V: Insiders Guide to Microsoft’s Hypervisor
Preorder your copy of this practical guide. Written by Microsoft employees, this book shows you how to implement key virtualization scenarios, and demonstrates how Hyper-V can be used to reduce cost and eliminate the complexity of a server infrastructure by consolidating workloads to a small number of machines.
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11612222&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Engineering Windows 7
http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/

Windows Virtualization Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

The Official MDOP Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team
http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

The Hot Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Documents

Windows Server
Microsoft Assessment and Planning
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit is a tool that makes it easy for you to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. It includes the features previously provided with the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=67240b76-3148-4e49-943d-4d9ea7f77730

Windows Client
TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 allow you to modify TCP/IP behavior with registry values.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=12ac9780-17b5-480c-aef7-5c0bde9060b0

Microsoft Operations Framework
MOF 4.0 is practical guidance for IT organizations. With the release of version 4.0, MOF now reflects a single, comprehensive IT service lifecycle—it helps IT professionals connect service management principles to everyday IT tasks and activities and ensures alignment between IT and the business.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=457ed61d-27b8-49d1-baca-b175e8f54c0c

WHDC White Papers and Documentation
WHDC white papers and documentation for driver and hardware developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9a138e5f-df06-467c-89fe-c463f1c8216f

WinHEC 2008 White Papers
White papers from the 2008 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=cb6f4733-bb82-4b6a-b957-1f5222e28e20

Downloads

Windows Client
Microsoft Operations Framework
MOF 4.0 is practical guidance for IT organizations. With the release of version 4.0, MOF now reflects a single, comprehensive IT service lifecycle—it helps IT professionals connect service management principles to everyday IT tasks and activities and ensures alignment between IT and the business.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=457ed61d-27b8-49d1-baca-b175e8f54c0c

Update for Windows XP (KB958655)
Install this update to resolve an issue in MSI Installer 4.5.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e0735d57-03cc-42e5-823e-60c9efe74aac

BDD and MDT Archive
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1 is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. All earlier versions have been retired.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=02a2605d-51e8-469f-be4a-1dd2af580502

Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e0bd6fbe-f46e-4961-9a79-49ec77d39439

Windows Server 2008 - Customer Experience Improvement Program for Device Drivers for ia64-based systems (KB958794)
Windows Server 2008 - CEIP for Device Drivers improves the quality of software information that is sent to Microsoft during Service Pack 2 installation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3365bec8-0cee-4f53-a7cb-d3b6076de1b4

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista - Customer Experience Improvement Program for Device Drivers for x64-based systems (KB958794)
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista - CEIP for Device Drivers improves the quality of software information that is sent to Microsoft during Service Pack 2 installation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=910baf28-f32a-43ee-a63a-1fe85ab651ac

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista - Customer Experience Improvement Program for Device Drivers (KB958794)
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista - CEIP for Device Drivers improves the quality of software information that is sent to Microsoft during Service Pack 2 installation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=07a5290f-0e5c-4316-8c4c-86522e9c5df5

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Release Candidate and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate - Windows Update Experience Kit
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RC and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) RC is available through Windows Update, this kit gives you the instructions and script required to be offered SP2 through Windows Update.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=18045534-bf27-4953-b907-764c4682714c

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate - ALL Language Standalone DVD ISO
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Candidate and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Candidate is an update to Windows Server and Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=dba0fc54-d35c-4978-ac0d-e3224cfe1736

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate - Five Language Standalone DVD ISO
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Candidate and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Candidate is an update to Windows Server and Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0a3d7a63-46af-4e04-ac8c-91b8bc476450

Update for Windows Vista (KB958655)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=8720a3d1-e21a-4e3e-875b-71f8328fe4e6

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB958655)
Install this update to resolve an issue in MSI Installer 4.5.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=26649101-66c6-4e53-b10d-7ceb92eaca14

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [March 2009] (KB905866)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=aa029fde-f341-44fc-8b85-0c6f3d3c2d69

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [March 2009] (KB905866)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652

Preserving Activation
Add or remove software and maintain OEM activation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=8f9753d6-0714-4940-884a-33027683e328

Windows Vista
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Windows Vista.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c2c27337-d4d1-4b9b-926d-86493c7da1aa

Exchange 2007 SP1 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e99f2a96-ffbc-4323-9676-9657607c4a52

Events/Webcasts

Windows Server
On-Demand Webcast: Virtualization Solutions in Branch Offices (Level 300)
We look at how to apply the technologies we have seen so far in the webcast series to provide branch offices with a secure environment, running the applications they require while still being highly manageable from a central location.
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11612225&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Webcast: High Availability with Cluster Shared Volumes (Level 300)
April 2, 2009, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we provide an overview of the new Cluster Shared Volumes code-name "Centipede" failover clustering feature in the Windows Server 2008 R2 code-name "Windows Server 7" operating system.
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11612253&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Webcast: Securing the Virtual Environments (Level 300)
In this webcast, we look at the four main solutions from the previous webcasts and cover some best practices for ensuring your virtual environment is secure.
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11612256&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Preparing for Internet Explorer 8 - Application Compatibility
After completing this lab, you will be better able to add custom HTTP response headers to Web sites and a SharePoint 2007 installation for Windows Internet Explorer 8 compatibility, and use conditional comments with Web sites and with a SharePoint 2007 installation to target markup to a specific Windows Internet Explorer version.
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11612257&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Using Accelerators and Web Slices in the Enterprise with Internet Explorer 8
After completing this lab, you will be better able to use Web Slices and Accelerators in IE8 and learn how they can be used in the enterprise, and also you will learn how to develop Accelerator- and Web Slice-enabled services and content.
http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11612258&s1=0fff8a30-7b25-67dc-c0b4-0bda456fd9b4

Other
UK Excel User Group Conference
The UK Excel User Group Conference will take place on 1st and 2nd April 2009 at Microsoft London, Cardinal Place. This is a free event with some fantastic speakers from the Excel community.
http://excelusergroup.org/blogs/nickhodge/archive/2008/12/05/uk-excel-user-group-conference.aspx

DDD Ireland
DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper! Day is a free developer event put together by the community for the community. It is taking place in Belfast on Saturday April 4th 2009. There will be no Microsoft speakers presenting, just speakers from the .NET developer community. http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/belfast/Default.aspx

Web DD
WebDD'09 is a free community event, sponsored by Microsoft, for community members to receive an independent view about all the latest from Microsoft. The target audience is designers and developers and the material will focus on Microsoft's Web Platform. The event is taking place at Microsoft Reading, TVP on Saturday, 18th April 2009
http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/webdd09/Default.aspx

Events/WebCasts
Find the latest technology webcasts (i.e Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2). Than have a look at regional specific webcasts. And then anything interesting next add the below.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/AdvSearch.mspx?EventsAndWebcastsControlName=As1%3AAdvSrc&As1%3AAdvSrc%3AAudienceID=0&As1%3AAdvSrc%3AProductID=0d02efdb-60f0-4d05-b3c7-8e6676ac778e&As1%3AAdvSrc%3AEventType=LiveWebcast&As1%3AAdvSrc%3ACountryRegionID=en%7CGB%7CUnited+Kingdom&StateProvinceID=0&As1%3AAdvSrc%3ATimeframeID=31&As1%3AAdvSrc%3ASearchFilter=%C2%A0+Go+%C2%A0

Live Webcasts:
Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

Tech-Ed 2006 Webcast Series
https://www.msteched.com/content/webcasts.aspx

New KB's
Windows Client
Win Vista Business 32bit AL: Vista and Windows Server 2008 clients are unable to access cluster names with AES-encrypted Kerberos tickets
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961302/EN-US

Win Vista Business 32bit AL: Adding Windows Vista features takes an extended period of time or may stop with an error message
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967256/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you use the Robocopy command together with the /ZB option to copy data from a file server to a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client: "Error 5: Access is denied"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950790/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: An update to add support to wildcard characters for the ActiveX Installer Service (AxIS) in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951541/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: The DNS Client service and the NLA service crash intermittently in Windows Vista SP1 and in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956721/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you try to unlock a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Fast User Switching feature disabled: "The password for this account has expired"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958900/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A long delay occurs when you try to open a network share by entering a path in the Run box on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958970/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: The smart card personal identification number (PIN) dialog box does not appear in the foreground of the desktop when you enroll a smart card certificate in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959406/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A hotfix is available for users of Windows Services for UNIX and of Utilities and SDK for SUA to incorporate DST changes in Mauritius, in Brazil, in Morocco, in Egypt, and in Argentina
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959543/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you try to access a network drive that is mapped to a DFS shared folder on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Error: Location is not available"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960151/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Wake-on-LAN functionality does not work on Windows Vista-based computers that use Broadcom network adapters and that have the _OSC method enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960410/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you log on to a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that uses roaming user profiles: "Unable to log you on because your profile could not be loaded, please contact your administrator"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960464/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Windows Vista does not use all the bandwidth of a PPPoE connection when you download a file from an FTP server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960519/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: You cannot restart the computer after you restore the system to a point that was created before Windows Disk Protection was turned on
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960841/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: VL Activation Interval not used from KMS host
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960923/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: The GetVolumePathNameW function does not return the correct mount point path in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961349/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: How to configure a Windows Vista client to obtain an IPv6 DHCP address
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961433/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, when you use Windows Explorer to view offline files in Remote Storage, the files are recalled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961477/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when a VPN client that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is remotely managed: "Computer \\ComputerName cannot be managed. The network path was not found"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961706/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Blank screen when resuming from screen saver after removing second monitor
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965219/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 do not correctly audit all the privilege use events
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967170/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain size
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967351/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when installing Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows Vista SP1: "The update does not apply to your system"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967531/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A Terminal Server smartcard logon using RDP 6.0 may fail with error code 0x507
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968005/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: When you use the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) or Windows Vista Setup to apply the FolderLocations unattend settings, some system directory junctions do not point to the new target location
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968178/EN-US

Win Vista Home Basic 32bit AL: Input method editor keyboard shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+0) switches the input language in Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967893/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: USB devices do not automatically recover from an overcurrent condition on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955446/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error message when you run the Encrypting File System (EFS) Wizard to create a self-signed certificate that is stored on a smart card in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and in Windows Server 2008: "No valid certificates found"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955551/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: If calls to VSS management interface APIs are made while protected snapshot replications are occurring, the APIs encounter performance issues in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956136/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: It takes a long time to load a .tiff file in Windows Photo Gallery when you double-click the file in Windows Explorer on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956619/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: December 2008 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957388/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: USB devices may not function correctly after a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 resumes from hibernation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957719/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based portable computer does not resume correctly if you close the lid while the computer is asleep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958685/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Update for Windows Search 4.0, December 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958705/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The customized properties for an .msi package installation are reset to their default values after you install Windows Installer 4.5
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958756/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Issues occur when you hot-plug or hot-unplug an external PCI Express graphics device while a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is asleep or hibernating
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958851/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 portable computer does not automatically re-enter sleep mode after you undock the computer when it is asleep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958865/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: On a Windows Vista-based computer that has the "Auto-hide the taskbar" option enabled, most of the taskbar does not appear when you move the mouse pointer into the taskbar area
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958908/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Invalid data is written when you burn an ISO image onto a DVD+R Dual Layer disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958914/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The edges of a document are truncated when you try to print the document by using Terminal Services Easy Print from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959442/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error when you execute some common Plug and Play functions on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer: "STOP 0x000000D1" or "STOP 0x000000FE"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959520/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Only the header and footer information in an XPS document are printed when you print the document on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959554/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Some problems may occur if you remove a PCMCIA MicroDrive compact flash card from a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer while the computer is asleep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959586/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error message if you use two USB streaming-video cameras at the same time on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "STOP 0x0000000A"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959660/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error reports are printed when you print an image to a PostScript printer from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959886/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960544/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 stops responding (hangs) during startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960723/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Windows Speech Recognition stops responding or crashes when you use it to correct text
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960836/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: When you open a network share by using a previously created shortcut in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, a newly created file or folder in the network share does not appear until you update the screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960954/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Safe removal functionality is unavailable for an eSATA device that is connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961078/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: All USB devices on the same host controller are powered on and never return to selective suspend mode when one of the USB devices is woken up on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961249/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The USB audio driver may cause the computer to crash on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB driver installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961317/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: DVD playback may stop when exiting full-screen mode in Windows Media Center for Windows Vista with the Windows TV Pack for Windows Vista Media Center
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968214/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: The physical video memory capacity is displayed incorrectly in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 if the graphics adapter's physical video memory is at least 4 GB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958360/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: When you send a print job to an Internet Printer Protocol (IPP) print server from a Windows-based computer, the print job fails and never restarts
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958910/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: System "Beep" sound does not function in Windows Vista x64 with HD Audio devices
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961011/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: FIX: Certificate error when you try to visit an SSL Web site by using Internet Explorer 7: "There is a problem with this website's security certificate"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954312/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: FIX: You may not hear the music when you run a DirectMusic application to play music that contains low sounds on a computer that is running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958337/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Sound Recorder uses the incorrect audio input device for recording
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960725/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: “No Disk” popup when opening some Office applications, Notepad or Wordpad in Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Windows Vista Media Center with Media Center TV Pack installed: Black screen occurs when playing non-protected DVDs in Clone Mode
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963034/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: SFC.exe (System File Checker) shows it is repairing corrupted files per the CBS log after installing Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/966305/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: IE7 does not restore when selecting Maximize or Restore from the Taskbar Context Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967107/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Windows Vista SP1 may be unable to start a Media Center recording of a scheduled TV show when the TV signal is poor
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967142/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: You will be unable to set Stereo Mix as the default audio device after enabling it for the first time
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967678/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Description of the Image Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0) update package in Windows Feature Pack for Storage 1.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952011/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Description of the ICCD Smart Card Driver in Windows Feature Pack for Storage 1.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952013/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error message when you plug a USB storage device into the USB port of a Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer: "Stop 0x0000007E SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954589/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A hotfix is available that enables support for dynamic filters for IPsec communication on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955540/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An application that uses the RichEdit control does not print some .rtf files correctly on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955541/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to use the Encrypting File System wizard to create a self-signed certificate that can be stored in a smart card on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955548/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot use a smart card certificate to log on to a domain from a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955558/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error during the shutdown process on a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computer: "Stop 0x00000050"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955803/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The operating system may stop responding when you try to put the operating system into S3 sleep after you perform a surprise removal of a USB device on a Windows-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955986/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Update for the Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista: December 4, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957209/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: FIX: An application that uses the WASAPI may crash when you call the GetBuffer function
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957569/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Some components of an application may not be displayed correctly in a Terminal Services session if you connect to a terminal server by using RDC 6.1 from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958106/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Virtual Disk Service cannot return volume information on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958556/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958653/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you copy large files between two Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computers in a high bandwidth WAN network environment, the copy speed may be very slow
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958702/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Printer Spooler service may encounter an access violation and crash when the service handles asynchronous notifications from print clients on Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958894/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: On computers that are running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1, RSAT GPMC has long delays in domain environments that have many GPOs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959438/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A recorded TV show plays back only audio after you install update 955519 for Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer that is configured to use digital cable card tuners
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959485/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The logon process may take a long time when you try to log on to a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959488/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to perform certain operations on the files that are located on a network share: "Access is Denied"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959489/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Multiple pagefiles are created when you set the AutomaticManagedPagefile property of the Win32_ComputerSystem class to False on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959516/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Black or white colored brush strokes in a picture may not be printed correctly by a Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959541/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot rename a folder by using the UNC path in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 systems if the UNC path includes a symbolic link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959759/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An audio application cannot play the latest non-Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or encrypted PCM and non-PCM audio formats even after you install a High Definition Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960044/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you run a Borland MS-DOS based application: "The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960251/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to shrink a volume on a Windows Vista-based computer: "The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960270/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Failover Cluster Validation process fails, and you receive an error message when the "System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing" policy is enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960334/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The pointer position behaves incorrectly when you use RDC to connect to a terminal server from a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client computer, and you run an application that calls the "SetCursorPos" function
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960470/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Per-machine printer connections that are deployed by using group policies may not be removed completely from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960594/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you click a file protocol-based hyperlink that points to a 2007 Office system file in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, an application that is associated with the file may not start
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960644/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Some applications or services stop responding because a deadlock condition occurs in the Ntfs.sys driver in Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based systems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960816/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: All user accounts are disabled or the computer restarts continuously on a Windows XP-based or Windows Vista-based computer that has Windows SteadyState installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960837/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Certain kinds of files cannot be replaced or updated when you set Windows Disk Protection to temporarily keep user changes on a Windows XP-based or a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960838/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Unexpected behavior occurs in the Windows Time service when you enable the Windows Time Service Group Policy setting in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961027/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Explorer may crash when you try to expand a parent folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961038/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Audio glitching during playback while other applications are running
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961090/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: About the Master File Table zone reservation in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961095/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: NDIS 5.x USB network adapters do not appear in Performance Monitor
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961186/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error message when you run the Dynamic Partition Testing for a Hot Replace test that is included in the Windows Logo Kit in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Stop 0x0000000A"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961324/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you use an IPsec rule to block traffic from any IP address to any other IP address, the Self-to-Self connection may be blocked on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961533/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Vista's "Windows Experience Index" reports an incorrect Graphics index score on Intel Menlow processors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961777/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Print jobs in an offline print queue are missing or incomplete after you print a second document to the print queue in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962000/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you put a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer to sleep, or you wake the computer up: "STOP: 0x0000009F"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962201/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The incorrect expected aspect ratio is displayed when you play MPEG-2 video content that is standard definition-compliant on a Windows Media Player on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963104/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you try to view a very large JPEG image on a Windows Vista-based DLNA server from a DLNA client, the JPEG image is corrupted
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963106/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Image of the Shortcut (.url) on the desktop gets changed when using Remote Desktop
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963682/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: How to disable the TCP autotuning diagnostic tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967475/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: USB Device Using Bulk Transfers Experiences Buffer Overflows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968201/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 64bit AL: An access violation in IAudioProcessingObject::Initialize can hard hang Intel machines running Vista 64-bit edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965496/EN-US

Windows XP Home Edition EN: Troubleshooting shutdown problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967534/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you try to start a Windows XP SP3-based computer that is connected to an external IEEE 1394 hard disk, the system may stop responding before the logon screen appears
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955356/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When a user offers a Remote Assistance invitation to an expert user who is running Windows XP SP3, the expert’s logon attempt forcibly logs off the original user
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957070/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You receive a "Stop 0x00000050" or "Stop 0x0000008E" error message when you restart a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957319/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A Windows XP-based client computer can establish a security association to a peer computer even though the client computer does not have a System Health Authentication OID
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958877/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: After you repeatedly dock and undock a Windows XP-based portable computer that is connected to a docking station, you may be unable to change the state of an attached network device
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959267/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Text that has the font set to Arial Black and the font style set to bold may change so that the font is set to Arial Black and the font style is set to talic when you open the document on a computer that is running Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959334/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you run an application that uses the scroll bar control of the Common Controls file on a Windows XP-based computer, the scroll bar control does not work correctly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959540/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A memory leak problem occurs when you run an application that uses the HttpSendRequest function of the WinHTTP API or of the WinINet API to send Secure Sockets Layer requests in Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959658/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Remote NDIS (RNDIS) devices may not work correctly after you perform a surprise removal on a Windows XP-based computer and then attach the RNDIS device to the computer again
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959765/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: After a Windows XP-based multiprocessor computer or multicore processor computer resumes from Sleep mode, you may be unable to shut down or restart the computer if a smart card is left in the smart card reader
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960139/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The logon process stops responding when you try to log on to a Windows XP-based computer by using a cached credential
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960419/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The monitor may not turn off on a Windows XP-based computer even though you set the monitor to turn off after a period of inactivity
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960496/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You encounter several problems on a Windows XP SP3-based computer when the EAP-TLS machine authentication fails during system startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960655/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: If you start a Windows XP-based portable computer while it is running on battery power, the brightness of the LCD screen is not decreased as expected
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960921/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: An IEEE 1394 network adapter that is installed on a Windows XP-based computer is not listed in Device Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960970/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: How to prevent Windows SteadyState from notifying Microsoft when it is installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961021/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you search some specific terms in the German version of Windows XP, the search results are incorrect
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961067/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You receive a warning message balloon every time that you log on to Windows XP: "Your computer's screen resolution and color depth are currently set to a very low level"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961174/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Explorer hangs while launching application using "run as" and defragmentation group policy is applied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961535/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You cannot rotate an image by using the CTRL+K keyboard shortcut or the CTRL+L keyboard shortcut in the Norwegian and Slovakian versions of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963661/EN-US

Windows XP SP2 EN: Update for Windows Search 4.0, December 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961184/EN-US

Windows XP SP2 EN: Error message when you try to access a network share in a private network: "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961853/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: Description of the exFAT file system driver update package
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955704/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: FIX: Internet Explorer may crash when you browse a Web page that constantly fetches a recordset asynchronously and filters the recordset at the same time from an instance of SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959237/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: Systems may encounter low memory conditions while connected to a Remote Desktop with newer graphics drivers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967680/EN-US

Windows Server
Win Svr Datacntr 2003 R2 EN: The replication may seem like it is serialized when there are slow connections in a DFS Replication configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955007/EN-US

Win Svr Ent 2003 R2 EN: When you try to update a file that has a newer version on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based DFSR server, the operation fails, the original file is deleted from the replication partners, and event 4412 and event 4502 are logged
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958876/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: When you call the "IVssBackupComponents::SetFileRestoreStatus" method by specifying the value of the status parameter as VSS_RS_FAILED, the restore status is set incorrectly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952826/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Subfolder file content on an upstream member does not match subfolder file content on downstream members in a DFSR configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954968/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: When you start a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, the Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer crashes if the FSRM component and many SCSI LUN storage objects are installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956372/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: AD FS cannot connect to an ADAM store over an SSL connection on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959923/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: After you re-add a member server to a DFS replication group in Windows Server 2003 R2, initial replication does not occur on the member server, and changes in the replicated folder are replicated unexpectedly to other replication partners
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961655/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: How to recover from a DFSR database crash on designated primary member
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961879/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Authentication does not take place using Service for User (S4U) Kerberos as implied in the documentation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961886/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Printers published through ADMT are not deployed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967536/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: MS09-001: Vulnerabilities in SMB could allow remote code execution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958687/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtctr AL: The CLUSCTL_RESOURCE_UPGRADE_DLL control code fails with an "access denied" error message when you install a SQL Server 2008 service pack or hotfix that tries to update a custom resource DLL
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960411/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Applications or services that call the "CVdsService::Reenumerate" function may receive incorrect results in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950851/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: To keep Remote Access Service connections active after you log off from Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you must create a new registry key
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950918/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: When you try to install Windows Server 2008 on an iSCSI target, the installation fails, and the computer restarts repeatedly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952942/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The DHCP Server service on a Windows Server 2008-based computer interprets DHCPv6 Option 39 incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953269/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses several problems on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954234/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot dock the remote Language bar to the taskbar on a client computer when you start a RemoteApp application on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954401/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Why you cannot view the msDS-RevealedUsers attribute value on a read-only domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954405/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you create a RODC IFM or RODC Sysvol IFM on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954407/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Stop error message when you try to perform directory listing of a NFS share that is mounted on a Windows Server 2008-based NFS client: "STOP 0x00000050"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956182/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot edit the Administrative Templates when you apply a "Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins" setting in a Group Policy object in a Windows Server 2008 domain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956524/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A memory leak may occur in an application that uses the MS-FASP API to open and close policy store handles in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956840/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The returned data is truncated when you use the "repadmin" command to list the number of user accounts or the number of computer accounts in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957732/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A delay occurs when you try to reconnect to the network on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that is a member of a domain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957933/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The DNS server does not listen on the ISATAP interface on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958194/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses a memory leak in the Virtual Disk Service on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958387/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Citrix ICA clients are not disconnected from a Windows Server 2008 terminal server as expected when the grace period has expired and a terminal license server is not configured
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958612/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: LUN reset requests are not completed. and event ID 63 is logged on a Windows Vista-based computer that uses iSCSI Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958796/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Changes that are made to security groups or to distribution groups are not replicated to destination domain controllers when you use link value replication in a Windows Server 2003 environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958838/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some unrecoverable hardware errors are not reported as expected on a computer that runs a 32-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958860/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Windows Server 2008 virtual machines stop responding during the restarting process when a third-party hypervisor solution is used
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958868/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A Windows Server 2008-based server that is running the Terminal Server role reports a Stop error when you control a session remotely from inside a session that is already being controlled remotely: "0x00000050"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958944/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you use the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console together with a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based failover cluster: "This feature is only supported with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Datacenter servers"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958983/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The User Profile Service (ProfSvc) crashes in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 systems when the service loads or unloads user profiles that contain compressed files or folders
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959125/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Lots of paged pool memory is consumed when you click the Previous Versions tab after you create some snapshots of a volume on a Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959256/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to customize the default local user profile when you prepare an image of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959753/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You receive a "0x0000007E" Stop error on Windows Server 2008-based computers that host Hyper-V virtual machines when you use the Hyper-V writer to back up virtual machines
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960038/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server in Windows Server 2008 stops working after the authenticating domain controller becomes unavailable if it cannot locate another available domain controller
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960489/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some third-party Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) clients may reject a response from an OSCP responder if this OCSP responder receives a Response Signing certificate from a Windows Server 2008 certification authority
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960549/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex API in Windows Server 2008 returns incorrect values for V2 performance counters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960751/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when a user tries to add a printer in Windows Server 2008 by using a TCP/IP address or a host name: "Access is denied"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960792/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The IPv6 network interface status may not be displayed correctly in the Routing and Remote Access snap-in, depending on the properties of the network connection in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960793/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The password is not set as expected when you use the Ktpass.exe tool that is included with a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 to create a Kerberos keytab file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960830/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The system becomes unresponsive after the primary MPIO path is disconnected on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961570/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to enable Access-based Enumeration for a Distributed File System (DFS) share in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961658/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Video performance may decrease when a Windows Server 2008-based computer has the Hyper-V role enabled and an accelerated display adapter installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961661/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Applications that perform asynchronous cached I/O read requests and that use a disk array that has multiple spindles may encounter a low performance issue in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Essential Business Server 2008, or in Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961719/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you try to restart or shut down a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is connected to an MPIO-controlled storage device: "Stop 0x0000009F"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961891/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event ID: 5001 is logged when booting Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x86 in a Hyper-V VM with Legacy NIC enabled.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962915/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Adding Server Features or Roles in Server 2008 may take a very long time
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967542/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Cross-platform iSCSI boot deployment scenarios are not supported.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967754/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2: You cannot add V2 or V3 templates after an inplace upgrade was performed using Windows Server 2008 enterprise CA
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967332/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent w/o HV AL: How to enable LDAP signing in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935834/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: A hotfix is available that enables Windows Server 2008 to support Corrected Memory Error notification through Corrected Machine Check (CMC) interrupts and through CMC polling
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959087/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: A hotfix is available that corrects an issue in the memory allocation logic of the Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959169/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Terminal Services session limit values in Windows Server 2008 are interpreted incorrectly by Windows Server 2003 terminal servers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951674/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that uses the Intel Xeon processor and that has the WHEA feature enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955545/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Handle leaks and memory leaks occur on the Printer Spooler service when a Windows Vista SP1-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer installs and uninstalls network printers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955560/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The "Create symbolic links" Group Policy setting is not displayed in GPMC on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955857/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server (NPS) recognizes all computers as domain controllers in the NAP reporting data
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956463/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A hotfix is available for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications users to incorporate DST changes in Pakistan and in Morocco in 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957390/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A delegation that you created disappears from DNS Manager on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958190/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The FQDN option does not appear in the Subject name format list in the Certificate Templates console
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959052/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 may restart unexpectedly when you open the Hyper-V manager console to manage virtual machines
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959403/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You find that the Drive Maps node is still available even though you disable it by using Group Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959606/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V systems restart unexpectedly, and you receive a 0x1000007E Stop error code when you mount a VHD file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959766/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you back up a Windows Server 2003-based virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V-based computer: "GetWriterStatus FAILED for Selected writer [Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer], writer is in state [9] [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_FREEZE]"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959978/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: When a 32-bit process tries to update a string value with a new value that contains the %ProgramFiles% string, the %ProgramFiles% string is converted to the %ProgramFiles(x86)% string in a 64-bit environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960037/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive an ERROR_HANDLE_NOT_CLOSABLE error code and the Lsass.exe process crashes when an application calls the LsaLogonUser function together with the KERB_TICKET_LOGON structure in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960375/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The IRET and IRETD instructions do not support the Nested Task (NT) flag in protected mode in a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960578/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 systems may generate a truncated dump file if the system supports Dynamic Hardware Partitioning (DHP) and if memory is hot added
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960658/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you use the Netsh utility together with the init restore syntax to initiate a restoration of a WINS database in Windows Server 2008: "The system cannot find the path specified"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960740/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Clients cannot log on to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server through RDP connections if the terminal server is set to listen on only one of the network adapters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960742/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Windows Server 2008 Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responder does not work with signing certificates that do not use the SHA1 algorithm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960809/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Spooler.xml file growth and high cPU in spoolsv.exe process on Windows Server 2008 print server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960919/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Event ID 5740 and event ID 5754 may be logged when the BizTalk SQL Adapter is under heavy load on a Windows Server 2008-based multiprocessor computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961183/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A custom event is logged incorrectly when you run a 32-bit application in a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961270/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You encounter storage adapter-related problems in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961277/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Backup status in the SBS 2008 console does not update for system-state backups
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961294/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The “Group Policy domain controller selection” Group Policy setting does not work as expected
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961299/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A feature is available for Windows Server 2008 that lets you synchronize the DSRM Administrator password with a domain user account
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961320/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to configure a Windows Server 2008 DHCP server using an IPv6 scope to register clients in DNS when requested
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961344/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error while migrating clustered resource group from a Windows 2003 to a Windows 2008 Cluster."An error occurred while determining if you have administrator privileges on 'CLUSTERNAME.DOMAIN.COM'. The network path was not found".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961641/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you try to browse a DFS namespace from DFS the Management Tool: "An item with the same key has already been added"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961652/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A file sharing connection to a Windows Server 2008-based server drops unexpectedly if the server has Symantec Antivirus installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961654/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Connection to a Virtual Machine running in Hyper-V fails
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961723/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A memory leak occurs in the Vmwp.exe and Vmms.exe processes on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Hyper-V role enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961730/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Home Folder searched when starting an Application on Terminal Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961805/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to troubleshoot Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) based connection failures when client fails to connect to SSTP VPN server giving error message 0x80092013
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961880/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Hyper-V Role Not Migrated When Upgrading from Standard to Enterprise
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961882/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Non-Transportable Snapshots are blocked from being mounted causing the Hyper V VSS Writer to Fail
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961984/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot install a printer using Internet printing protocol with SSL
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961986/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Setup.exe from the Integration Services Setup Disk has no command line options
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962226/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The size of selected files in Status bar is incremented every time user refreshes the window
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962227/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to move a DHCP database from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962355/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Cannot print from Terminal Services Easy Print on Windows server 2008, access is denied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962930/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Certificate store ACL change supportability
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965500/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: During user logon or logoff, you receive stop error code 0x00000050, and the system restarts automatically on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/966319/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive a Stop error message and a Windows Server 2008-based or a Windows Server 2003-based computer restarts unexpectedly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967228/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Dcdiag fails for NCSecDesc test on Windows 2008 Domain Controllers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967482/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive a Key Distribution Center "Event ID: 29" event message on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967623/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A Tape Backup Medium Changer may not detect properly in the Device Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967736/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Item level targeting in Group Policy Preferences setting s require a hexadecimal value with leading zeros
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967890/EN-US

Windows Svr Datacntr 2003: Unable to access Shares "The specified network name is no longer available"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961293/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based computer becomes unresponsive when a high volume of traffic runs through a network adapter that has a large bandwidth
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957039/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: VSS requestor instances fail when you start multiple VSS requestor instances with a VSS hardware provider to delete snapshots in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957778/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in cannot display service principal names (SPNs) that have non-numeric port values when you configure the Delegation properties of a computer account in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959202/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Error message when you run the Chkdsk.exe utility to fix a corrupted volume on a Windows Server 2003-based computer: "Stop 0x00000024"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959608/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: FIX: Error message when you run an application that makes "burst load" style activation requests and calls a server component through DCOM: "0x800706ba" or "0x800706bf"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960007/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: An access violation occurs when you use an application that calls the SQLExecDirect function of the SQL Server ODBC driver to run a long query in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960071/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: You encounter issues when you create shortcuts in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, and then you try to use these shortcuts in an earlier version of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960253/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Error message when a Windows Server 2003-based computer is shutting down: "Stop 0x000000CE" or "Stop 0x00000050"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960882/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 X64 EN: SMB functions time out earlier than expected on a Windows 2003-based computer that has multiple processors installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955544/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based computer restarts unexpectedly, and a Stop error "0x00000027" occurs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952185/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You cannot debug the DLL modules in an application if the application loads more than 500 DLL modules on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953490/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error 0x24 may occur on a computer that has file system filter drivers installed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954495/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you try to delete an empty folder on a network share that is hosted on a Windows Server 2003-based server or on a Windows XP Professional x64 Edition-based server: "Cannot delete <DIRECTORY>"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955157/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A memory leak occurs when you run the "list volume" command or the "select volume" command in the DiskPart.exe utility in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955407/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The print process crashes under heavy stress on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition if the computer uses hyper-threading technology
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955455/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: All snapshots may be deleted unexpectedly in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition when the snapshot protection mode is enabled, and the system is under memory stress
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955543/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you open an .rtf file that contains a MergeField field in a paragraph, indents that are added to the paragraph are not displayed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955549/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Description of the UDP Port Reservation Utility for Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956263/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008-based terminal server stops accepting new connections, and existing connections stop responding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956438/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Member ID field is logged incorrectly in the audit event on a Windows Server 2003 domain controller if you add a user of a different domain to a universal group
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958147/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: RDP clients and ICA clients cannot connect to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server after hotfix 938759 is applied to the server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958476/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DHCP MMC snap-in stops responding when you try to stop, start, or restart the DHCP service on a clustered DHCP server instance in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958939/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The transfer speed is very slow when you use the BITS to transfer files on a high latency link on computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959194/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Applications or services that use the NFS redirector may crash when a Linux-based client or a UNIX-based client disconnects from a Windows Server 2003 terminal server without logging off
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959200/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: On a Windows Server 2003-based computer, the !heap command does not work when you debug a 32-bit process that runs in a 64-bit operating system
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959207/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You encounter problems when you manipulate logical unit numbers on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959336/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You receive a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA Stop error when you print a document from a Windows Server 2003 server that is running as a terminal server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959338/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The WINS MMC snap-in stops responding when you try to stop, start, or restart the WINS service in the WINS MMC snap-in on a clustered WINS server instance in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959398/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DB2.exe Command Prompt window may hang in Windows Server 2003 when you run a batch file to execute DB2-related tasks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960028/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you call the CreateProcess function to start a process of a console application by using an account other than the current logon account in Windows Server 2003: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960266/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Schtask command may be unable to create a task in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960608/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error when you copy a file from a redirected disk to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server in a terminal server session: "0x0000007E"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960652/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you print a document to a redirected printer in a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server session, the document is printed to a redirected printer of a different client
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960677/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The system may generate Stop error 0x4D when an application uses the VirtualLock function to lock pages in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960772/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you use the Dsdbutil.exe utility or the Ntdsutil.exe utility to perform an authoritative restore of an object in Windows Server 2003: "Invalid Key %s found in DN"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961071/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you start the Terminal Services Manager tool in Windows Server 2003, the tool crashes, and event ID 1000 is logged on a computer that has multiple processors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961151/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Event ID 5740 and event ID 5754 may be logged in the Application log when the BizTalk SQL Adapter is under heavy load on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961180/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DNS PTR record might be deleted if you change the DNS server order on a Windows 2003 machine
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961256/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Removable Storage Service Event 15 when running NTBackup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961304/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The IPsec client can connect to a Windows Server 2003-based server even when the StrongCRLCheck attribute is set to 1 and a revoked certificate exists in the certificate chain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961361/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The tcsh process may exit abnormally when you run a C shell script on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961415/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The subject name of a computer certificate that is issued by a Windows Server 2003-based server is set to the user principal name (UPN) of the computer account after you apply hotfix 943089
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961515/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Nonpaged pool kernel memory leak on Windows 2003 clusters with Multipathing solution installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961640/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You cannot access the existing File Share resources on a Windows Server 2003 failover cluster
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961657/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You may receive the error: “The disk management services could not complete the operation” when you try to convert a disk (MBR or GPT) to a dynamic disk
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961727/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: MSIEXEC /f option can reboot machine
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961883/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You experience many first chance exception errors when you use the Application Verifier (AppVerifier) runtime verification tool to test a GDI+ program
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961889/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Set path for TS Roaming Profiles and TS User Home Directory Group Policy settings do not work with user environment variables
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967500/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you try to synchronize Active Directory user objects to ADAM: "Internal Error Occured:MultiByteWideChar"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967510/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Cannot configure ACL to the drive root using icacls.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967539/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Terminal Licensing Server may not issue Per Device CALs and event id 1004 is generated
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967887/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 RDP EN: MSDE 2000 security updates are not installed as expected when you install UDDI Services on Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967236/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 SP1 EN: Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Wordpad Convertor could allow remote code execution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960906/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 X64 EN: When you are running a C Shell script that includes the cut utility on a multiprocessor computer, the script may stop responding on a Windows Server 2003 R2 x64-based multiprocessor computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960657/EN-US

March 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - Platforms

conuktrm — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:27:00 GMT

News

Tech•Ed North America 2009 | Technical Education and Networking

Tech•Ed 2009 offers 20 Technical Tracks that span over 750 learning opportunities, along with the chance to network with 9,000 technology professionals and industry experts. Even better, you don't have to wait until May to get started! Meet and chat with people just like you through Tech•Ed Connect or on our Facebook page. Register now, and you'll save $200 on the full conference fee.

http://www.msteched.com/teched/connect.aspx

Learn How to Virtualize Your Infrastructure to Streamline Operations and Reduce IT Overhead

Discover the many benefits of the virtualization capabilities in Windows Server 2008. Tune in to webcasts and podcasts to learn how you can use application virtualization to decouple applications from desktop operating systems and deliver on-demand desktop virtualization to help reduce application-to-operating-system conflicts. We also discuss how presentation virtualization can help you reduce overall desktop administration costs. When you're finished, test drive Windows Server 2008 in a virtual lab.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/windowsserver2008.aspx

App-V 4.5 CU1 available from Microsoft Connect

We’ve been listening to customers who want to see us support Windows 7 early so they can move ahead with their application testing in preparation for their enterprise deployments. The MDOP team are pleased to announce the immediate availability of App-V 4.5 CU1 for the Windows 7 Beta.

All subscribers of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) can register to download the update from Microsoft Connect and get ahead on their Windows 7 planning right now. Through MDOP, our goal is to continuously offer technology and updates to our enterprise customers. When Windows 7 releases, we are committed to supporting the final product within 90 days of general availability. App-V 4.5 CU1 also contains a small number of improvements such as instant access or removal of applications assigned to end users.

https://connect.microsoft.com/SelfNomination.aspx?ProgramID=2925&pageType=1&SiteID=285

http://blogs.technet.com/VIRTUALIZATION/

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

http://blogs.technet.com/VIRTUALWORLD/

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

http://blogs.technet.com/SOFTGRID/

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid

http://blogs.technet.com/MDOP/

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

http://blogs.technet.com/ASKDS/

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

http://blogs.technet.com/ASKPERF/

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

http://blogs.technet.com/NETWORKING/

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

http://blogs.technet.com/ASKCORE/

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

http://blogs.msdn.com/NTDEBUGGING/

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

http://blogs.msdn.com/TS/

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

http://blogs.technet.com/HOT/

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

Documents

Windows Server

Windows Server 2008 Standard

Windows Server 2008 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b6e99d4c-a40e-4fd2-a0f7-32212b520f50

Infrastructure Planning and Design

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c

Microsoft Assessment and Planning

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit is a tool that makes it easy for you to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. It includes the features previously provided with the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=67240b76-3148-4e49-943d-4d9ea7f77730

DirectAccess Early Adopter's Guide

This guide introduces DirectAccess concepts, defines new terms, explains requirements for installation, discusses how to design DirectAccess architecture, and then steps you through installation and deployment.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2fdc531d-9138-454f-a820-78211755b52a

TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 allow you to modify TCP/IP behavior with registry values.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=12ac9780-17b5-480c-aef7-5c0bde9060b0

Windows 7 Client Software Logo Technical Requirements

Technical requirements for the Windows 7 Client Software Logo Program

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=27028822-b172-4cec-91a3-26b610a4da79

Windows Client

Windows 7 Client Software Logo Technical Requirements

Technical requirements for the Windows 7 Client Software Logo Program

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=27028822-b172-4cec-91a3-26b610a4da79

Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs

This toolkit is intended to help you secure the data on your organization’s mobile PCs--in a cost-effective way--using Encrypting File System (EFS) and Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker) technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1a99576a-fe67-418f-88b1-81e2055fe977

Downloads

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Evaluation VHD Images (for Hyper-V)

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Evaluation Enterprise Edition and Server Core Virtual Hard Drive Images (for Hyper-V)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5c74880c-ced5-4a1b-9888-8cb027c628f5

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 from a computer that is running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later versions of Windows Vista Service Packs.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9ff6e897-23ce-4a36-b7fc-d52065de9960

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d647a60b-63fd-4ac5-9243-bd3c497d2bc5

Events/Webcasts

Windows Server

A joint user group meeting between the Windows Server UK User Group and the Active Directory UK User Group.

The meeting is taking place on 11th March at Cardinal Place, London. The draft agenda includes: MS IT Pro Evangelist, James O’Neill who will take a quick tour through the new features in Windows Server 2008 R2; MS Amish Lukka, who will present an insight into new Active Directory features in Windows Server 2008 R2; followed by Mark Parris who will share his experiences of the Microsoft Certified Masters: Windows Server 2008: Directory class in which he attended November ’08.

TechNet Webcast: Managing Virtual Solutions (Level 300)

In the previous webcasts, we looked at how Contoso used the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V console and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to manage their virtual machines. In this webcast, we look at how to use Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to monitor, manage, and update an entire virtual environment.Presenter: Chris Avis, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft CorporationChris Avis began his career at Microsoft in 1994 working on Microsoft Windows NT networking and later moving to the Microsoft BackOffice Server and Windows Small Business Server support team. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who enjoys it when audience members realize, "I did not know I could do that!" If you are lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Chris shares his broad knowledge of the installation, networking configuration, and management of Microsoft products while doing his best to make your introduction to new technologies fast-paced and engaging.View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

3/24/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/24/2009 9:30 AM | Duration:90 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399066&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft Does IT: Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology (Level 300)

In this webcast find out how Microsoft IT virtually deploys more than 80% of new servers using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. To ensure optimal performance, Microsoft IT has developed configuration best practices, based on the application workloads or services being provided by the virtual machines.Presenter: David Lef, Microsoft IT Technology Architect, Microsoft CorporationDavid began working at Microsoft in Corporate Data Center Services, then moved on to manage the internal diagnostic/debug team that oversaw the Windows 2000 Server rollout, then taking a server platform and management engineering path that led him to where he is today. As an architect on the MSIT Compute Utility and Server Engineering teams, David has been responsible for architecture, engineering, and implementation strategy for Windows Server in the Microsoft enterprise. In addition the core platform work, he serves as a key MSIT subject matter expert on machine virtualization, systems management, and a strong advocate of dynamic IT principles.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

3/24/2009 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/24/2009 10:30 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032404170&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Road Map for the Future of Virtualization (Level 300)

In this final webcast in the series, we look at the road map for virtualization. Find out what is coming and approximately when you can actually start to try the new virtualization technologies out. We discuss Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, and we cover the changes in Hyper-V and virtualization planned for these products as known at the time of this webcast.Presenter: Kevin Remde, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft CorporationA prolific blogger, Kevin Remde shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers Web site and the IT Professional Community Web site. As a webcast presenter, he has landed on the Microsoft top 10 webcast list several times. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT professional, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run with them. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota (go Gophers!), where he also studied music theory and composition. View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

3/20/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/20/2009 9:30 AM | Duration:90 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399069&culture=en-US

Microsoft and AMD present new features/benefits of running Windows HPC Server 2008 clusters with AMD Opteron™ processors

Learn about the benefits of running Microsoft's Windows HPC Server 2008 clusters on AMD based servers. With today’s economic environment, companies need to balance IT costs/performance more than ever. They need to find new efficiencies in design process and in their computing environments. Now with Windows HPC Server 2008 and AMD’s latest third generation AMD Opteron™ processor technologies, companies can achieve new levels of efficiency and performance in their HPC clusters. In this webinar, you will learn about the new features / benefits of both technologies; and you will see firsthand examples of large HPC deployments using these technologies. You will also learn about efficiencies achieved in cluster deployment and management, cluster performance efficiencies running real-world applications, and performance per watt efficiencies. ...

3/18/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/18/2009 9:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032404590&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Virtualization Solutions in Branch Offices (Level 300)

All four of our scenario companies have deployed some form of virtualization solution. In this webcast, we look specifically at how to apply the technologies we have seen so far in the webcast series to provide branch offices with a secure environment, running the applications they require while still being highly manageable from a central location.Presenter: Chris Avis, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft CorporationChris Avis began his career at Microsoft in 1994 working on Microsoft Windows NT networking and later moving to the Microsoft BackOffice Server and Windows Small Business Server support team. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who enjoys it when audience members realize, "I did not know I could do that!" If you are lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Chris shares his broad knowledge of the installation, networking configuration, and management of Microsoft products while doing his best to make your introduction to new technologies fast-paced and engaging.View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

3/13/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/13/2009 9:30 AM | Duration:90 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399064&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Securing the Virtual Environments (Level 300)

Security is of paramount concern for all organizations, and it is no different for a virtual solution. In this webcast, we look at the four main solutions from the previous webcasts and cover some best practices for ensuring your virtual environment is secure.Presenter: Chris Avis, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft CorporationChris Avis began his career at Microsoft in 1994 working on Microsoft Windows NT networking and later moving to the Microsoft BackOffice Server and Windows Small Business Server support team. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who enjoys it when audience members realize, "I did not know I could do that!" If you are lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Chris shares his broad knowledge of the installation, networking configuration, and management of Microsoft products while doing his best to make your introduction to new technologies fast-paced and engaging.View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

3/6/2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/6/2009 9:30 AM | Duration:90 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399053&culture=en-US

Windows Client

IT Manager Webcast: Closing the Network Backdoor: Using Forefront Threat Management Gateway Beta 2 to Create a Safe Web Experience (Level 200)

As employees surf the Web, they can accidentally bring in malware or visit sites that are restricted by your corporate policy. Current security solutions may not be able to detect these issues as more and more Web applications encrypt themselves. In this webcast, we describe how Web 2.0 evolves the threat landscape from the network to the content and application layers, and we explain how the Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway Beta 2 can help make sure Web traffic, whether encrypted or unencrypted, stays safe and in accordance to your Web usage policies. Presenter: Bill Jensen, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation View other sessions from: Microsoft Forefront: Improve Your Security and Simplify Your Infrastructure If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...

3/25/2009 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/25/2009 10:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032406994&culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Recognize Real Value Right Now with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (Level 100)

In this webcast, we introduce you to the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) suite of technologies, which enable IT departments to realize immediate cost savings. Learn how desktop optimization and the deployment of MDOP, Windows Vista, and the soon to be released Windows 7 operating system can result in a lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Discover how: Microsoft Application Virtualization transforms applications into virtualized, network-available services, resulting in the dynamic delivery of software that is never installed and minimizes application to application conflicts. Microsoft Asset Inventory Service delivers an intelligent and comprehensive view of an enterprise's desktop software environment, helping to reduce the TCO through advanced software inventory scanning. Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit provides powerful, intuitive tools that help administrators recover PCs that have become unusable. Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management increases an administrator's control over managing Group Policy Objects and role-based delegation down to the granular level, enabling them to gain more control over the desktop. Microsoft System Center Desktop Error Monitoring identifies the impact, root cause, and resolution for desktop system failures. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization minimizes application to operating system compatibility issues.Presenter: David Trupkin, MDOP Technical Solutions Professional, Microsoft CorporationView other sessions from: Microsoft Momentum: Drive Your Business Forward If you have questions or feedback, contact us. In addition to Momentum webcasts, Microsoft offers a complimentary online Momentum newsletter with real-world examples of how to align IT with your business strategy. You get tips and techniques on using Microsoft technologies and straight talk about solutions that work for mid-sized businesses. If you would like to receive the Momentum Online newsletter, click here. Regardless of any contact preferences you might have previously made on this Microsoft site or on other Microsoft sites or services, by registering for this webcast or virtual lab, you consent and agree to allow Microsoft or one of its third-party agents to contact you no more than three (3) instances for the purpose of soliciting feedback on the webcast or virtual lab or to supply you with special discounts and offers related to products and services presented in the webcast or virtual lab. Any other use of the personal information in your Microsoft Passport profile is subject to the Microsoft Privacy Statement. You can learn more about the privacy and security of Microsoft Passport Network at www.Passport.net ...

3/30/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 3/30/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language: English

Primary Target Audience: Business Decision Maker

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407028&culture=en-US

Other

Live Webcasts:

Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

New KB's

Windows Client

Win Vista Business 32bit AL: Vista and Windows Server 2008 clients are unable to access cluster names with AES-encrypted Kerberos tickets

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961302/EN-US

Win Vista Business 32bit AL: Adding Windows Vista features takes an extended period of time or may stop with an error message

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967256/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you use the Robocopy command together with the /ZB option to copy data from a file server to a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client: "Error 5: Access is denied"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950790/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: An update to add support to wildcard characters for the ActiveX Installer Service (AxIS) in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951541/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: The DNS Client service and the NLA service crash intermittently in Windows Vista SP1 and in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956721/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you try to unlock a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Fast User Switching feature disabled: "The password for this account has expired"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958900/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A long delay occurs when you try to open a network share by entering a path in the Run box on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958970/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: The smart card personal identification number (PIN) dialog box does not appear in the foreground of the desktop when you enroll a smart card certificate in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959406/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A hotfix is available for users of Windows Services for UNIX and of Utilities and SDK for SUA to incorporate DST changes in Mauritius, in Brazil, in Morocco, in Egypt, and in Argentina

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959543/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you try to access a network drive that is mapped to a DFS shared folder on a client computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Error: Location is not available"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960151/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Wake-on-LAN functionality does not work on Windows Vista-based computers that use Broadcom network adapters and that have the _OSC method enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960410/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when you log on to a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that uses roaming user profiles: "Unable to log you on because your profile could not be loaded, please contact your administrator"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960464/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Windows Vista does not use all the bandwidth of a PPPoE connection when you download a file from an FTP server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960519/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: You cannot restart the computer after you restore the system to a point that was created before Windows Disk Protection was turned on

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960841/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: VL Activation Interval not used from KMS host

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960923/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: The GetVolumePathNameW function does not return the correct mount point path in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961349/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: How to configure a Windows Vista client to obtain an IPv6 DHCP address

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961433/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, when you use Windows Explorer to view offline files in Remote Storage, the files are recalled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961477/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when a VPN client that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is remotely managed: "Computer \\ComputerName cannot be managed. The network path was not found"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961706/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Blank screen when resuming from screen saver after removing second monitor

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965219/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 do not correctly audit all the privilege use events

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967170/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain size

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967351/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Error message when installing Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows Vista SP1: "The update does not apply to your system"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967531/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: A Terminal Server smartcard logon using RDP 6.0 may fail with error code 0x507

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968005/EN-US

Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: When you use the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) or Windows Vista Setup to apply the FolderLocations unattend settings, some system directory junctions do not point to the new target location

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968178/EN-US

Win Vista Home Basic 32bit AL: Input method editor keyboard shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+0) switches the input language in Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967893/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: USB devices do not automatically recover from an overcurrent condition on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955446/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error message when you run the Encrypting File System (EFS) Wizard to create a self-signed certificate that is stored on a smart card in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and in Windows Server 2008: "No valid certificates found"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955551/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: If calls to VSS management interface APIs are made while protected snapshot replications are occurring, the APIs encounter performance issues in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956136/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: It takes a long time to load a .tiff file in Windows Photo Gallery when you double-click the file in Windows Explorer on a Windows Vista-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956619/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: December 2008 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957388/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: USB devices may not function correctly after a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 resumes from hibernation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957719/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based portable computer does not resume correctly if you close the lid while the computer is asleep

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958685/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Update for Windows Search 4.0, December 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958705/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The customized properties for an .msi package installation are reset to their default values after you install Windows Installer 4.5

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958756/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Issues occur when you hot-plug or hot-unplug an external PCI Express graphics device while a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is asleep or hibernating

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958851/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 portable computer does not automatically re-enter sleep mode after you undock the computer when it is asleep

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958865/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: On a Windows Vista-based computer that has the "Auto-hide the taskbar" option enabled, most of the taskbar does not appear when you move the mouse pointer into the taskbar area

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958908/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Invalid data is written when you burn an ISO image onto a DVD+R Dual Layer disc on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958914/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The edges of a document are truncated when you try to print the document by using Terminal Services Easy Print from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959442/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error when you execute some common Plug and Play functions on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer: "STOP 0x000000D1" or "STOP 0x000000FE"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959520/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Only the header and footer information in an XPS document are printed when you print the document on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959554/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Some problems may occur if you remove a PCMCIA MicroDrive compact flash card from a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer while the computer is asleep

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959586/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error message if you use two USB streaming-video cameras at the same time on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "STOP 0x0000000A"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959660/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error reports are printed when you print an image to a PostScript printer from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959886/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960544/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 stops responding (hangs) during startup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960723/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Windows Speech Recognition stops responding or crashes when you use it to correct text

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960836/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: When you open a network share by using a previously created shortcut in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, a newly created file or folder in the network share does not appear until you update the screen

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960954/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Safe removal functionality is unavailable for an eSATA device that is connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961078/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: All USB devices on the same host controller are powered on and never return to selective suspend mode when one of the USB devices is woken up on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961249/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The USB audio driver may cause the computer to crash on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB driver installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961317/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: DVD playback may stop when exiting full-screen mode in Windows Media Center for Windows Vista with the Windows TV Pack for Windows Vista Media Center

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968214/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: The physical video memory capacity is displayed incorrectly in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 if the graphics adapter's physical video memory is at least 4 GB

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958360/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: When you send a print job to an Internet Printer Protocol (IPP) print server from a Windows-based computer, the print job fails and never restarts

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958910/EN-US

Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: System "Beep" sound does not function in Windows Vista x64 with HD Audio devices

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961011/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: FIX: Certificate error when you try to visit an SSL Web site by using Internet Explorer 7: "There is a problem with this website's security certificate"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954312/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: FIX: You may not hear the music when you run a DirectMusic application to play music that contains low sounds on a computer that is running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958337/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Sound Recorder uses the incorrect audio input device for recording

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960725/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: “No Disk” popup when opening some Office applications, Notepad or Wordpad in Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Windows Vista Media Center with Media Center TV Pack installed: Black screen occurs when playing non-protected DVDs in Clone Mode

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963034/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: SFC.exe (System File Checker) shows it is repairing corrupted files per the CBS log after installing Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/966305/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: IE7 does not restore when selecting Maximize or Restore from the Taskbar Context Menu

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967107/EN-US

Win Vista SP1 AL: Windows Vista SP1 may be unable to start a Media Center recording of a scheduled TV show when the TV signal is poor

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967142/EN-US

Win Vista SP2 AL: You will be unable to set Stereo Mix as the default audio device after enabling it for the first time

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967678/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Description of the Image Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0) update package in Windows Feature Pack for Storage 1.0

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952011/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Description of the ICCD Smart Card Driver in Windows Feature Pack for Storage 1.0

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952013/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error message when you plug a USB storage device into the USB port of a Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer: "Stop 0x0000007E SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954589/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A hotfix is available that enables support for dynamic filters for IPsec communication on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955540/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An application that uses the RichEdit control does not print some .rtf files correctly on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955541/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to use the Encrypting File System wizard to create a self-signed certificate that can be stored in a smart card on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955548/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot use a smart card certificate to log on to a domain from a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955558/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error during the shutdown process on a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1-based computer: "Stop 0x00000050"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955803/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The operating system may stop responding when you try to put the operating system into S3 sleep after you perform a surprise removal of a USB device on a Windows-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955986/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Update for the Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista: December 4, 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957209/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: FIX: An application that uses the WASAPI may crash when you call the GetBuffer function

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957569/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Some components of an application may not be displayed correctly in a Terminal Services session if you connect to a terminal server by using RDC 6.1 from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958106/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Virtual Disk Service cannot return volume information on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958556/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958653/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you copy large files between two Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computers in a high bandwidth WAN network environment, the copy speed may be very slow

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958702/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Printer Spooler service may encounter an access violation and crash when the service handles asynchronous notifications from print clients on Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958894/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: On computers that are running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1, RSAT GPMC has long delays in domain environments that have many GPOs

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959438/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A recorded TV show plays back only audio after you install update 955519 for Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer that is configured to use digital cable card tuners

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959485/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The logon process may take a long time when you try to log on to a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959488/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to perform certain operations on the files that are located on a network share: "Access is Denied"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959489/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Multiple pagefiles are created when you set the AutomaticManagedPagefile property of the Win32_ComputerSystem class to False on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959516/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Black or white colored brush strokes in a picture may not be printed correctly by a Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959541/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot rename a folder by using the UNC path in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 systems if the UNC path includes a symbolic link

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959759/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An audio application cannot play the latest non-Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or encrypted PCM and non-PCM audio formats even after you install a High Definition Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960044/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you run a Borland MS-DOS based application: "The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960251/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to shrink a volume on a Windows Vista-based computer: "The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960270/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Failover Cluster Validation process fails, and you receive an error message when the "System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing" policy is enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960334/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The pointer position behaves incorrectly when you use RDC to connect to a terminal server from a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client computer, and you run an application that calls the "SetCursorPos" function

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960470/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Per-machine printer connections that are deployed by using group policies may not be removed completely from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1-based computers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960594/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you click a file protocol-based hyperlink that points to a 2007 Office system file in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, an application that is associated with the file may not start

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960644/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Some applications or services stop responding because a deadlock condition occurs in the Ntfs.sys driver in Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based systems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960816/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: All user accounts are disabled or the computer restarts continuously on a Windows XP-based or Windows Vista-based computer that has Windows SteadyState installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960837/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Certain kinds of files cannot be replaced or updated when you set Windows Disk Protection to temporarily keep user changes on a Windows XP-based or a Windows Vista-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960838/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Unexpected behavior occurs in the Windows Time service when you enable the Windows Time Service Group Policy setting in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961027/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Explorer may crash when you try to expand a parent folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961038/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Audio glitching during playback while other applications are running

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961090/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: About the Master File Table zone reservation in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961095/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: NDIS 5.x USB network adapters do not appear in Performance Monitor

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961186/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Stop error message when you run the Dynamic Partition Testing for a Hot Replace test that is included in the Windows Logo Kit in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Stop 0x0000000A"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961324/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you use an IPsec rule to block traffic from any IP address to any other IP address, the Self-to-Self connection may be blocked on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961533/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Vista's "Windows Experience Index" reports an incorrect Graphics index score on Intel Menlow processors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961777/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Print jobs in an offline print queue are missing or incomplete after you print a second document to the print queue in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962000/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you put a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer to sleep, or you wake the computer up: "STOP: 0x0000009F"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962201/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The incorrect expected aspect ratio is displayed when you play MPEG-2 video content that is standard definition-compliant on a Windows Media Player on a Windows Vista-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963104/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you try to view a very large JPEG image on a Windows Vista-based DLNA server from a DLNA client, the JPEG image is corrupted

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963106/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Image of the Shortcut (.url) on the desktop gets changed when using Remote Desktop

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963682/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: How to disable the TCP autotuning diagnostic tool

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967475/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: USB Device Using Bulk Transfers Experiences Buffer Overflows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968201/EN-US

Win Vista Ultimate 64bit AL: An access violation in IAudioProcessingObject::Initialize can hard hang Intel machines running Vista 64-bit edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965496/EN-US

Windows XP Home Edition EN: Troubleshooting shutdown problems in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967534/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you try to start a Windows XP SP3-based computer that is connected to an external IEEE 1394 hard disk, the system may stop responding before the logon screen appears

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955356/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When a user offers a Remote Assistance invitation to an expert user who is running Windows XP SP3, the expert’s logon attempt forcibly logs off the original user

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957070/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You receive a "Stop 0x00000050" or "Stop 0x0000008E" error message when you restart a Windows XP-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957319/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A Windows XP-based client computer can establish a security association to a peer computer even though the client computer does not have a System Health Authentication OID

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958877/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: After you repeatedly dock and undock a Windows XP-based portable computer that is connected to a docking station, you may be unable to change the state of an attached network device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959267/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Text that has the font set to Arial Black and the font style set to bold may change so that the font is set to Arial Black and the font style is set to talic when you open the document on a computer that is running Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959334/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you run an application that uses the scroll bar control of the Common Controls file on a Windows XP-based computer, the scroll bar control does not work correctly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959540/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: A memory leak problem occurs when you run an application that uses the HttpSendRequest function of the WinHTTP API or of the WinINet API to send Secure Sockets Layer requests in Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959658/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Remote NDIS (RNDIS) devices may not work correctly after you perform a surprise removal on a Windows XP-based computer and then attach the RNDIS device to the computer again

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959765/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: After a Windows XP-based multiprocessor computer or multicore processor computer resumes from Sleep mode, you may be unable to shut down or restart the computer if a smart card is left in the smart card reader

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960139/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The logon process stops responding when you try to log on to a Windows XP-based computer by using a cached credential

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960419/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: The monitor may not turn off on a Windows XP-based computer even though you set the monitor to turn off after a period of inactivity

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960496/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You encounter several problems on a Windows XP SP3-based computer when the EAP-TLS machine authentication fails during system startup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960655/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: If you start a Windows XP-based portable computer while it is running on battery power, the brightness of the LCD screen is not decreased as expected

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960921/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: An IEEE 1394 network adapter that is installed on a Windows XP-based computer is not listed in Device Manager

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960970/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: How to prevent Windows SteadyState from notifying Microsoft when it is installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961021/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: When you search some specific terms in the German version of Windows XP, the search results are incorrect

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961067/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You receive a warning message balloon every time that you log on to Windows XP: "Your computer's screen resolution and color depth are currently set to a very low level"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961174/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: Explorer hangs while launching application using "run as" and defragmentation group policy is applied

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961535/EN-US

Windows XP Professional EN: You cannot rotate an image by using the CTRL+K keyboard shortcut or the CTRL+L keyboard shortcut in the Norwegian and Slovakian versions of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963661/EN-US

Windows XP SP2 EN: Update for Windows Search 4.0, December 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961184/EN-US

Windows XP SP2 EN: Error message when you try to access a network share in a private network: "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961853/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: Description of the exFAT file system driver update package

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955704/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: FIX: Internet Explorer may crash when you browse a Web page that constantly fetches a recordset asynchronously and filters the recordset at the same time from an instance of SQL Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959237/EN-US

Windows XP SP3 AL: Systems may encounter low memory conditions while connected to a Remote Desktop with newer graphics drivers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967680/EN-US

Windows Server

Win Svr Datacntr 2003 R2 EN: The replication may seem like it is serialized when there are slow connections in a DFS Replication configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955007/EN-US

Win Svr Ent 2003 R2 EN: When you try to update a file that has a newer version on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based DFSR server, the operation fails, the original file is deleted from the replication partners, and event 4412 and event 4502 are logged

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958876/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: When you call the "IVssBackupComponents::SetFileRestoreStatus" method by specifying the value of the status parameter as VSS_RS_FAILED, the restore status is set incorrectly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952826/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Subfolder file content on an upstream member does not match subfolder file content on downstream members in a DFSR configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954968/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: When you start a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, the Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer crashes if the FSRM component and many SCSI LUN storage objects are installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956372/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: AD FS cannot connect to an ADAM store over an SSL connection on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959923/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: After you re-add a member server to a DFS replication group in Windows Server 2003 R2, initial replication does not occur on the member server, and changes in the replicated folder are replicated unexpectedly to other replication partners

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961655/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: How to recover from a DFSR database crash on designated primary member

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961879/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Authentication does not take place using Service for User (S4U) Kerberos as implied in the documentation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961886/EN-US

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Printers published through ADMT are not deployed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967536/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtcntr wo HV AL: MS09-001: Vulnerabilities in SMB could allow remote code execution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958687/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Dtctr AL: The CLUSCTL_RESOURCE_UPGRADE_DLL control code fails with an "access denied" error message when you install a SQL Server 2008 service pack or hotfix that tries to update a custom resource DLL

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960411/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Applications or services that call the "CVdsService::Reenumerate" function may receive incorrect results in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950851/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: To keep Remote Access Service connections active after you log off from Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you must create a new registry key

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950918/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: When you try to install Windows Server 2008 on an iSCSI target, the installation fails, and the computer restarts repeatedly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952942/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The DHCP Server service on a Windows Server 2008-based computer interprets DHCPv6 Option 39 incorrectly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953269/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses several problems on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954234/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot dock the remote Language bar to the taskbar on a client computer when you start a RemoteApp application on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954401/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Why you cannot view the msDS-RevealedUsers attribute value on a read-only domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954405/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you create a RODC IFM or RODC Sysvol IFM on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954407/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Stop error message when you try to perform directory listing of a NFS share that is mounted on a Windows Server 2008-based NFS client: "STOP 0x00000050"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956182/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You cannot edit the Administrative Templates when you apply a "Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins" setting in a Group Policy object in a Windows Server 2008 domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956524/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A memory leak may occur in an application that uses the MS-FASP API to open and close policy store handles in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956840/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The returned data is truncated when you use the "repadmin" command to list the number of user accounts or the number of computer accounts in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957732/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A delay occurs when you try to reconnect to the network on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that is a member of a domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957933/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The DNS server does not listen on the ISATAP interface on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958194/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses a memory leak in the Virtual Disk Service on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958387/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Citrix ICA clients are not disconnected from a Windows Server 2008 terminal server as expected when the grace period has expired and a terminal license server is not configured

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958612/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: LUN reset requests are not completed. and event ID 63 is logged on a Windows Vista-based computer that uses iSCSI Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958796/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Changes that are made to security groups or to distribution groups are not replicated to destination domain controllers when you use link value replication in a Windows Server 2003 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958838/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some unrecoverable hardware errors are not reported as expected on a computer that runs a 32-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958860/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Windows Server 2008 virtual machines stop responding during the restarting process when a third-party hypervisor solution is used

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958868/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A Windows Server 2008-based server that is running the Terminal Server role reports a Stop error when you control a session remotely from inside a session that is already being controlled remotely: "0x00000050"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958944/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you use the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console together with a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based failover cluster: "This feature is only supported with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Datacenter servers"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958983/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The User Profile Service (ProfSvc) crashes in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 systems when the service loads or unloads user profiles that contain compressed files or folders

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959125/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Lots of paged pool memory is consumed when you click the Previous Versions tab after you create some snapshots of a volume on a Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959256/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to customize the default local user profile when you prepare an image of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959753/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You receive a "0x0000007E" Stop error on Windows Server 2008-based computers that host Hyper-V virtual machines when you use the Hyper-V writer to back up virtual machines

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960038/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server in Windows Server 2008 stops working after the authenticating domain controller becomes unavailable if it cannot locate another available domain controller

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960489/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some third-party Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) clients may reject a response from an OSCP responder if this OCSP responder receives a Response Signing certificate from a Windows Server 2008 certification authority

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960549/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex API in Windows Server 2008 returns incorrect values for V2 performance counters

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960751/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when a user tries to add a printer in Windows Server 2008 by using a TCP/IP address or a host name: "Access is denied"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960792/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The IPv6 network interface status may not be displayed correctly in the Routing and Remote Access snap-in, depending on the properties of the network connection in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960793/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The password is not set as expected when you use the Ktpass.exe tool that is included with a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 to create a Kerberos keytab file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960830/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The system becomes unresponsive after the primary MPIO path is disconnected on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961570/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to enable Access-based Enumeration for a Distributed File System (DFS) share in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961658/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Video performance may decrease when a Windows Server 2008-based computer has the Hyper-V role enabled and an accelerated display adapter installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961661/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Applications that perform asynchronous cached I/O read requests and that use a disk array that has multiple spindles may encounter a low performance issue in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Essential Business Server 2008, or in Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961719/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you try to restart or shut down a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is connected to an MPIO-controlled storage device: "Stop 0x0000009F"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961891/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Event ID: 5001 is logged when booting Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x86 in a Hyper-V VM with Legacy NIC enabled.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962915/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Adding Server Features or Roles in Server 2008 may take a very long time

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967542/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Cross-platform iSCSI boot deployment scenarios are not supported.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967754/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent R2: You cannot add V2 or V3 templates after an inplace upgrade was performed using Windows Server 2008 enterprise CA

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967332/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Ent w/o HV AL: How to enable LDAP signing in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935834/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: A hotfix is available that enables Windows Server 2008 to support Corrected Memory Error notification through Corrected Machine Check (CMC) interrupts and through CMC polling

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959087/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: A hotfix is available that corrects an issue in the memory allocation logic of the Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959169/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Terminal Services session limit values in Windows Server 2008 are interpreted incorrectly by Windows Server 2003 terminal servers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951674/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that uses the Intel Xeon processor and that has the WHEA feature enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955545/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Handle leaks and memory leaks occur on the Printer Spooler service when a Windows Vista SP1-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer installs and uninstalls network printers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955560/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The "Create symbolic links" Group Policy setting is not displayed in GPMC on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955857/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server (NPS) recognizes all computers as domain controllers in the NAP reporting data

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956463/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A hotfix is available for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications users to incorporate DST changes in Pakistan and in Morocco in 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957390/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A delegation that you created disappears from DNS Manager on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958190/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The FQDN option does not appear in the Subject name format list in the Certificate Templates console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959052/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 may restart unexpectedly when you open the Hyper-V manager console to manage virtual machines

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959403/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You find that the Drive Maps node is still available even though you disable it by using Group Policy

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959606/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V systems restart unexpectedly, and you receive a 0x1000007E Stop error code when you mount a VHD file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959766/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you back up a Windows Server 2003-based virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V-based computer: "GetWriterStatus FAILED for Selected writer [Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer], writer is in state [9] [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_FREEZE]"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959978/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: When a 32-bit process tries to update a string value with a new value that contains the %ProgramFiles% string, the %ProgramFiles% string is converted to the %ProgramFiles(x86)% string in a 64-bit environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960037/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive an ERROR_HANDLE_NOT_CLOSABLE error code and the Lsass.exe process crashes when an application calls the LsaLogonUser function together with the KERB_TICKET_LOGON structure in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960375/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The IRET and IRETD instructions do not support the Nested Task (NT) flag in protected mode in a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960578/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 systems may generate a truncated dump file if the system supports Dynamic Hardware Partitioning (DHP) and if memory is hot added

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960658/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you use the Netsh utility together with the init restore syntax to initiate a restoration of a WINS database in Windows Server 2008: "The system cannot find the path specified"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960740/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Clients cannot log on to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server through RDP connections if the terminal server is set to listen on only one of the network adapters

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960742/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Windows Server 2008 Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responder does not work with signing certificates that do not use the SHA1 algorithm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960809/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Spooler.xml file growth and high cPU in spoolsv.exe process on Windows Server 2008 print server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960919/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Event ID 5740 and event ID 5754 may be logged when the BizTalk SQL Adapter is under heavy load on a Windows Server 2008-based multiprocessor computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961183/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A custom event is logged incorrectly when you run a 32-bit application in a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961270/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You encounter storage adapter-related problems in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961277/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Backup status in the SBS 2008 console does not update for system-state backups

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961294/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The “Group Policy domain controller selection” Group Policy setting does not work as expected

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961299/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A feature is available for Windows Server 2008 that lets you synchronize the DSRM Administrator password with a domain user account

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961320/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to configure a Windows Server 2008 DHCP server using an IPv6 scope to register clients in DNS when requested

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961344/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error while migrating clustered resource group from a Windows 2003 to a Windows 2008 Cluster."An error occurred while determining if you have administrator privileges on 'CLUSTERNAME.DOMAIN.COM'. The network path was not found".

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961641/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you try to browse a DFS namespace from DFS the Management Tool: "An item with the same key has already been added"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961652/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A file sharing connection to a Windows Server 2008-based server drops unexpectedly if the server has Symantec Antivirus installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961654/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Connection to a Virtual Machine running in Hyper-V fails

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961723/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A memory leak occurs in the Vmwp.exe and Vmms.exe processes on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Hyper-V role enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961730/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Home Folder searched when starting an Application on Terminal Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961805/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to troubleshoot Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) based connection failures when client fails to connect to SSTP VPN server giving error message 0x80092013

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961880/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Hyper-V Role Not Migrated When Upgrading from Standard to Enterprise

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961882/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Non-Transportable Snapshots are blocked from being mounted causing the Hyper V VSS Writer to Fail

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961984/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You cannot install a printer using Internet printing protocol with SSL

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961986/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Setup.exe from the Integration Services Setup Disk has no command line options

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962226/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The size of selected files in Status bar is incremented every time user refreshes the window

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962227/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to move a DHCP database from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962355/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Cannot print from Terminal Services Easy Print on Windows server 2008, access is denied

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962930/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Certificate store ACL change supportability

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965500/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: During user logon or logoff, you receive stop error code 0x00000050, and the system restarts automatically on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/966319/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive a Stop error message and a Windows Server 2008-based or a Windows Server 2003-based computer restarts unexpectedly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967228/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Dcdiag fails for NCSecDesc test on Windows 2008 Domain Controllers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967482/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive a Key Distribution Center "Event ID: 29" event message on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967623/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A Tape Backup Medium Changer may not detect properly in the Device Manager

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967736/EN-US

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Item level targeting in Group Policy Preferences setting s require a hexadecimal value with leading zeros

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967890/EN-US

Windows Svr Datacntr 2003: Unable to access Shares "The specified network name is no longer available"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961293/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based computer becomes unresponsive when a high volume of traffic runs through a network adapter that has a large bandwidth

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957039/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: VSS requestor instances fail when you start multiple VSS requestor instances with a VSS hardware provider to delete snapshots in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957778/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in cannot display service principal names (SPNs) that have non-numeric port values when you configure the Delegation properties of a computer account in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959202/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Error message when you run the Chkdsk.exe utility to fix a corrupted volume on a Windows Server 2003-based computer: "Stop 0x00000024"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959608/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: FIX: Error message when you run an application that makes "burst load" style activation requests and calls a server component through DCOM: "0x800706ba" or "0x800706bf"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960007/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: An access violation occurs when you use an application that calls the SQLExecDirect function of the SQL Server ODBC driver to run a long query in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960071/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: You encounter issues when you create shortcuts in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, and then you try to use these shortcuts in an earlier version of Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960253/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Error message when a Windows Server 2003-based computer is shutting down: "Stop 0x000000CE" or "Stop 0x00000050"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960882/EN-US

Windows Svr Ent 2003 X64 EN: SMB functions time out earlier than expected on a Windows 2003-based computer that has multiple processors installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955544/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based computer restarts unexpectedly, and a Stop error "0x00000027" occurs

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952185/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You cannot debug the DLL modules in an application if the application loads more than 500 DLL modules on a Windows Server 2003-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953490/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error 0x24 may occur on a computer that has file system filter drivers installed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954495/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you try to delete an empty folder on a network share that is hosted on a Windows Server 2003-based server or on a Windows XP Professional x64 Edition-based server: "Cannot delete <DIRECTORY>"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955157/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A memory leak occurs when you run the "list volume" command or the "select volume" command in the DiskPart.exe utility in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955407/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The print process crashes under heavy stress on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition if the computer uses hyper-threading technology

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955455/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: All snapshots may be deleted unexpectedly in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition when the snapshot protection mode is enabled, and the system is under memory stress

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955543/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you open an .rtf file that contains a MergeField field in a paragraph, indents that are added to the paragraph are not displayed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955549/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Description of the UDP Port Reservation Utility for Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956263/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: A Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008-based terminal server stops accepting new connections, and existing connections stop responding

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956438/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Member ID field is logged incorrectly in the audit event on a Windows Server 2003 domain controller if you add a user of a different domain to a universal group

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958147/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: RDP clients and ICA clients cannot connect to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server after hotfix 938759 is applied to the server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958476/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DHCP MMC snap-in stops responding when you try to stop, start, or restart the DHCP service on a clustered DHCP server instance in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958939/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The transfer speed is very slow when you use the BITS to transfer files on a high latency link on computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959194/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Applications or services that use the NFS redirector may crash when a Linux-based client or a UNIX-based client disconnects from a Windows Server 2003 terminal server without logging off

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959200/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: On a Windows Server 2003-based computer, the !heap command does not work when you debug a 32-bit process that runs in a 64-bit operating system

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959207/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You encounter problems when you manipulate logical unit numbers on a Windows Server 2003-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959336/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You receive a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA Stop error when you print a document from a Windows Server 2003 server that is running as a terminal server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959338/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The WINS MMC snap-in stops responding when you try to stop, start, or restart the WINS service in the WINS MMC snap-in on a clustered WINS server instance in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959398/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DB2.exe Command Prompt window may hang in Windows Server 2003 when you run a batch file to execute DB2-related tasks

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960028/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you call the CreateProcess function to start a process of a console application by using an account other than the current logon account in Windows Server 2003: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960266/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Schtask command may be unable to create a task in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960608/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Stop error when you copy a file from a redirected disk to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server in a terminal server session: "0x0000007E"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960652/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you print a document to a redirected printer in a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server session, the document is printed to a redirected printer of a different client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960677/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The system may generate Stop error 0x4D when an application uses the VirtualLock function to lock pages in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960772/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you use the Dsdbutil.exe utility or the Ntdsutil.exe utility to perform an authoritative restore of an object in Windows Server 2003: "Invalid Key %s found in DN"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961071/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you start the Terminal Services Manager tool in Windows Server 2003, the tool crashes, and event ID 1000 is logged on a computer that has multiple processors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961151/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Event ID 5740 and event ID 5754 may be logged in the Application log when the BizTalk SQL Adapter is under heavy load on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961180/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DNS PTR record might be deleted if you change the DNS server order on a Windows 2003 machine

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961256/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Removable Storage Service Event 15 when running NTBackup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961304/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The IPsec client can connect to a Windows Server 2003-based server even when the StrongCRLCheck attribute is set to 1 and a revoked certificate exists in the certificate chain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961361/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The tcsh process may exit abnormally when you run a C shell script on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961415/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The subject name of a computer certificate that is issued by a Windows Server 2003-based server is set to the user principal name (UPN) of the computer account after you apply hotfix 943089

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961515/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Nonpaged pool kernel memory leak on Windows 2003 clusters with Multipathing solution installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961640/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You cannot access the existing File Share resources on a Windows Server 2003 failover cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961657/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You may receive the error: “The disk management services could not complete the operation” when you try to convert a disk (MBR or GPT) to a dynamic disk

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961727/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: MSIEXEC /f option can reboot machine

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961883/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You experience many first chance exception errors when you use the Application Verifier (AppVerifier) runtime verification tool to test a GDI+ program

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961889/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Set path for TS Roaming Profiles and TS User Home Directory Group Policy settings do not work with user environment variables

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967500/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you try to synchronize Active Directory user objects to ADAM: "Internal Error Occured:MultiByteWideChar"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967510/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Cannot configure ACL to the drive root using icacls.exe

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967539/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Terminal Licensing Server may not issue Per Device CALs and event id 1004 is generated

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967887/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 RDP EN: MSDE 2000 security updates are not installed as expected when you install UDDI Services on Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967236/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 SP1 EN: Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Wordpad Convertor could allow remote code execution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960906/EN-US

Windows Svr Std 2003 X64 EN: When you are running a C Shell script that includes the cut utility on a multiprocessor computer, the script may stop responding on a Windows Server 2003 R2 x64-based multiprocessor computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960657/EN-US