SP2: Server Technologies (1 of 4)

1) 967933. Hotfix. Error message when a remote user tries to connect to a resource on a Windows Server 2008-based computer through TS Gateway by using the FQDN of the resource: "Remote Desktop Disconnected".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967933 2) 967609. Hotfix. The application compatibility scripts do not run on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 when a user creates a terminal session for the first time.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967609 3) 967592. Hotfix. Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services licensing service leaks memory.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967592 4) 967574. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based computer cannot locate ADWS in a domain.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967574 5) 967471. Hotfix. A legacy application may randomly encounter an access violation in a Windows Server 2008 terminal session when the application starts.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967471 6) 967131. Hotfix. FIX: The FastCGI module does not work if you are using the HWC functionality of IIS 7.0  and the process that hosts the HWC is part of a Windows job object.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967131 7) 963702. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster that has a MPIO solution may encounter stop code 0x0000007E or 0x000000D5 during a path failover.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963702 8) 963042. Hotfix. IPv6 network connectivity problems occur on a Windows Server 2008-based computer when the Network Load Balancing feature is enabled.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963042 9) 962947. Hotfix. After you sign an .rdp file by using the Rdpsign.exe utility, signed .rdp file permissions are changed, or a signed .rdp file does not provide the name and password information in Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962947 10) 961320. Hotfix. 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 11) 961063. Security. MS09-008: Description of the security update for DNS server: March 10, 2009.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961063 12) 960916. Hotfix. Network Load Balancing (NLB) clients cannot connect to the Windows Server 2008 NLB cluster by using the virtual IP address when NLB is running in multicast mode.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960916 13) 960769. Hotfix. FIX: A new site uses the metadata of a deleted site after you delete the site and then create a new site in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960769 14) 960742. Hotfix. 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 15) 960728. Hotfix. FIX: Requests that contain unescaped percent signs (%) can be used to bypass the request filtering module in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960728 16) 960563. Hotfix. FIX: The folder hierarchy for a subdirectory is displayed incorrectly when you open the virtual directory in Visual Studio 2005 or in Visual Studio 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960563 17) 960470. Hotfix. 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 18) 960412. Hotfix. FIX: The applicationHost.config file may be temporarily inconsistent and you receive the "Configuration file is not well-formed XML" error message in a server that hosts IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960412 19) 960411. Hotfix. 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 20) 960334. Hotfix. 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 21) 960267. Hotfix. FIX: The IIS 7.0 pipeline does not handle the return code from ISAPI correctly when it tries to redirect from the SF_NOTIFY_URL_MAP notification.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960267

SP2: Server Technologies (2 of 4)

22) 959873. Hotfix. You cannot send Start TLS requests from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP  or Windows Vista to a server that is running OpenLDAP Software.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959873 23) 959493. Hotfix. The WMI Provider Host program (Wmiprvse.exe) may crash on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the NLB feature installed.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959493 24) 959442. Hotfix. 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 25) 959414. Hotfix. FIX: IIS ABO Mapper may cause an access violation for a non-privileged caller in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959414 26) 958983. Hotfix. 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 server.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958983 27) 958944. Hotfix. 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 28) 958854. Hotfix. A hotfix rollup is available for IIS 7.0 to support the .NET Framework 4.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958854 29) 958661. Hotfix. FIX: Small memory leaks may occur when you use RSCA to query runtime statistics in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958661 30) 958652. Hotfix. Some Citrix commands do not work correctly in Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958652 31) 958645. Hotfix. FIX: Error message when you try to use IIS 7.0 Manager to edit a web.config file that contains an XML fragment which includes xmlns: "Cannot write configuration file".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958645 32) 958644. Security. MS08-067: Vulnerability in Server service could allow remote code execution.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958644 33) 958612. Hotfix. 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 34) 958194. Hotfix. The DNS server does not listen on the ISATAP interface on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958194 35) 958190. Hotfix. A delegation that you created disappears from DNS Manager on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958190 36) 958106. Hotfix. 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 Serve http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958106 37) 958065. Hotfix. You cannot configure a Hyper-V virtual machine by using Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering when the virtual machine uses a storage device that is managed by a third-party clustered file system or a third-party replication solution.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958065 38) 957732. Hotfix. 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 39) 957508. Hotfix. An update is available that provides improved features for the Request Filtering module in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957508 40) 957280. Security. MS08-060: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow remote code execution.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957280 41) 957068. Hotfix. Event 1004 is logged even though a user successfully logs on to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal licensing server that has "Per User" terminal licenses installed: "The terminal server cannot issue a client license".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957068 42) 956891. Hotfix. Error message when you create a cluster on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that uses a third-party DNS server: "The network name {0} is already used in the network".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956891

SP2: Server Technologies (3 of 4)

43) 956862. Hotfix. FIX: Description of a hotfix that extends the functionality of the Web Management Service for IIS in Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956862 44) 956578. Hotfix. FIX: The POST data is unavailable for custom error pages in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956578 45) 956438. Hotfix. 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 46) 956301. Hotfix. FIX: Error message when you try to administer a remote IIS 7.0 server and the impersonation level of the calling thread is set to Identify: "Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Access is denied".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956301 47) 956120. Hotfix. FIX: You cannot use an ISAPI filter to change the uri-stem field or the cs-user field in an IIS 7.0 log.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956120 48) 955512. Hotfix. Applications or services that call the WNetOpenEnum function may crash when the number of network providers exceeds 16 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955512 49) 955425. Hotfix. Event 4106 generated by a Windows Server 2008-based Terminal licensing server may report incorrect number of issued "Per User" licenses.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955425 50) 955365. Hotfix. The Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Session Broker service incorrectly balances the load among terminal servers after it runs for a while.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955365 51) 955162. Hotfix. A check box in the German edition of Windows Server 2008 was translated incorrectly from the English edition.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955162 52) 954946. Hotfix. FIX: A PHP application that depends on the REQUEST_URI server variable may fail when you run the PHP application in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954946 53) 954438. Hotfix. FIX: If the requested file already exists on the local IIS proxy server, a request is rejected, or the performance is decreased in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954438 54) 954267. Hotfix. FIX: The behavior of a Web site does not always correspond to the configuration that is specified in the ApplicationHost.config file in IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954267 55) 954034. Hotfix. The Exchange Server Outlook Anywhere feature does not work correctly if it is installed on a Windows Server 2008-based server that has Terminal Services Gateway installed.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954034 56) 953968. Hotfix. FIX: Localized characters appear as question marks (?) in the IIS 7.0 log file when you access an ASP page or an ASPX page.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953968 57) 953828. Hotfix. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines generate a Stop error when NLB is configured or when the NLB cluster does not converge as expected.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953828 58) 953748. Hotfix. Error message when you install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008-based cluster: "The cluster either has not been verified or there are errors or failures in the verification report. Refer to KB953748 or SQL server books online".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953748 59) 953652. Hotfix. A physical disk resource may unexpectedly fail or go offline when the IsAlive function is executed on a Windows Server 2008 cluster node.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953652 60) 953392. Hotfix. Event ID 1699 is logged many times and fills the Directory Service event log of a Windows Server 2008-based writable domain controller.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953392 61) 953317. Hotfix. A primary DNS zone file may not transfer to the secondary DNS servers in Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953317 62) 953254. Hotfix. The characters in an error dialog box are unreadable when you filter and group data by using the Windows System Resource Manager accounting features in Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953254

SP2: Server Technologies (4 of 4)

63) 952611. Hotfix. When a user logs on to a domain from a Windows Vista-based client computer, the client computer takes a long time (about 10 minutes) to process the logon script.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952611 64) 952247. Hotfix. The Cluster network name resource and the File Share Witness resource may not come online on a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster node if a disjointed namespace is configured.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952247 65) 951746. Security. MS08-037: Description of the security update for DNS in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Server 2003, and in Windows 2000 Server (DNS server-side): July 8, 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951746 66) 951674. Hotfix. Terminal Services session limit values in Windows Server 2008 are interpreted incorrectly by Windows Server 2003 terminal servers.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951674 67) 951499. Hotfix. When you use Windows Desktop Search (WDS) or Instant Search to perform a search on traditional Chinese characters on a Windows Vista-based computer, the search results are incorrect.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951499 68) 951422. Hotfix. The WTSQuerySessionInformation function on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server returns ambiguous IPv6 address data.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951422 69) 951308. Hotfix. Increased functionality and virtual machine control in the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console for the Hyper-V role.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951308 70) 950573. Hotfix. FIX: Application domains restart unexpectedly in Internet Information Services 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950573 71) 950267. Hotfix. The Cluster service may stop responding on a Windows Server 2008 cluster node when an application performs VSS backup of files from a volume.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950267 72) 950181. Hotfix. When you stop a node in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster, the groups that are hosted on that node may fail over to a random node instead of to the next available node.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950181 73) 950179. Hotfix. When you run the Validate a Configuration Wizard on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista-based computer, the validation does not pass.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950179 74) 950118. Hotfix. You cannot reuse a virtual channel handle after you disconnect and then reconnect a Terminal Services session that is established on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950118 75) 949914. Hotfix. Citrix ICA clients may crash when they are connecting to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server that has Citrix Presentation Server installed.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949914 76) 949516. Hotfix. Error message when you use the "IMSAdminBase::CopyKey" method as a part of the IIS 6.0 Compatibility components in IIS 7.0: "Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070003".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949516 77) 949350. Hotfix. FIX: You receive an HTTP 500 error message or a blank page appears when you request an ASP.NET resource or WCF resource that is hosted on a server that is running IIS 7.0.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949350 78) 949189. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008 domain controller that is configured with the Japanese language locale may not apply updates to attributes on an object during inbound replication.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949189 79) 949172. Hotfix. FIX: IIS 7.0 may experience access violations or memory corruption if a filter module uses the IHttpRequest::SetUrl API.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949172 80) 949014. Security. MS08-035: Description of the security update for Active Directory in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Server 2003, and in Windows 2000 Server (server-side): June 10, 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949014 81) 946517. Hotfix. FIX: You may be unable to manage IIS by using Server Manager if two threads access IIS at the same time.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946517 82) 940518. Hotfix. An update is available that integrates Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 into Server Manager in Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940518

SP2: Storage (1 of 3)

1) 967752. Hotfix. The computer restarts or a Stop error occurs after you apply hotfix 957316 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that is connected to a storage device over MPIO paths.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967752 2) 967724. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the MPIO solution installed and that has many LUNs attached stops responding during the startup process after you install hotfix 963702.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967724 3) 967560. Hotfix. A backup operation fails on a two-node failover cluster that is running Windows Server 2008 after one of the disk resources is moved.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967560 4) 967352. Hotfix. Stop error message when you put a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 into hibernation: "STOP 0x000000A0," "STOP 0x0000007a," or "STOP 0x00000077".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967352 5) 967349. Hotfix. Access to an MPIO-controlled storage device fails on a Windows Server 2008-based computer after you disconnect and then reconnect all data cables.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967349 6) 965228. Hotfix. Windows Server 2008 IA-64 systems cannot start, and Stop error 0x0000005C is generated on a computer that has many of I/O SAPIC controllers installed.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952942 7) 961891. Hotfix. 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 8) 961570. Hotfix. The system becomes unresponsive after the primary MPIO path is disconnected on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961570 9) 961349. Hotfix. 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 10) 961277. Hotfix. You encounter storage adapter-related problems in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961277 11) 961078. Hotfix. 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 12) 960832. Hotfix. Drivers or hardware providers that use the Virtual Disk Service to manage hardware LUN IDs encounter exceptions after a disk is physically removed from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960832 13) 960735. Hotfix. When you access a SATA device that supports the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) feature in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you may experience poor performance.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960735 14) 960658. Hotfix. 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 15) 960038. Hotfix. 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 16) 959978. Hotfix. 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_A  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959978 17) 959766. Hotfix. 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 18) 959586. Hotfix. 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 19) 959476. Hotfix. A VSS hardware snapshot database keeps growing with duplicated snapshot information when it is updated for snapshot creation/deletion in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista SP1 systems.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959476 20) 959384. Hotfix. On a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, iSCSI Initiator may be unable to communicate with the iSCSI target for several minutes after an iSCSI Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is rejected.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959384 21) 959256. Hotfix. 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 22) 958982. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008-based computer may stop responding when a volume that has quotas configured on its root is mounted or unmounted.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958982

SP2: Storage (2 of 3)

23) 958933. Hotfix. Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based systems do not generate a dump file if the system partition is a mirrored volume.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958933 24) 958914. Hotfix. 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 25) 958912. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008-based computer may stop responding when you use a Device Specific Module that plugs into MPIO.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958912 26) 958796. Hotfix. 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 27) 958556. Hotfix. 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 28) 958387. Hotfix. 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 29) 958316. Hotfix. You encounter problems when you manipulate logical unit numbers on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958316 30) 957522. Hotfix. The Windows Server 2008 system may stop responding when an error occurs on one of the logical units of a storage array that is connected over a single MPIO path.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957522 31) 957509. Hotfix. Stop error when you use a Microsoft Device Specific Module in Windows Server 2008: "0x000000C2".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957509 32) 957316. Hotfix. Disk I/O errors occur after you restore a failed MPIO path on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957316 33) 957052. Hotfix. The Hbaapi.dll module leaks two handles when the module is unloaded on a system that is  running Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Service  Pack 1, or Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957052 34) 956871. Hotfix. The system may crash when you put a Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer into hibernation.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956871 35) 956136. Hotfix. 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 36) 955687. Hotfix. You cannot use the Windows Server Backup tool or the Wbadmin.exe command-line tool to perform a backup on a Windows Server 2008-based computer if VSS hardware providers are installed.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955687 37) 955656. Hotfix. You cannot restore a VSS transportable snapshot to some LUNs different from the original LUNs in a Windows Server 2008 cluster.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955656 38) 955565. Hotfix. The Plug and Play Manager may not receive removal relations that are reported by a disk filter driver on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955565 39) 955561. Hotfix. Some removable USB cartridge disk drives are not recognized as available backup destinations by the built-in backup application in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955561 40) 954943. Hotfix. An update is available that lets nonvolatile (NV) cache commands be sent to SCSI-class devices in Windows Vista.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954943 41) 954589. Hotfix. 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 42) 954475. Hotfix. After you restore a clustered disk from a VSS transportable hardware snapshot in a Windows Server 2008 cluster, the clustered disk cannot come online.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954475 43) 954207. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008 system or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 system cannot start after you increase or reduce the size of the boot volume on a GPT disk.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954207 44) 954029. Hotfix. Stop error when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to a USB optical disc drive from standby "STOP: 0x000000E4" or "STOP: 0x0000000A".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954029

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45) 953834. Hotfix. The optical disc drive is intermittently not displayed on a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows Vista.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953834 46) 953689. Hotfix. A Windows Vista-based computer does not resume from hibernation (S4) or from standby (S3) if you run an application to set an RTC wake-up time.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953689 47) 953533. Hotfix. A computer that is running an x86 version of Windows Vista or of Windows Server 2008 on an IDE/ATA disk does not generate a valid dump file when PAE mode is enabled.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953533 48) 953531. Hotfix. A "0x0000007E" Stop error occurs in Windows Server 2008 after you unmount and delete a persistent VSS snapshot.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953531 49) 953406. Hotfix. Error message when you try to perform a backup on a Windows Server 2008-based computer on which the time zone is set to "Jerusalem": "The parameter is incorrect, 0x80070057".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953406 50) 953390. Hotfix. The DeviceType registry entry value is truncated when the Microsoft Storport driver is installed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008  or Windows Vista.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953390 51) 952779. Hotfix. A Windows Server 2008-based computer that has a single-processor stops responding if an MPIO-connected device is repeatedly connected and then disconnected.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952779 52) 952263. Hotfix. You experience a nonpaged pool memory leak when you unmap and then remap Microsoft MPIO-based logical unit number to a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952263 53) 952154. Hotfix. Error message when you try to play a DVD on a computer that is running an x64 version of Windows Vista: "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because the disc prohibits playback in your region of the world".  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952154 54) 952011. Hotfix. 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 55) 951663. Hotfix. When you restart a Windows Vista-based computer, the system does not send a restart notification to the ATA miniport driver.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951663 56) 951590. Hotfix. Multipath I/O disks may disappear after you use the Hot Add Processor feature to add a new CPU to a Windows Server 2008-based computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951590 57) 951058. Hotfix. The "Automatically restore this connection when computer starts" option may not work on a Windows Server 2008-based computer when CHAP authentication is used.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951058 58) 950927. Hotfix. The size of the GUID partition table (GPT) disk is not updated on a Windows Server 2008-based or a Windows Vista SP1-based computer after you use a disk management program to expand a logical unit number (LUN).  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950927 59) 950858. Hotfix. Dedicated dump files are unexpectedly truncated to 4 GB on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista and that has more than 4 GB of physical memory.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950858 60) 950851. Hotfix. 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 61) 950186. Hotfix. When you connect an eSATA device to a computer that is running Windows Vista with SP1, the device does not work as expected.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950186 62) 950096. Hotfix. When a SATA hard disk on a Windows Vista-based computer is operating in Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) mode, the computer may crash.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950096 63) 949961. Hotfix. Scheduled shadow copy creation tasks do not run on a clustered Windows Server 2008 file server after a failover occurs.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949961 64) 949634. Hotfix. The optical disk drive on a ThinkPad X300 computer that is running Windows Vista is not recognized after you perform a suspend-and-resume cycle or a hibernate-and-wake cycle on the computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949634 65) 949466. Hotfix. When you try to burn 7.8 GB of data or more to a DVD+R DL disc on a Windows Vista-based computer, the operation may fail even though the capacity of the disc has not been reached.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949466 66) 943170. Hotfix. A Windows Vista-based computer may crash when a SATA hard disk drive uses Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) mode.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170

SP2: Tools

VBScript and JScript scripting tools and Reg.exe, the process belonging to the Microsoft Registry Console Tool.

1) 951978. Hotfix. Script output is not displayed as expected  when you run VBScript or JScript scripts in Windows Vista Service Pack 1, in  Windows Server 2008, or in Windows XP Service Pack 3. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978 2) 948698. Hotfix. You cannot use the Reg.exe utility to access 64-bit registry keys on a 64-bit computer from a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948698

SP2: Windows Installer

This article describes all the new and improved features of Windows Installer 4.5. Windows Installer 4.5 is a minor update to Windows Installer 4.0.

942288. Hotfix. Windows Installer 4.5 is available. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288

SP2: Windows Portable Devices

This is the link to the hotfix related to the Windows Portable Device.

1) 959108. Hotfix. An update is available that disables the collection and transfer of Software Quality Metrics data by the Windows Portable Device (WPD) API. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959108

SP2: x Other hotfixes and security updates

Some of the items in the HotFix List for Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 where the component label is empty:

1) 961731. Hotfix. On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, the certificates and the cryptographic keys are unusable after the user password is changed on another network computer.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961731 2) 960803. Security. MS09-013: Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP services could allow remote code execution.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960803 3) 959426. Security. MS09-015: Blended threat vulnerability in SearchPath could allow elevation of privilege.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959426 4) 956572. Security. MS09-012: Description of the security update for Windows Service Isolation: April 2009.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956572 5) 952709. Hotfix. A reliability and performance update is available for Windows Vista SP1-based computers.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952709 6) 938371. Hotfix. A software update is available for the Windows Vista installation components.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938371

SP2: Definitely Yes!

Finally I decided to install the Service Pack 2 into my flawless Windows Vista system. While the installation, in three stages, took less than an hour with no hiccups, this upgrade does not seem to change or worse, alter, anything already in SP1, and, unless I decide to roll up my sleeves and take a peek under the hood, all I care about at this point is that my Vaio machine continues to run as reliable as always. Actually this Service Pack, which includes a compilation for both Vista and Windows Server 2008, includes 838 updates for 22 types of components: Applications, Base Technologies, Computer Management, Core Virtualization, Data Services, desktop shell, Desktop Technologies, Development Tools & Processes, Documentation and Help, Drivers, Feedback and Supportability Platform, Localization, Multimedia, Networking, OS Deployment, Printing & Imaging Technologies, Security, Server Technologies, Storage, Tools, Windows Installer and Windows Portable Devices. I will try and post the list (have Excel 2007 ready or corresponding Excel reader), broken down as indicated above, of all the the knowledge base articles and links, hotfixes and security updates, many of which are available to the public on the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update, while others are only available to specific customers or partners. There are other updates in Service Pack 2 which have not been released as updates and therefore are not presented in this list. Get the latest Windows Vista Service Pack. You may also need the Deployment Guide.

What's with the SMB 2.0 (advisory 975497)?

Microsoft, upon investigation of new public reports of a possible vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) implementation, has released an update (dated 18 September 2009) that includes information on the easy way to disable SMB 2.0, a first exploit for code execution released to small number of companies, ways that help prevent attacks, and the status of fixes. The original advisory 975497, published 12 days ago, warned about vulnerabilities in SMB that could allow remote code execution, which could indeed happen only with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, BUT NOT with Windows 7, as it was wrongfully reported (not surprisingly by a "security evangelist" working for an Internet security company. I can't help but wonder, is this just the first time?). SMB 2.0, of which CIFS—Common Internet File System is a "dialect"—is the file sharing protocol used by Windows-based computers and this new version is included in Windows Server 2008 and Vista as part of core networking improvements.

To SP2 or not to SP2?

If it's not broken don't fix it, right? Well in the case of Windows Vista SP1, a new service pack may be a good thing to have or may be not. I'm not sure myself. For a complete list of hot fixes and security updates in Windows Vista SP2 (and Windows Server 2008 SP2, both came at the same time) you need to have Excel 2007 to download the file with that information (the file is in xlsx format); details here. At any rate, if you decide to go for it, don't forget to review how to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack...

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