Vista KB: Domenica 28 Ottobre 2007

Raccomandazioni e note:

• ricordatevi che se una patch non arriva giu in automatico è perchè il vostro pc non ne ha bisogno.
• non tutte le KB sono patch o hotfix, alcune sono semplici workaround, sistemi per aggirare una determinata situazione, anche perchè alcuni comportamenti sono ‘by design’, ovvero premeditati, e non sono quindi bug da correggere.
• non tutti gli articoli sono nuovi, ma spessissimo si tratta di revisioni di articoli già usciti: per determinare se sono novità si tratta di aprire la pagina linkata e verificare il numero di revisione, se è 1.0 allora è di certo una novità! Da parte mia cercherò di verificare questa condizione e di segnalare appropriatamente questi articoli in versione 1.0
• la maggioranza delle volte gli articoli sono in inglese, potete ricorrere alla traduzione automatica grazie ad una casella di scelta delle lingue che trovate sulla destra degli articoli e che effettua una (maccheronica) traduzione automatica degli stessi
• non toccate mai nulla del sistema senza aver fatto prima almeno un punto di ripristino
• non toccate nulla che non sappiate assolutamente e senza alcun dubbio ripristinare se le cose dovessero andare male

Oggi abbiamo tantissimi link, alcune di queste KB sono novità di oggi (evidentemente MS lavora anche di domenica !) come segnalate prima del loro titolo.

Date una scorsa al titolo delle KB, qualcuna potrebbe interessarvi !

• Expert Zone Support WebCast: Overview of security features in Microsoft Windows Vista
(917793) – Monday, April 24, 2006: 10:00 AM Pacific time: Provides an overview of new security features in Microsoft Windows Vista. … Session Summary Monday, April 24, 2006 This Support WebCast provides an overview of the new and improved security features in Microsoft Windows Vista.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917793/en-us

• Volume Activation information for WindowsVista
(929712) – To view or to download this guide, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/Technet/windowsvista/plan/volact1.mspx WindowsVista Volume Activation … remediation feature teams on how to set up and how to manage Volume Activation technologies for the WindowsVista.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929712/en-us

• Custom GINA modules do not work after you upgrade your computer to WindowsVista
(925520) – Describes behavior that occurs in which custom GINA modules no longer work after you upgrade your computer to WindowsVista. … This behavior occurs because GINA functionality that existed in earlier versions of Windows is replaced by a credential provider model in WindowsVista.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925520/en-us

• A Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) application may stop responding after you install SUA on a WindowsVista-based computer
(929713) – Describes a problem where a Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) application may stop responding after you install SUA in WindowsVista. … To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods: Method 1 Restart the WindowsVista-based computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929713/en-us

• Error message when you start WindowsVista: “Your activation period has expired”
(933175) – Describes a problem in which you receive a “Your activation period has expired” error message when you start WindowsVista. … To do this, follow these steps: In the Activate Windows Now pop-up message that appears when you first log on to WindowsVista, click Retype your product key .
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933175/en-us

• Error message when you start WindowsVista: “Your activation period has expired”
(925616) – Describes a problem where you receive a “Your activation period has expired” error message when you start Microsoft WindowsVista. … This problem occurs if WindowsVista is running … WindowsVista detects that … You are running a version of WindowsVista that was detected as non-genuine.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925616/en-us

• Unified Extended Firmware Interface support in WindowsVista
(930061) – Discusses the Microsoft plan for supporting the Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) in WindowsVista, and provides some background for related technical issues. This article discusses the Microsoft plan to provide support for the Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) in WindowsVista.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930061/en-us

• You may not have the option to enable transparent glass effects in WindowsVista
(923883) – Describes an issue that may prevent you from using transparent glass effects in WindowsVista. … This issue may occur if any one of the following conditions is true: The copy of WindowsVista is not a validated genuine copy. The video card does not support the WindowsVista Aero theme.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923883/en-us

• How to disable certain Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in WindowsVista
(929852) – Provides step-by-step instructions for how to use the Windows registry to disable certain IPv6 components in WindowsVista. This article describes step-by-step instructions for how to disable certain Microsoft Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in WindowsVista.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852/en-us

• Some DVD players do not recognize a DVD that you create by using Windows Media Center on a WindowsVista-based computer
(929528) – Describes a problem that occurs when you use Windows Media Center to create DVDs on a WindowsVista-based computer. … Windows Media Center creates a VIDEO_TS folder and an OpenDVD folder when you create a DVD in a WindowsVista environment.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929528/en-us

• Error message in WindowsVista when you try to rename a new subfolder in a shared folder on the network: “The <SharedFolderName> folder does not exist”
(934160) – Describes an issue that occurs on WindowsVista-based computers that were deployed by using the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack Update. … This issue occurs if the following conditions are true: WindowsVista was deployed … the Offline Files feature uses was corrupted when WindowsVista was deployed.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934160/en-us

• Error message when you try to activate WindowsVista Enterprise or WindowsVista Business: “Code 0x8007232b”
(929826) – Describes an issue that occurs if you install WindowsVista by using volume-licensed media, and the activation wizard cannot connect to a Key Management Service host computer. … install WindowsVista Enterprise or WindowsVista Business, the … When you then try to activate WindowsVista, the activation …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826/en-us

• You can use a High Definition Audio controller to wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
(937035) – If you enable a High Definition Audio controller to wake a Windows Vista-based computer from hibernation, this may consume a very small amount of additional power while the computer is asleep or in hibernation. You can disable this feature.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937035/en-us

• NOVITA - Changes are not saved to an XPS document on a Windows Vista-based computer when you print to the XPS Document Writer, and you use the same file name as an open XPS document
(943481) – Discusses a problem in which changes are not saved to an XPS document when you print to the XPS Document Writer on a Windows Vista-based computer, and you use the same file name as an open XPS document. Provides a resolution.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943481/en-us

• You cannot connect to the Internet from a Windows Vista-based computer that uses a local .pac file
(937151) – Describes a problem that occurs when you try to connect to the Internet on a Windows Vista-based computer that uses a .pac file. In this case, the proxy server is not successfully detected.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937151/en-us

• The date displays incorrectly in the Windows Calendar Sidebar gadget on a Windows Vista-based computer
(943544) – Fixes an issue where the date displays incorrectly in the Windows Calendar Sidebar gadget in Windows Vista.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943544/en-us

• NOVITA - The audio from a USB speaker is distorted after you connect an additional USB device to a Windows Vista-based computer
(943599) – Describes a problem in which the audio from a USB speaker becomes distorted after you connect an additional USB device to a Windows Vista-based computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943599/en-us

• Error message when you repeatedly restart a Windows Vista-based computer: “Stop 0x0000007E”
(941021) – Fixes problem in which you receive a “Stop 0x7E” error message when you repeatedly restart a Windows Vista-based computer. Occurs because of a timing issue in the SMB protocol.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941021/en-us

• Windows Media Player 11 cannot play DRM-protected content on WindowsVista
(935336) – You may be unable to play Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected content in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 on a WindowsVista-based computer. … To do this, follow these steps: Make sure that the copy of WindowsVista is a validated, genuine copy.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935336/en-us

• The default dynamic port range for TCP/IP has changed in WindowsVista Enterprise
(929851) – Describes the changes to the default dynamic port range for TCP/IP in WindowsVista Enterprise. … To conform with IANA port-assignment standards, the default dynamic port range for TCP/IP has changed from 1024-5000 to 49152-65535 in WindowsVista Enterprise.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us

• How the default response rule for IPsec policies functions in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
(942964) – Explains how the default response rule for IPsec policies functions in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942964/en-us

• You cannot uninstall a program after you upgrade to WindowsVista
(927395) – Describes a problem that may occur when a program or its installer is incompatible with WindowsVista. … This problem may occur when the program or the program installer is incompatible with WindowsVista. … For more information about the elevated command prompt in WindowsVista, visit the …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927395/en-us

• Description of the Jet 4.0 Database Engine update rollup for the release version of Windows Vista: May 11, 2007
(937248) – Describes the Jet 4.0 Database Engine update rollup for the release version of Windows Vista that is dated May 11, 2007.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937248/en-us

• The EQUAL SIGN key does not work on a USB PC98 keyboard that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer
(941137) – Fixes a problem that occurs in Windows Vista. Specifically, the EQUAL SIGN character key does not work on a PC98 USB keyboard that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941137/en-us

• You must install BitLocker on the system volume of a computer that is running WindowsVista
(929830) – Explains that a computer that is running WindowsVista must have at least two volumes for Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption to work: a startup volume and a system volume. … A computer that is running WindowsVista must have … the hardware-specific files that are required to load WindowsVista after the …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929830/en-us

• A roaming user profile does not load as expected when a domain user logs on to the domain from a Windows Vista-based computer
(941797) – Fixes an issue in which the roaming user profile of a domain user is not loaded as expected when the user logs on to the domain for the first time from a Windows Vista-based computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941797/en-us

• NOVITA - Security rules for Windows Firewall and for IPsec-based connections in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
(942957) – Describes security rules for Windows Firewall and for IPsec-based connections. Also describes how to establish an encrypted connection between Windows Vista and Windows XP or between Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942957/en-us

• NOVITA - Changes to the file system and to the storage stack to restrict direct disk access and direct volume access in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
(942448) – Describes the changes that were made to the file system and to the storage stack in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista to restrict direct disk access and direct volume access.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942448/en-us

• Files from a Canon EOD 1D or 1DS camera may be corrupted after you use Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Explorer to edit the file metadata in WindowsVista
(932988) – When you use Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Explorer in WindowsVista to edit the metadata for an image file that uses the RAW image format, the file may be corrupted. … for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Download Download the Update for WindowsVista (KB932988) package …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932988/en-us

• How to enable tracing for a wireless LAN when you start a WindowsVista-based computer
(929854) – This article discusses how to enable tracing for a wireless local area network (WLAN) when you start a computer that is running WindowsVista. … By default, the tracing mode in WindowsVista is nonpersistent. … To enable persistent tracing for a WLAN in WindowsVista, follow these …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929854/en-us

• When you use a symbolic link or a hard link to run a program in WindowsVista, the program does not run
(931707) – When you use a symbolic link or a hard link to run a program in WindowsVista, the program does not run. … For a symbolic link This problem occurs because of a problem in the WindowsVista Resource Loader component. … MUI file is not located under the symbolic link, WindowsVista does not …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931707/en-us

• An application does not function correctly if you click Cancel during a scan operation when you use the Windows Image Acquisition scanner in an application on a Windows Vista-based computer
(943300) – Fixes a problem in which an application works incorrectly if you click Cancel during the scan operation when you run Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) scanner in an application.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943300/en-us

• Internet Explorer 6 stops responding on a Windows XP SP2-based computer after you click a link on a Web site
(928387) – This problem occurs on a Windows XP SP2-based computer. … This issue occurs when security update 916281, security update 918899, or security update 922760 is installed on a Windows XP SP2-based computer. … affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928387/en-us

• Error message when you try to run the BitLocker Drive Encryption program: “Cannot run”
(929834) – Describes a problem in WindowsVista Ultimate editions. … This problem occurs if one of the following entries in the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store points to the incorrect partition: Windows Boot Manager Windows Memory Tester Resume from Hibernate
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929834/en-us

• An end-user-defined character (EUDC) is replaced by a character in the Chinese MingLiU_HKSCS font in a 2007 Office program or in an Office 2003 program in Windows Vista
(930276) – Describes a problem that occurs because Office programs use a Traditional Chinese font to display characters in the Unicode range from E000 to F848. Provides methods to work around this problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930276/en-us

• How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes on Windows Vista-based computers
(938450) – Describes the steps to take to work around specific error codes that may occur when you use Volume Activation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938450/en-us

• How to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer for Active Directory Users and Computers tool to view recovery passwords for WindowsVista
(928202) – … BitLocker Drive Encryption feature is a data protection feature that is included with the following versions of WindowsVista: WindowsVista Ultimate WindowsVista Enterprise You can use this tool to help locate BitLocker Drive Encryption recovery passwords for WindowsVista-based computers …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928202/en-us

• A Mastering dialog box appears when you try to copy files to an Iomega REV drive that contains a write-protected disk in Windows Vista
(938098) – Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to copy files to a write-protected Iomega REV disk. The Mastering dialog box appears instead of an error message.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938098/en-us

• You receive a script error in Internet Explorer 7 when you include certain characters to specify a window name parameter in the “Window.Open” method
(935775) – Fixes a problem that occurs when you include characters such as Katakana-Hiragana Prolonged Sound Mark (Unicode character code U+30FC) to specify a window name parameter in the “Window.Open” method.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935775/en-us

• Microsoft Security Advisory: Update to improve Kernel Patch Protection
(932596) – Describes an update to improve Kernel Patch Protection on x64-based operating systems.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932596/en-us

• Microsoft root certificate program members (January 2007)
(931125) – … ev-ssl-certificates-coming-in-january.aspx For more information about EV guidelines and EV certificates, visit the following Web site: http://www.cabforum.org/ How Windows updates root certificates Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and WindowsVista are designed …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931125/en-us

• Microsoft does not support changing the location of the Program Files folder by modifying the ProgramFilesDir registry value
(933700) – The ProgramFilesDir registry value is located in the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion You may want to use the ProgramFilesDir registry entry to change the location of the Program Files folder.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933700/en-us