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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21.8.2007Windows 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.
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01.02.2008Office 2007 August Cumulative updates update - KB957022
The overall KB for the August Cumulative update has been updated, and now includes the KB article numbers for each individual product in the suite of
clients and servers. It is titled
Cumulative update packages for August 2008 for the 2007 Microsoft Office core suite applications and 2007
Microsoft Office servers and can be found at the following location.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957022/en-us Please note that not all
of the referenced KBs have ben published yet (WSS 956057, MOSS 956056, and Project 956060 and 956061 are not published as of 9/11/08) so not all are
live links - but this would be a good KB to bookmark and visit to get the latest on the details of what went in to the August CU.
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12.09.2008DST Reminder August 2008 Cumulative Package for Windows
Todays post is a friendly reminder about the August 2008 Cumulative DST Packages for Windows which have been released to the Microsoft Download Center
for supported versions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
This update, which is
published as
Microsoft KB Article 951072 supersedes and replaces the December 2007 DST Update
(
Microsoft KB Article 942763). This update also includes additional time zone changes
that were signed into law after the update in
Microsoft KB Article 933360 (August 2007 Cumulative
DST update for Windows) was released.
If you have already deployed the December 2007 DST Update, please review the
information in
Microsoft KB Article 951072 to determine whether you need to deploy this update
immediately. For Exchange specific DST information, please refer to the Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center and as well as the Exchange
team blog.
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15.08.2008Windows 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:
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13.02.2008Feb 16 - Feb 22 Hot-Fix Weekly Release - Windows Client
Chris Mu: Just to keep you updated about the hot-fix related Windows client KB articles released last week. There are 5 issues for Windows Vista are
resolved by hot-fix and 2 articles are released published and other 3 can be internally accessed currently.
Windows XP and
Internet Explorer - no fix released in the past week; Windows Vista - 5 KB articles:
- 949126 Class 6 Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) card may not be recognized on a
computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- 943059 You may be unable to start an executable when you drag multiple files onto a
shortcut on a Windows Vista-based computer
- 948252* Error message when you try to install any Windows Update, hotfix or
service pack after you perform System Restore in Windows Vista: "0x80071A91"
- 947883* After you install a update that is
mentioned in KB 943899 on a Windows Vista-based computer, certain hard disk drives may not be recognized when a computer resumes from sleep or
hibernation
- 948870* When a 32-bit application sends an IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_COMMAND request in a 64-bit version of Windows
Vista, the device driver returns an incorrect value
Note, although the last three KB articles are required your higher
Confidentiality Agreement, the fix will be included in the Windows Update or the coming Vista Service Pack. So...
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25.02.2008Microsoft releases minor WMC fix for Windows 7
After
fixing the MP3
corruption issue in the Windows 7 beta and
sending it out via Automatic
Updates, Microsoft has released another fix specifically for the Windows Media Center in the beta. The fix is currently only available via the
Microsoft Download Center in
32-bit (425
KB ) and
64-bit (411 KB ) flavors. It
hasn't been sent out via Windows Update because it is only meant for users experiencing a specific problem described in
KB Article 962236...
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02.02.2009Windows 2003 KB: Slow network communication from Vista RTM (6000) to Windows 2003 SP2
Brad Rutkowski: This was one issue I worked on for quite some time a few months ago. We found that Vista clients were taking forever to download
group policies from domain controllers in the regions while Vista SP1 and XP clients did not see the issue. If the local DC was running LH or Windows
2003 SP1, we didn't see any issue. If the server was running Windows 2003 SP2 though and had a certain type of hardware we would see the latency.
Based on customer reports, Windows Dev learned of more widespread devices in the network that dont understand greater window
scale factors. So, they improved the heuristics in SP1 for when to limit or disable auto-tuning, which is why we only saw in in Vista RTM and not
SP1.
The bug is in Windows 2003 SP2 and the details can be found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947773 So if you find that you have vista clients experiencing network
latency when hitting a Windows 2003 SP2 server (File server, DC, Exchange, etc) then you should look into this hotfix.
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31.01.2008Coming December 11: The Windows Cumulative DST & TZ Update for 2008
Coming December 11th to an Internet connection near you: the 2008 Cumulative Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone update for Windows OSes. And yes,
Venezuela is part of this update. This update is now available for IT Pros and SysAdmins as a download from
Microsoft KB Article 942763.
Generally, end users do not
have to install these updates manually, as updates like this one will be installed automagically via Windows Update beginning on December 11, 2007
rather than download and install these from the Microsoft Download Centre (as noted in the KB article link above). For end users who have their PCs
managed by a central administrator, please contact your IT administrator for information on how PCs on your network will be updated.
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04.12.2007Using System File Checker (SFC) To Fix Issues
Both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 include the System File Checker (SFC) tool. Previous operating systems included this tool also. This
discussion is specific to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. If you would like more information on previous operating systems see the following KB
article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747.
SFC
scans and checks all Windows Resource Protected (WRP) resources. Windows Vista adds the following new functionality to the SFC tool:
· Ability to scan a single file
· Ability to scan a Windows installation offline
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18.12.2007Cant resume Windows from hibernate on your 32-processor supercomputer? Apply this patch.
Long Zheng: Its not uncommon to come across a patch for a software problem youve never heard of or thought was possible. In most cases theyre caused
by an unconventional use-case or a bad combination of hardware/software configurations. Sometimes the symptoms are so exceptional it makes you ponder
about who in the world would be affected by it in the first place. I wouldnt be surprised if in this case it was just one person. The
Microsoft KB article speaks for itself.
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08.04.2008Clean up after your server
While learning about the changes in Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 at a recent conference, the presenters casually mentioned a new feature as
an aside that is actually quite exciting!
If you have ever had a Domain Controller stolen or experience catastrophic hardware
failure, then you are familiar with the joy that is manually cleaning up the DC metadata in Active Directory with NTDSUTIL. (
This KB article has all the steps in case you have trouble going to sleep.
Daniel Petri also has a good write-up
here). It is a painful
experience to say the least.
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29.10.2007Microsoft 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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29.08.2007Microsoft: 5573 Does Not Imply a Specific XP SP3 Build
Marius Oiaga: Microsoft is not saying much at all about the third and final service pack for Windows XP, and whatever information does manage to get
through the translucent filters implemented by Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group,
presents little
relevance. A recent reference related to XP SP3 is Build 5573 from KB951126. Judging by the fact that XP SP 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh 2 was Build
5508, speculation began circulating of a
new version
number 5573, that could even be the RTM build for the service pack. I contacted Microsoft on the matter, and this is not the case.
"The reference comes from 'A multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP stops responding on a black screen after
you resume the computer from hibernation' KB article 951126 available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951126/. The file versions discussed on the Microsoft Help and Support page, referring to a
hotfix for Windows XP SP3, are accurate," a Microsoft spokesman revealed in an email to Softpedia.
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17.04.2008Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
The IE June security update for Internet Explorer is now available for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1. Please see
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 951804 for details on how to get this update.
Microsoft encourages all IE8 Beta 1 customers to download this update.
The update addresses two security vulnerabilities as outlined in
security bulletin MS08-031. Microsoft has deemed
the update critical.
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11.06.2008Portable development platform runs Windows CE
Future X Technology of Taiwan has announced a compact development platform based on Freescale Semiconductor's i.MX21 system-on-chip (SoC). Presently
known only as the "Freescale i.MX21 3.5-inch TFT handheld," the device allows creation of portable devices that run Windows CE, according to the
company.
The i.MX21, targeted at mobile wireless applications by Freescale, is based on an ARM926EJ-S core with 16 KB of I-cache
and 16 KB of D-cache, clocked at either 266MHz or 350MHz. It incorporates a 16/18-bit color LCD controller with resolution up to 800 x 600 pixels.
Video playback capabilities include support for H.263 and MPEG-4 codecs, with CIF (352 x 288) resolution at up to 30 fps.
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04.01.2008February 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Available
Aaron Stebner: A new cumulative update package for Windows Vista Media Center has been released this week. This update is called the
February 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista and is also known as
KB947172. It is available for download in
x86 and
x64 versions.
The
February 2008 Cumulative Update includes the following fixes:
- All of the fixes previously included in the October 2007 Cumulative Update
- A fix for an issue introduced in the October 2007 Cumulative
Update that can cause the Media Center UI to freeze when watching live digital TV on an Xbox 360 Media Center extender
Here are
some links for the February 2008 Cumulative Update:
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14.02.2008UPDATE: MSRC Blog: Microsoft Security Advisory (950627)
Mike Reavey: The MSRC on Friday afternoon posted an advisory about limited, targeted attacks using JET database files, commonly referenced as file
type MDB. Many of you probably remember that MDB files are on the unsafe file type list (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925330), and are blocked from being opened by Outlook, are commonly removed from incoming email
by Exchange, and trigger scary prompts similar to EXEs when clicked on with IE. So why the hubbub?
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25.03.2008Office 2003 Service Pack Disables Older File Formats
In Service Pack 3 for Office 2003, Microsoft disabled support for many older file formats. If you have old Word, Excel, 1-2-3, Quattro, or Corel Draw
documents, watch out! They did this because the old formats are 'less secure', which actually makes some sense, but only if you got the files from
some untrustworthy source. Naturally, they did this by default, and then documented a mind-bogglingly complex workaround (
KB 938810) rather than providing a user interface for adjusting it, or
even a set of awkward 'Do you really want to do this?' dialog boxes to click through. And of course because these are, after all, old file formats
... many users will encounter the problem only months or years after the software change, while groping around in dusty and now-inaccessible
archives.
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02.01.2008Yes, there is an Office 2007 'kill switch'
Buried in a Knowledge Base
article that Microsoft
published to the Web on
November 14 are details of
Microsoft's plans to combat
Office 2007 piracy via new
Office Genuine Advantage
lockdowns.
When
asked last month whether
Microsoft was planning to
punish alleged Office 2007
pirates by crippling the
functionality of their
software in the same way that
Microsoft is doing with Vista
via reduced-functionality
mode, Microsoft officials were
noncommittal.
But
now Microsoft's intentions
are clear: Just as it is doing
with Vista, Microsoft plans to
incorporate what basically
amounts to a "kill switch"
into Office 2007. Office 2007
users who can't or won't
pass activation muster within
a set time period will be
moved into
"reduced-functionality
mode," according to
Microsoft's
Knowledge Base article.
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20.11.2006New Updates to Windows Vista available via Windows Update this week
Nick White: As you probably know and as weve mentioned in previous posts, we use Windows Update to periodically deliver updates for Windows Vista. We
do this so that customers need not wait for a service pack or another or larger release to benefit from the ongoing improvements we make to Windows.
With Windows Update, we can regularly service Windows as quickly, effectively and unobtrusively as possible, so that keeping your Windows OS
up-to-date is easier and more convenient for you. All you have to do is make sure you are signed up to have updates installed automatically, and youre
good to go. Continuous improvement is the name of this game.
The non-security updates planned for release through Windows Update
this week include:
- An update on system compatibility,
reliability and stability: extends the battery life for mobile devices, improves stability of wireless network services, and shortens recovery
time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity, among other fixes.
- An update to USB core components: mainly affects systems returning from sleep or hibernation, fixing problems causing 1-2% of all
crashes reported.
- An update to Windows Media Center: among
other things, affects interaction issues occurring between Media Center PC and Microsoft Xbox 360 when Xbox 360 is used as a Media Center Extender.
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