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KB 932063 - Vista pre-SP1 wireless authentication rollup hotfix released

5 issues relating to wireless authentication are fixed with this hotfix.
windows - comments - 21.8.2007

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.
microsoft - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 5.2.2006

How to Install Vista Language Packs MUI on all versions of Vista + video tutorial

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, and Vista Business versions of the Microsoft licensing restrictions can only preserve a language!
download - comments - 23.9.2008

The Vista Built-in Super Administrator Account Has Survived in Vista SP1

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is designed to evolve the RTM version of the latest Windows client from Microsoft, made available in November 2006 to business customers, and in January 2007 to the general consumers.
windows - comments - 15.2.2008

Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now nothing more than water under the bridge, now that the service pack was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, shipping to general users on March 18.
windows - comments - 27.3.2008

Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1

Like it or not, this is the right time not only to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but also to tell hasta la vista to Windows XP.
windows - comments - 30.6.2008

Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer

In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
download - comments - 1.11.2009

Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2

Despite the fact that Microsoft has expressed its official position regarding testing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ahead of its finalization, there is simply too much of a hunger for the service pack.
windows - comments - 27.12.2007

Vista SP1 Won't Resolve the 4 GB RAM Limitation of 32-bit Windows Vista

32-bit Windows operating systems, and Windows Vista makes no exception whatsoever to this rule, are limited in terms of the amount of system memory that can be addressed to no more than 4 GB.
windows - comments - 4.1.2008

Vista Loader 2.1.3 - Windows Vista Activator 2008 Support SP1 with No Boot String

Vista Loader is one of the most successful Vista activation crack available to date, second only to physical modify (hardmod) the BIOS to include SLIC table to make BIOS Vista activation-compliant.
download - comments - 15.5.2008

x64 Vista SP2 JPG Rendering Performance Inferior to x86 Vista SP2's

The JPG rendering process on 64-bit flavors of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is inferior to that on the 32-bit variants of the operating system.
windows - comments - 10.6.2009

Microsoft to Kill the Grace Timer and OEM BIOS Windows Vista Cracks with Vista SP1

With the advent of Windows Vista, cracks also became available being designed to bypass the activation process of the operating system.
windows - comments - 4.12.2007

New Vista OEM Activation Hack - Vista Boot by gkend

Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article on his blog and to our forum members to clecha, Nighthief and fitterphil120 for most of the findings. One again the Chinese come up with a new method to trick out the Vista Activation. We have seen Softmode and VistaLoader, however Vista Boot by gkend does promise even more.
download - comments - 21.5.2007

Windows Vista on Super Nintendo, As Real As Vista on PSP

We're puzzled and confused... How can a console that's at least ten times less powerful than the acclaimed PSP cope with Windows Vista's requirements?
windows - comments - 15.8.2007

Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking

Enough with benchmarking the OS - lets see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1.
windows - comments - 26.2.2008

Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Needs to Speak the Same Language as Vista RTM

Microsoft says that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 needs to speak the same language as the RTM version of the latest Windows client. Otherwise there's no game.
windows - comments - 2.4.2008

Vista SP1 to Cure the Vista RTM Wow Hangover

When Windows Vista was unleashed in January 31, 2008, Microsoft was promising performance, security, innovation, all wrapped up under an umbrella of a Wow user experience.
windows - comments - 11.4.2008

Vista-For-Free coupon with Vista ready PC's

Microsoft and the world's leading PC vendors have reached an agreement to promote the long-awaited Vista OS by offering PC buyers worldwide a free upgrade coupon, as a way of encouraging them to buy a Vista-capable PC as early as possible, according to market sources, citing information leaked from Taiwan-based PC makers.
windows - comments - 11.10.2006

Can Vista SP1 help polish Vistas tarnished image?

Call it complaining. Call it whining. The end result is the same: Windows Vistas image is tarnished. And its corroding more and more rapidly as the weeks are going on. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
windows - comments - 21.8.2007

Vista SP1 Features the Same Sins as Windows Vista

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 comes with the same sins as Windows Vista. The service pack is not even out the door, and is already putting users at risk.
windows - comments - 16.1.2008

Will Vista SP1 Go Where Vista Never Went? Even with XP SP3 and Windows 7?

Throughout 2007, it became painfully clear to Microsoft that the main competitor for Windows Vista was not Apple's Mac OS X or even the open source Linux operating system but Windows XP, and, in fact, specifically XP SP2.
windows - comments - 1.3.2008

New Vista AutoPatcher - Vista update toolkit Alpha

Vista Update Toolkit Alpha (Windows Vista Updates Downloader) is a FREE program which downloads updates directly from Microsoft. All files are very useful with vLite!
download - comments - 26.9.2008

Vista SP1 Microsoft Could Not Have Given Less Vista SP2 Anyone?

Microsoft had the chance to position the first service pack for Windows Vista as a panacea for the operating system, giving the platform nothing less than a fresh start and another take at the Wow.
windows - comments - 3.10.2007

Vista SP1 Rolling Over for Vista SP2

Vista SP1 did not do the trick for your RTM copy of the operating system? While such a scenario is highly unlikely, Microsoft is getting closer and closer to taking Windows Vista to the next level, again.
windows - comments - 7.12.2008

Vista SP1: Indictment of Vista 1.0?

Microsofts announcement that it is preparing a Vista Service Pack 1 beta in two weeks is curious on many levels. Although Microsoft delivers improvements via service packs I cant help but consider Vista SP1 a do-over.
windows - comments - 30.8.2007

Vista RTM vs. Vista SP2

We are all well aware of the limping start of Vista on the OS market. Despite the fact that its launch had been highly anticipated for a good while, contrary to all Microsoft expectations, Vista was received with great reluctance and unwillingness on the part of XP fans.
windows - comments - 13.12.2008

Microsoft: Vista! Vista! Vista!

Microsoft has a single generalized answer to all life's problems, but especially end user protection, and that answer is of course Windows Vista.
windows - comments - 14.8.2007

Windows XP SP3 Twice as Fast as Windows Vista Leaves Vista SP1 in the Dust

Forget about Windows Vista. And forget about Windows Vista SP1. Microsoft's latest Windows client has been quite sluggish to begin with. This in both consumer adoption and in terms of the performance it delivers.
windows - comments - 27.11.2007

Windows Vista Wow! Forget about Vista SP1, XP SP3 and Windows 7!

That's it, forget about Windows XP Service Pack 3, about Windows 7, the next iteration of Windows and even about Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
windows - comments - 1.2.2008

WSUS 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
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888303/en-us




winbeta.org - 29.01.2008

Access 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.


winbeta.org - 28.12.2007

WinVerifyTrust update will be mandatory for WSUS

Cecilia Cole: A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Windows Vista Service Pack 1s availability to WSUS. In that post, we mentioned that you should install the WinVerifyTrust update (KB 938759) if you are running your WSUS server on a Windows 2003 server to prevent Windows Vista SP1 from being continually re-downloaded to the server once the service pack is released to WSUS.



Today, wed like to let you know that, in order to make sure all customers are well protected, we will be marking this particular update as mandatory, which means it will appear in the Updates/WSUS Updates node of the Admin console, and will be auto-approved by default (since the Advanced/WSUS Updates checkbox is checked by default in Options/Automatic Approvals).




winbeta.org - 20.06.2008

AMD 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.



- Catalyst 7.9 hotfix (Windows XP 32bit)

- Catalyst 7.9 hotfix (Windows Vista 32bit)




winbeta.org - 09.09.2007

Windows 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...




winbeta.org - 06.11.2007

Microsoft 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.




winbeta.org - 29.08.2007

New 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:



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."




winbeta.org - 04.12.2007

Vista 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...
betanews.com - 29.08.2007

Get 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.


winbeta.org - 26.07.2007

New 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


jcxp.net - 10.06.2006

Please 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 - 13.09.2007

Windows 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 - 01.02.2008

Vista "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.


neowin.net - 17.10.2007

Windows 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 - 13.02.2008

What 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.




winbeta.org - 12.04.2008

Microsoft: Beware of bogus hotfix sites

With Vista freshly launched and company executives on record as saying that Vista is "high quality right out of the gate", Microsoft appears less than thrilled with web site owner Ethan Allen's decision to distribute Vista's hotfixes and patches, rolling them into what he calls an SP1 Preview. This so-called preview was a collection of more than 100 hotfixes and patches for Vista. Selection, according to Allen, was determined based on information in Microsoft's Knowledge Base, as well as information from an undisclosed "inside source."



For the record, Ken criticized this site and its practices back in 2005. They've been up to this for years, it seems.



Microsoft has confirmed that Vista will have an SP1, but has yet to announce a projected launch date, and has publicly stated that it expects the release of such updates to have a reduced impact on customers compared to SP1 and SP2 for WindowsXP. According to Microsoft program manager Nick White, Allen's creation of an SP1 preview is potentially detrimental for Windows Vista users.




jcxp.net - 11.04.2007

Safely 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.


neowin.net - 05.09.2007

Microsoft 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.






jcxp.net - 10.04.2007

Get 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=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.


neowin.net - 26.07.2007

Microsoft 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




winbeta.org - 01.09.2007