Get a hotfix - without having to call MS..
In this new age of the internet... You now can obtain a hotfix without having to interact with a single soul ( no phone calls etc.. ) Easy and convenient.
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26.7.2007 Hotfix Update Pack (WinXP SP3) No. 5 to be released soon!
After a long wait, TheHotfix Update Pack (WinXP SP3) #5 will be released soon with 30+ new unreleased hotfixes that will most likely be in WindowsXP Service Pack 3! We're sorry it took so long for us to put it together, but we've finally pulled it together thanks in large part to the help of the forum members and community.
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5.2.2006 KB 932063 - Vista pre-SP1 wireless authentication rollup hotfix released
5 issues relating to wireless authentication are fixed with
this hotfix.
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21.8.2007Access 2003 SP3 hotfix rollup now available
This article describes the Microsoft Office Access 2003 issues that are fixed in the Access 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated
December 18, 2007.
This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
The
prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
Whether the
hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
Whether you must make any registry changes.
The files that the hotfix package
contains.
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28.12.2007Get a hotfix -- without having to call MS...
Some KB articles from
Microsoft offer a hotfix which
can be obtained by calling
with Microsoft Support, you
now can obtain a hotfix
without having to interact
with a single soul ( no phone
calls etc.. ) Easy and
convenient.
https://supp
ort.microsoft.com/conta...;141
0&WS=hotfix
You will get a form mail
in response, and in it will be
a link to the http site you
can download the fix from.
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26.07.2007New Windows Live Messenger
Build to leak soon?
Rumors are going at The Hotfix
that they might leak the final
Windows Live Messenger build,
the same build that's planned
to be released on June 16th.
No information
is out yet about the supposed
leak, except that it will be
posted in less than 10 hours.
No direct link to the thread
at The Hotfix will be posted
as they want people to pay
before seeing it.
Stay Tuned for more
details
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10.06.2006AMD releases Catalyst 7.9 hotfix for Quake Wars
The Catalyst 7.9 driver suite hasn't been released yet and already it has been partially turned into a hotfix (driver) by the ATI dev team.
This new package comes in advance of the release of the demo version of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and all it does is bring improved
performance for owners of Radeon HD 2400, 2600 and 2900 series cards. If you're planning to get the ET:QW demo and have Windows XP, Media Center
Edition or the 32bit version of Windows Vista check out the links below and get the hotfix.
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Catalyst 7.9 hotfix (Windows
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09.09.2007New Vista hotfix improves multi-GPU performance
Gamers who run Windows Vista with SLI or CrossFire setups will be happy to know that Microsoft
has released a hotfix just for them. The KB945149 hotfix resolves an issue that, in some cases, could cause systems with
multiple graphics cards to "perform more poorly than expected" in both games and benchmarks. Microsoft describes the issue as such:
A graphics processing unit (GPU) or part of a GPU link may incur a small scheduling latency on a new Direct Memory Access (DMA) packet. This is
true if the DMA packet is submitted to the GPU that has previously run out of work and if another GPU in the linked configuration is very busy. In
some scenarios, significant starvation of one or more GPUs in the linked configuration reduces the expected performance of an application.
The hotfix may resolve the problem, but it isn't freely downloadable. Instead, users must
visit this page and submit a request to Microsoft's Online Customer Services. The company also warns, "if you are not severely
affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix."
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04.12.2007Please install KB937061 seventy nine thousand times
A hotfix making rounds is causing quite the confusion for Visual Studio users this week, surprise surprise. KB937061 was released two days ago,
patching a vulnerability in the way Crystal Reports for Visual Studio handles maliciously crafted RPT files. Everyone installs/uses Crystal Reports
right?
Because Windows Update is assuming that all users with some flavor of Visual Studio installed are using Crystal Reports,
the hotfix is applied and it reports success (strangely).
Upon the next scan of your system, the hotfix isn't found, recommended
for install, and ultimately "installed" again. Upon the next scan of your system, the hotfix isn't found, recommended for install, and ultimately
"installed" again. Upon the next scan of your system, the hotfix isn't found, recommended for install, and ultimately "installed" again. Upon the
next scan of your system, the hotfix isn't found, recommended for install, and ultimately "installed" again...
The workaround,
at this point, is to hide the hotfix but I wouldn't recommend that. Just hold still, Microsoft will patch it up soon.
Update:
"If you have VS 2005 SP1 present but the Crystal Reports feature is not present, MS07-052 is re-offered. Customers are protected and are not at
risk to this vulnerability We will be updating the detection on Microsoft Update, customers that have already installed this update need to take no
action. We are working to resolve this issue and it should be fixed shortly Thank you" - Eric Brodish, Microsoft Corp
(microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
Links:
Security Bulletin MS07-052 //
Discussion on Microsoft forums winbeta.org -
13.09.2007Windows SharePoint Services 2003 Post SP3 Hotfix Package Released
Joe Rodgers: Details are in
KB941412, but it's got a couple notable updates, one specifically for a New Zealand DST
change. You'll have to contact MS to get the download or use our new hotfix request system linked in the KB.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941412 winbeta.org -
01.02.2008Windows Vista Deployment Through BDD 2007 Fails After Adding Hotfix 941649
Here's an issue we've been running into every now and then that you might want to be aware of. After adding hotfix
941649, a Windows Vista deployment through BDD 2007 may fail with the following
error:
The installation was canceled. Any changes that were made to your computer during the installation process with not be
saved. Windows could not apply unattend settings during pass (null).
You may also see the following errors...
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06.11.2007Microsoft releases two Vista hotfix packs via Windows Update
Microsoft quietly released two mega-hotfix packs for Windows Vista via Windows Update on August 28.
Microsoft made the two
hotfixes
the reliability/performance pack (KB 938194) and the compatibility and
stability pack (KB 938979) available to interested parties via the Windows download site on August 7. At that time, the Softies said Microsoft
would push the Vista hotfix packs out to customers via Windows Update at an unspecified later date.
That date ended up being
today. Both fix packs went out over Windows Update as recommended (not important) updates.
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29.08.2007Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 post-SP1 Hotfix Package Available
Denis Heliszkowski: The Post SP1 rollup hotfix for WSS 3.0 has been released on our support site ! The MOSS version will follow in a couple of
days.
This fixes includes everything that has been corrected after the code was locked for SP1.
You can find
more information on:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941422
The MOSS version will be live probably at the end of this week at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941274 winbeta.org -
13.02.2008What is Extended Hotfix Support?
Jared Proudfoot: As I mentioned in an earlier posting, during the
Extended Support
phase we no longer provide non-security hotfixes without enrollment in the Extended Hotfix Support program. Simply put, the Extended Hotfix
Support program provides the ability to request non-security hotfixes for products that are in the Extended Support phase.
Remember, Extended Hotfix Support (EHS) only provides the opportunity to request a non-security hotfix for a new bug discovered during the
Extended Support phase. It has no impact on a customers ability to request support, security updates, or other non-security hotfixes created
during the
Mainstream Support
phase.
To enroll in EHS, customers must already have
Premier Support. In addition, enrollment in the program
must occur within the first 90 days of the product entering the Extended Support phase. If the customer misses this deadline, there may not be
an opportunity to enroll in EHS again.
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12.04.2008Microsoft Patch Causes Problems with Programs
Microsoft has issued a hotfix
for users of Windows XP SP2
experiencing problems with
third-party programs.
Last Tuesday's
out-of-cycle MS07-017 update
was Microsoft's answer to a
number of vulnerabilities,
including the Windows ANI bug.
But with those fixes
apparently caused problems for
users of ElsterFormular, a
German tax calculator; the
Realtek HD Audio Control
Panel; TUGZip, a freeware
archiving tool; and CD-Tag.
When the
update was first released the
week of April 2, Microsoft
noted the problem with Realtek
HD Audio Control Panel and
published a hotfix
simultaneously with MS07-017
to help users, according to a
blog post by Christopher Budd,
program manager at Microsoft
Security Response Center.
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10.04.2007Get a hotfix -- without having to call Microsoft...
You now can obtain a hotfix
without having to interact
with a single soul ( no phone
calls etc.. ) Easy and
convenient.
Take
for example my previous post
for the netlogon DCR - 928576
which doesnt even have a
public article yet. Try
it...
http://suppo
rt.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
...kb;EN-US;928576 It errors out - no
such article.
But -
thanks to the Big Brainers (
seriously ) who think about
our customers and really do
care about their experience
.. you can now simply go to
this URL and download most any
fix
https://supp
ort.microsoft.com/contactus2/e
m...;1410&WS=hotfixYou will get a form
mail in response, and in it
will be a link to the http
site you can download the fix
from.
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26.07.2007Microsoft Office Hotfix Installer v2 Available
Ohotfix.exe is a software program designed to help administrators deploy update files within their organizations. OHotFix works by reading a series of
deployment instructions contained in an INI file, and then using those instructions to apply an update to the computer. OHotFix can also check
applications on the computer to determine which updates need to be applied, and it can order a group of update files so that an installation is
optimized.
This download works with the following Office product:
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft
Office XP
- Microsoft Office 2000
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01.09.2007Microsoft prepares IE7 Beta 3
for mid-August
The Hotfix is reporting a
Microsoft source has quietly
leaked that IE7 Beta 3 will be
availible to the public
sometime in mid-August of this
year. This goes hand-in-hand
with official MS reports that
they are indeed working on
Beta 3 at the moment.
One fix going in
Beta 3 will be will be to
revert back to an IE6 behavior
when using PHP pages. One IE7
tester noted that "when it
comes to compare the code in
the session variable and the
code in the post data,
they're different." Eric
Lawrence of Microsoft
responded with "for
compatibility reasons, we're
going to revert to IE6
behavior for IE7 Beta 3 to
prevent this exact issue" on
the subject.
In the past few weeks
Microsoft has made a few
references to IE7 Beta 3 on
their IE Blogs about bug fixes
and releases. IE7 Final is
set for a Winter 2006
release.
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02.06.2006Vista Fix Packs Now on Windows Update
Following their public availability on Microsoft's Download Center, two hotfix packs for Windows Vista that improve performance and reliability are
now available as optional downloads via Windows Update. They will not, however, be delivered automatically to Vista users...
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29.08.2007Vista "Out of Memory" Error When Copying Files Hotfix
You just can’t seem to throw enough memory at Vista.
There have been a number of issues that Vista users have reported relating to
copying and moving data, especially large numbers of files. Often there can be multiple errors at play making it difficult for Vista users to track
down the problem, in fact very often there is little indication that file copy operations haven’t completed correctly. It’s only when the
user checks the number of files in source and destination that they realize they have a problem.
These don’t have to be large files
and the problem can also occur when copying smaller groups of files that in total exceed 16,400 files between reboots. Following the “Out of
Memory” message a range of other errors can occur such as menus and tabs disappearing within the Windows environment and even reboots and BSODs
are reported.
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17.10.2007WSUS Server 2003 Fix for Vista SP1 Download
Windows Vista SP1 will be released as an update on Microsoft Update (MU). The patch is very large and there is a bug in Windows Server 2003 in the
WinVerifyTrust API that will cause signing validation to fail.
What this means is that once you approve this update on a
System Center Essentials 2007 server on a Windows Server 2003 server, every time the server syncs from MU it will redownload the package, fail the
cert validation, and so the download will fail. The problem will continue until you install the WinVerifyTrust patch on the System Center Essentials
server. This patch is a hotfix (not a public GDR), so is not intended to be widely distributed. We recommend it only be installed on the System
Center Essentials server itself.
You can obtain this hotfix here:
Windows Server Update Services cannot
download large Windows update files in Windows Server 2003
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29.01.2008Quake Wars demo now available
As expected, id Software and Splash Damage have released the PC demo for their upcoming team-based multiplayer game, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. The
demo
can be nabbed over at FileShack and
weighs in at a relatively reasonableby today's standard, at least727MB. Folks who download the demo will be able to enjoy the upcoming title's
Valley map, which is playable either online with other players or with bots.
According to a Shacknews report from last week,
minimum system requirements for the demo include a Pentium 4 2.8GHz or Athlon XP 2800+ processor, 512MB of RAM, a 128MB GeForce FX 5700 or Radeon 9700
graphics card, a DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card, and a copy of Windows XP.
A note to users of AMD's latest Radeon HD
2000-series graphics cards, though: AMD
has released a
hotfix that it says improves performance in the Quake Wars demo. This hotfix is available for both Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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11.09.2007Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove
Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected. Additionally, you do not receive a message that verifies whether the device was safely
removed.
Note This problem occurs only when you left-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area and then click Safely
remove Device_name.
This problem occurs because of a timing issue in which allocated memory may be released while the system is removing
the selected device. When this behavior occurs, the system can no longer find the information about the selected device. Therefore, the device is not
removed.
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05.09.2007
