Windows Server 2003 Post RTM Updates- MS03-030: Unchecked Buffer in DirectX Could Enable System Compromise
DirectX is made up of a set of low-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that is used by Windows programs for multimedia support. The DirectShow technology in DirectX performs client-side audio and video sourcing, manipulation, and rendering.... - Computer stops responding with a "Stop error code 0x000000D1 (Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal)" error message
Provides a resolution for an issue that occurs when your Windows Server 2003-based computer stops responding, and you receive a Stop error 000000D1 (Error 0xD1, Driver IRQL Not Less Or Equal). - A "Stop error code 0x0000008E (KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)" error occurs when a Terminal Services client prints a document
A Stop error 0000008E (Error 0x8E, KERNEL MODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED) error occurs when a Terminal Services client prints a document. - "Stop error code 0x000000D1" occurs after Windows Server 2003 stops unexpectedly
Fixes a problem where a Windows Server 2003-based computer stops unexpectedly and you receive a Stop error 0x000000D1 (error 0xD1) message. - Stop error code 0x000000D1 (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) on your Windows Server 2003-based computer
Discusses a Stop error 0x000000D1 (DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL, error 0xD1) problem that occurs if you are running Windows Server 2003 on a multiprocessor computer, and there is a heavy network load on your server. Requires that you install a hotfix... - You are prompted to activate Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 every time that you start the computer
Discusses a problem that occurs if a script that interferes with Windows activation is running on the computer. - Computer freezes, and event 1030 and event 1058 are logged when it resumes from standby in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in which your computer freezes when it tries to resume from standby. The "Applying Personal Settings" message may take forever to resolve when this issue occurs. - "Setup Was Unable to Format the Drive" error message appears during ASR restore
While you are performing an Automated System Recovery (ASR) restore on an Itanium computer (IA64), you may receive the following error message: The ASR process formats one partition completely. ASR seems to format the second partition correctly, but... - Some scheduled tasks that require user credentials do not start on a Windows Server 2003-based computer if the user is not logged in
Fixes the problem in Windows Server 2003 where scheduled tasks that launch with user credentials may fail to start if the user is not logged in. Provides a resolution for this problem. - Snapshot volumes do not mount successfully or the volume dismount operation reports an error when you use a Network Appliance storage device with the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Disk Service
Describes problems that may occur if you use a Network Appliance storage device with the Windows Server 2003 VDS. Provides a hotfix. - A server does not prune printers on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based server cluster
Fixes a problem that occurs when a server that is configured for Cluster Services does not prune printers and Kerberos authentication is disabled. - An access violation may occur in the Print Spooler service during cluster failover in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where an access violation occurs in Spoolsv.exe during cluster failover. Provides a hotfix. - Access violation occurs when you try to access a schema token in Active Directory
When you try to access a schema token in the Active Directory directory service by using the following code, the code returns an access violation: - Web pages that use the DHTML editing ActiveX control may not work as expected after you install security update 891781 (MS05-013)
Describes the problem where you receive an error message when you run the DHTML editing component ActiveX control on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows XP-based computer. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - You receive error messages when you try to connect to a clustered printer from a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based computer
Describes the problem where you receive error messages when you try to connect to a clustered printer from a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based computer. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - The [Netbindings] section of the unattended script is not read correctly when you try to use Winnt.exe to install Windows Server 2003
Describes the problem where The [Netbindings] section of the unattended script is not read correctly when you try to use Winnt.exe to install Windows Server 2003. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - Error message that you receive on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1: "The event log file is corrupt"
Fixes a problem where you receive a "The event log file is corrupt" error message when you try to access the System log on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1. Apply this hotfix to resolve this problem. - You may receive a "Stop 0x00000023" error message after you remove a USB floppy drive cable from a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where you receive a "Stop 0x00000023" error message when a USB floppy drive cable is suddenly removed. A hotfix is available. - When Windows Automatic Updates tries to download updates on a Windows Server 2003-based or Windows XP-based computer, an access violation error may occur
Describes a problem where you receive an access violation error when Windows Automatic Updates tries to download updates. - Global catalog servers in a forest contain incomplete data if a Windows Server 2003-based global catalog server is in a PAS synchronization mode
Provides a fix for a problem in Windows Server 2003 where global catalog servers in a forest contain incomplete data if a Windows Server 2003-based global catalog server is in a PAS synchronization mode. - A "0x8004101D (WBEM_E_UNEXPECTED)" error is generated when you try to run a WMI query on a Windows Server 2003-based multiprocessor computer
Fixes a problem in which a "0x8004101D (WBEM_E_UNEXPECTED)" error is generated when you try to run a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) query on a Windows Server 2003-based multiprocessor computer. - Error message that you receive when you open a protected document on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003: "STOP 0x00000027"
Discusses a Stop error message that occurs when you open a protected document on a computer that has IBM Rational ClearCase program installed and is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003. Provides a hotfix. - The "Win32_OperatingSystem WMI" class may display incorrect values for the TotalVirtualMemorySize parameter or for the FreeVirtualMemory parameter on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes the problem where the "Win32_OperatingSystem WMI" class may display incorrect values for the TotalVirtualMemorySize parameter or the FreeVirtualMemory parameter in Windows Server 2003. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - A memory leak occurs in the Wmiprvse.exe process when a program calls an instance of the "CWin32_TerminalService::ExecQuery" function in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a memory leak condition that occurs in the Wmiprvse.exe process when a program calls the CWin32_TerminalService::ExecQuery function. - The Distributed File System service (Dfssvc.exe) may take too much memory and use too much of the system resources on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Fixes the problem where the Distributed File System service (Dfssvc.exe) may take too much memory and use too much of the system resources on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. - FIX: A memory leak may occur in the Lsass.exe process on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where the Kerberos.dll file triggers a memory leak. The Kerberos.dll file is loaded by the Local Security Authentication Server (Lsass.exe) in Windows Server 2003. - The Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Describes a solution for a problem where the Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. - A computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 may stop responding when you try to synchronize PCI devices
Fixes a problem that occurs when interrupt requests conflict on a device driver. Provides a hotfix. - The Windows Explorer process in a Windows Server 2003 terminal server session may experience an access violation when you log on to the session
Fixes a problem that occurs when the "Force classic Start Menu" Group Policy setting is enabled on a terminal server. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - A Windows Server 2003-based terminal server in a forest cannot obtain a license from a license server in a different forest
Describes the problem where a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server in a forest cannot obtain a license from a license server in a different forest. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - The File Replication service may experience a memory leak when you use Windows Server 2003-based domain controllers
Fixes a memory leak caused by FRS. You may experience FRS failures. - The MFC-based application that runs on the original release version of Windows Server 2003 leaks file handles when it opens files from a Samba share location
Describes a problem where the Mfc42u.dll file does not call its internal function to release file handles. A hotfix is available to resolve this problem. - Terminal Services Licensing Manager may stop when you add a new license on a computer that is running the Brazilian Portuguese version of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where Terminal Services Licensing Manager stops when you add a new license in the Brazilian Portuguese version of Windows Server 2003. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Virtual memory runs out when you run the Csrss.exe process on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Provides a hotfix for a problem that may cause a Windows Server 2003-based computer to run out of virtual memory. The VM Size value for the Csrss.exe process appears high. - The Intel High Definition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Provides a fix for a problem where the computer Intel High Definition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. - User profiles are not removed after you log off a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem where user profiles are not removed after you log off a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2003. - Event ID: 20 may be logged frequently on a Windows Server 2003-based computer when you print to a shared network printer
Describes a fix for a problem where Event ID: 20 is logged on Windows Server 2003 Server-based computers when they print to a shared network printer. - The DFS root server cannot do the site costing correctly and local DFS client computers are referred to remote DFS share location after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on the domain controller
Describes DFS root server cannot do the site costing correctly and local DFS client computers are referred to remote DFS share location after you install Windows Server 2003 SP1 on the domain controller. - You may experience a 20-second delay when you try to access a redirected folder by logging on to a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1-based computer or to a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer
Describes the problem where you may experience a 20-second delay when you try to log on to a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based computer or to a Windows XP SP2-based computer. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - Memory leaks occur after you configure URL authorization on a Windows Server 2003-based Web server
Describes an issue that occurs if you enable URL authorization on a Web server. Memory leaks may occur in the Azroles.dll file. - You may experience slow performance by some programs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
Describes the problem where you may experience slow performance by some programs on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - DFS referral queries do not return the fully qualified domain name of the DFS root in a Windows Server 2003 cluster environment
Fixes a problem where a stand-alone DFS root in Windows Server 2003 cluster environment does not return the FQDN of the DFS root, even after the DfsDnsConfig registry key is enabled. - Windows Server 2003-based NLB nodes in an NLB cluster cannot communicate with each other over an NLB network adapter
Describes the Network Load Balancing Windows Server 2003-based nodes in a Network Load Balancing cluster cannot communicate with each other. Resolution is provided. - The values that are returned in the TotalBytesFiltered and TotalBytesCaptured fields are much smaller than expected when a program calls the IStats::GetTotalStatistics method in Windows Server 2003
Describes a fix for an issue in Windows Server 2003 where the values that are returned in the TotalBytesFiltered and TotalBytesCaptured fields are much smaller than the actual bytes that are filtered and captured. - You can only access your mailboxes on the domain controller domain when you use Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 if the Exchange server points to a Windows Server 2003-based global catalog server.
Fixes a problem where you cannot access your mailboxes on the Exchange server that is in the current forest domain if the Exchange server is in the Directory Service domain and mailbox access on the Exchange server is based on a trusted domain. - The FTP client may echo account information back to the screen in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
Fixes a problem that occurs when you use the FTP command to connect to an FTP site. The FTP client may echo account information back to the screen. - You may receive a "STOP: 0x000000D1" error message, the computer may stop responding, and data may become corrupted after you install the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 835166 on a computer that is running Window...
Describes a solution for a problem that occurs when you install hotfix 835166 on a Windows Server 2003-based computer and then receive the "STOP: 0x000000D1" error message. - After you install support files for East Asian languages on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, applications may not allocate sufficient memory
Describes a problem that occurs after you install East Asian language support. Some applications may not allocate sufficient contiguous memory. - You receive a "The permissions on <RegistryKeyName> are incorrectly ordered" error message when you view the permissions on a registry key in Windows XP
Describes a problem where you receive an error message when you view the permissions on a new registry key after you run the Sysprep utility. Provides a hotfix that prevents future occurrences of the problem. - A replication may only occur on one FRS replica set when the FRS tries to replicate files from one FRS replica set to another FRS replica set in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you receive a "Config Flags: Multimaster Seeding Online" message on one of the FRS replica set servers if you use the Connstat.cmd tool. - The Mshta.exe process does not close when you exit an HTML application that is published on a Terminal Server that is running Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem that occurs when you try to exit a Microsoft HTML application program from a remote desktop session. - You do not receive the correct performance counter in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that may occur when you have installed software that introduces localized performance counters. Provides a hotfix. This problem is also resolved in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. - Windows Server 2003-based computers and Windows XP-based computers that are set to the West Australia time zone do not change to daylight saving time on December 3, 2006
Describes an update that is available to change the daylight saving time settings for the West Australia time zone. This update has been replaced by update 933360. - You cannot print an EMF file that is larger than 2 GB in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to print a very large .emf file in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - A process that runs in the Physical Address Extension (PAE) kernel may experience memory corruption in Windows Server 2003
Provides a hotfix to resolve a problem where the computer may unpredictably stop responding. Explains that any user mode process, kernel mode component, or driver that runs in the PAE kernel may experience memory corruption. - A Windows Server 2003-based computer stops responding, and you receive a "Stop 0x000000F4" error message
Describes an issue that occurs when you type a command that contains kanji characters and then change the Command Prompt window to full-screen mode. - "Windows - Delayed Write" error message and Event ID 14800 when you try to copy a large file to a Web folder by using WebDAV
Provides a resolution for an issue that occurs when you try to copy a file that is larger than 100 megabytes(MB) to a server location by using the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) service. - Macintosh-based computers stop responding when you try to browse a Services for Macintosh shared folder on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
Discusses a problem where Macintosh-based computers stop responding when you browse a Services for Macintosh shared folder on a computer that has been upgraded to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. - Registry content is not updated until a user directly logs on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a problem where registry content is not updated until a user directly logs on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer. Provides a hotfix for this problem. - The accounting function of Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) returns incorrect values in Windows Server 2003 x64 versions
Fixes a problem that occurs with Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) in Windows Server 2003 x64 versions. WSRM returns incorrect values because of an inconsistency of data types between WSRM and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). - When you run Microsoft Windows Server 2003 under a heavy load, Windows stops responding
Describes a problem where Windows Server 2003 stops responding when it runs under a heavy load. The heavy load creates a race condition in the Memory Manager. A resolution is provided. - Event ID: 26 occurs when you log off from a server that has Terminal Server enabled in Windows Server 2003 SP1
Fixes a problem that occurs when you log off from a server that has Terminal Server enabled in Windows Server 2003 Service SP1. - MS05-027: Vulnerability in Server Message Block could allow remote code execution
Discusses an issue where an attacker who successfully exploits a vulnerability in Server Message Block (SMB) could take complete control of the affected system. An update has bee released that resolves this vulnerability. - MS05-040: Vulnerability in Telephony service could allow remote code execution
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-040. This security bulletin resolves a remote code execution vulnerability that exists in the Microsoft Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI). - MS06-036: A vulnerability in the DHCP Client Service could allow remote code execution
Discusses a vulnerability in the DHCP Client Service that could allow remote code execution and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS06-011: Permissive Windows services DACLs could lead to elevation of privilege
Describes the MS06-011 security bulletin that discusses how permissive Windows services DACL's could lead to elevation of privileges. - Description of the security update for the ASP.NET development platform
Describes the security update that has been released for the ASP.NET development platform. - Detection and deployment guidance for the August, 2006 security release
Provides detection and deployment guidance for the August, 2006 security release. - MS05-043: Vulnerability in Print Spooler service could allow remote code execution
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-043. This security bulletin resolves a remote code execution vulnerability that exists in the Microsoft Print Spooler service. - MS05-032: Vulnerability in Microsoft agent could allow spoofing
Describes an update that resolves a newly discovered, privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could enable an attacker to spoof trusted Internet content. - MS05-028: A vulnerability in the Web Client Service could allow remote code execution
Discusses an issue where an attacker could take complete control of an affected system. This newly discovered, privately reported vulnerability is resolved by the MS05-028 security update. - Microsoft Security Advisory: Proof of concept code published affecting the Remote Access Connection Manager service
Discusses a vulnerability affecting the Remote Access Connection Manager Service - MS06-035: Vulnerability in Server service could allow remote code execution
A vulnerability exists in Server service that could allow remote code execution. Describes a security update that resolves this issue. - Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-053: Vulnerabilities in graphics rendering engine could allow code execution
Describes how to obtain Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-053. - MS06-022: Vulnerability in ART image rendering could allow remote code execution
Discusses vulnerabilies in image decoder from AOL that could allow remote code execution and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS06-046: Vulnerability in HTML Help could allow remote code execution
Discusses a vulnerability in HTML Help that could allow remote code execution. Describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS06-025: Vulnerability in Routing and Remote Access could allow remote code execution
Discusses a vulnerability in the Routing and Remote Access service and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS05-031: Vulnerability in step-by-step interactive training could allow remote code execution
Describes security bulletin MS05-031 and the software titles that are affected by security bulletin MS05-031. - MS05-026: A vulnerability in HTML Help could allow remote code execution
Explains that Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-026. The security update in MS05-026, security update 896358, fixes a vulnerability in HTML Help that could allow remote code execution. - MS06-008: Vulnerability in WebClient could allow remote code execution
Describes the MS06-008 security bulletin. The associated security update fixes a vulnerability in WebClient that could allow remote code execution. - Microsoft Security Advisory: Adobe Security Bulletin: "APSB06-03 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities"
Microsoft knows about recent security vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe that also was redistributed with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Millennium Edition - MS06-030: Vulnerability in Server Message Block could allow elevation of privilege
Discusses a vulnerability in the Server Message Block that could allow elevation of privlege, and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - FIX: You receive an ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION error when you try to call the PrepareTape function in the Windows Server 2003 Platform Software Development Kit
Fixes the problem that you receive an ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION error when you try to call the PrepareTape function in Windows Server 2003 Platform SDK. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - FIX: You cannot burn a CD or a DVD on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you start the operating system with a Boot.ini entry that has the /PAE switch and when the computer has more than 4 GB of memory. Describes a hotfix to resolve the problem. - FIX: The volume information is incorrectly displayed when you open the Disk Management snap-in in Windows Server 2003
Describes a hotfix that resolves the problem that the volume information is incorrectly displayed in the Disk Management snap-in. - You may experience memory performance issues on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is using an Intel Pentium 4 multiprocessor
Explains why you may experience a slow startup time and memory performance issues on Pentium 4 multiprocessor systems. You can apply a hotfix to resolve this problem. - You receive a "[Wrn03] syntax [1:5]: Wrong or missing 'EventID' parameter" error message when you use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool to configure the SNMP event translator in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue that occurs because the Evntwin.exe tool does not enclose the event log name in quotation marks. - You cannot connect to your previously disconnected session when you try to use a Citrix ICA client to connect to Citrix MetaFrame for Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where you cannot connect to your previously disconnected session when you try to use a Citrix ICA client to connect to Citrix MetaFrame for Windows Server 2003 on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - You receive a "Printer Driver was not installed" error message when you try to remotely install the first printer on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Fixes a problem that occurs because you create the printer share in the security context of the user when you try to remotely install the first printer. The Print Operators security group account cannot create file shares. - Error message when you try to make a remote connection to the registry of a Windows-based computer from a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based computer: "Access denied"
Fixes an issue in which you receive an "Access denied" error message when you try to make a remote connection to the registry of a Windows-based computer from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1). - IDE ATA and ATAPI disks use PIO mode after multiple time-out or CRC errors occur
After you suspending and resume your computer several times, hard disk performance may be reduced. If you use Device Manager to view the properties of the IDE channel towhich the drive is connected, the tab may show that the current transfer mode for... - Error message: "Stop error code 0x0000007e (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)"
Discusses that you may receive Stop error 0000007e (Error 0x7e, SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED). - Intermittent "Stop error code 0x0000001E" error message
An intermittent Stop error 0000001E (Error 0x1E) error message occurs. - Intermittent errors in IA64 editions of Windows Server 2003: Stop error code 0x0000009C (MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION), Stop error code 0x00000024 (NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM), or Stop error code 0x0000000A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)
Describes a problem where Windows gives an HBA device a scatter-gather element that crosses a 4-GB boundary, and random Stop errors are triggered: Stop error 0x0000009C (MACHINE CHECK EXCEPTION, error 0x9C), 0x00000024 (NTFS FILE_SYSTEM, error 0x24),... - Stop error code 0x0000000A in srv.sys during Windows Server 2003 startup
Fixes a problem that can cause a Stop error 0x0000000A (error 0x0A) when you try to start your Windows Server 2003-based computer. - "Stop error code 0x000000C2 BAD_POOL_CALLER" in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you receive a Stop error 0x000000C2 (error 0xC2) BAD POOL CALLER error message when your computer starts or during ordinary operation. - MS05-019: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP could allow remote code execution and denial of service
This update resolves several newly discovered, privately reported, and public vulnerabilities. - Windows Server 2003 may stop unexpectedly and you may receive a Stop error code 0x000000C4 in storport!StorInsertEventQueue
Fixes a Stop error 0x000000C4 (error 0xC4) problem in Windows Server 2003 that occurs if you run the Driver Verifier tool on the Storport.sys file. - "The operating system image you selected does not contain the necessary drivers for your network adapter" error message during the text-mode part of Setup when you deploy an operating system image by using RIS
When you deploy a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 image, a Microsoft Windows XP image, or a Microsoft Windows 2000 image from a Windows Server 2003-based Remote Installation Services (RIS) server or from a Windows 2000-based RIS server, the installation... - Event 2020 is logged and your Windows Server 2003-based file server stops responding
Provides a fix for a problem where your Windows Server 2003-based file server stops responding and event 2020 is logged. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - You cannot burn a CD after you install Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 or Windows Server 2003
Setup may disable the IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service when you install Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 or Windows Server 2003. This disables CD-R burning functionality. - The WMI Event Log provider takes a long time to notify the WMI subscriber when multiple event logs are written to an event log file
The Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Event Log provider may take longer than expected to notify the WMI subscriber when multiple event logs are written to an event log file. - You may receive a "The name could not be resolved" error message and Outlook 2003 unexpectedly quits after you log on to a network over the Internet in Windows Server 2003
Resolves a problem that may occur when you use your UPN name to log on to a network in Windows Server 2003. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - How to disable the drag-and-drop functionality of the Active Directory Users and Computers tool in Windows Server 2003
Describes a hotfix that you can apply to let you disable drag-and-drop functionality of the Active Directory Users and Computers tool. This hotfix is included with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. - The images in a Web archive (.mht) file no longer appear when you view the .mht file in an operating system other than Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where the images in a Web archive (.mht) file no longer appear when you view the .mht file in an operating system other than Windows Server 2003. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - You may receive an error message when you try to change the replication scope of a DNS zone on a DNS server that is a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Describes a problem that occurs when you try to change the replication scope of an Active Directory-integrated DNS zone on a DNS server that is also a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. - NNTP server does not work correctly on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes the problems that occur when you use an NNTP server on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - A Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) update package is available for Windows Server 2003
A hotfix update to the Volume Shadow Copy service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is available. This update package addresses the following specific symptoms: Software shadow copies do not complete on large volumes that use a small cluster size When... - An e-mail message remains in the local SMTP queue when the first SMTP connection fails in Exchange Server 2003
Describes a problem in which a message never leaves the local SMTP queue when the first SMTP connection fails in Exchange Server 2003. - The Terminal Server Licensing tool may unexpectedly quit after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on a Terminal Server
Describes a problem that may occur if you click "Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token" in the Terminal Server Licensing tool, and then update the display. A hotfix is available to resolve this problem. - FIX: The POSIX subsystem process, Korn shell scripts, and Interix applications may crash after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on a computer that is running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
Describes a problem that occurs after you install Windows Server 2003 SP1. A hotfix is available to resolve this problem. - A Windows Server 2003-based computer or a Windows XP-based computer crashes when an interrupt storm is generated by the Acpi.sys driver
Fixes a problem in which an ACPI driver interrupt storm causes the computer to crash. You must install a service pack or a hotfix to resolve this problem. - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 query results may be incorrect on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes the problem where you use a Windows Server 2003-based computer that has SQL Server 2005 installed on this computer, you find query results are incorrect. Provides a hotfix to resolve this problem. - You receive an "HTTP Error 500" error message when you try to log on to Outlook Web Access from a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a situation where you receive an "HTTP Error 500" error message after you enter an invalid user name or password to log on to Outlook Web Access. This is not the expected error message in this scenario. Hotfix is provided. - When you use the Search menu to search for a document in a remote folder, Windows Explorer may crash on the local Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a problem that occurs when you click Start and then use the Search menu to locate a document on a remote computer. Provides a hotfix to fix this problem. - The end-user-defined characters are not aligned correctly on a computer that is running the Japanese version of Windows XP or the Japanese version of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the end-user-defined characters (EUDC) are not aligned correctly on a computer that is running the Japanese version of Windows XP or the Japanese version of Windows Server 2003. - Complex script, such as the SimSun-ExtB font, is printed as rectangle characters on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 that occurs when you try to print complex script. For example, when you use SimSun-ExtB font, the text appears as rectangles. - The outgoing network activity from a terminal server becomes very slow when you use the Tsadmin.exe program in Windows Server 2003 to enumerate the list of terminal servers
Describes that the outgoing network activity from a terminal server becomes very slow when you use the Tsadmin.exe program to enumerate the list of terminal servers in Windows Server 2003. A hotfix is provided. - The system runs out of paged pool, the system uses a high amount of memory, or the system stops responding when you use Volume Shadow Copy Service in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the Windows Server 2003 system may run out of paged pool when Volume Shadow Copy Service is enabled. This problem may occur when many data changes are occurring. - You receive a "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" error message when you try to establish a new Terminal Services connection to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server
Users cannot connect to Windows Server 2003 terminal server by using an account from a trusted MIT Kerberos realm. To resolve the problem, you must install the hotfix that is mentioned in the article. - Error message that you may receive when you use a version of Windows Server 2003 Authorization Manager that has an XML-based authorization store for Web services: "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"
Describes a fix for a problem in Windows Server 2003 where you receive a System.IO.FileLoadException error message: "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" - You cannot connect to a Telnet server that is running on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where you cannot log on to a Telnet server that is running Windows Server 2003 if you do not have a profile on the server. You can apply a hotfix to fix this problem. - You receive a Stop error message when you use the Remote Installation Service to deploy a Windows Server 2003 Remote Installation Preparation image on a client computer
Provides a fix for a problem where you receive a Stop error message when you use the Remote Installation Service to deploy a Windows Server 2003 Remote Installation Preparation image on a client computer. - A DHCP client computer incorrectly has active leases on both DHCP servers when two Windows Server 2003-based DHCP servers are part of the same subnet
Describes the problem where a DHCP client computer incorrectly has active leases on both DHCP servers when two Windows Server 2003-based DHCP servers are part of the same subnet. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - An application that runs in a Terminal Services environment stops running or runs slower than expected in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when an application that runs in a Terminal Services environment stops running or runs slower than expected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Provides a workaround. - Security Event 529 is logged for local user accounts
Describes a fix for an issue where Event 529 is logged in the Event Viewer in a domain controller. This event is logged when a local user logs off a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP-based member computer that is joined to the domain controller. - An access violation in Lsass.exe forces a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Terminal Services to restart
Fixes a problem where a Windows Server 2003-based computer restarts because of an access violation in the Lsass.exe file. - In a domain that has an uppercase domain name, a DNS update may fail on a new Windows Server 2003-based server
Fixes an issue where a DNS update fails when you try to create a new member server in a domain that uses the Kerberos authentication protocol. - Resource Monitor stops responding and then restarts when there is a deadlock condition in Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where no user dump files are created for Clussvc.exe and for Resrcmon.exe when Resource Monitor detects a deadlock condition and restarts itself. - When Internet Authentication Service receives an unknown attribute in a packet, a Windows Server 2003-based Internet Authentication Service server stops responding
Fixes a problem where a Windows Server 2003-based IAS server stops responding when IAS receives an unknown attribute in a packet. - When you start MOM 2005 on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, the WMI Performance Adapter process uses all the available memory and CPU resources
Resolves a problem by which the WMI Performance Adapter process (Wmiapsrv.exe) uses all the available memory and CPU resources on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - Error message in Windows Server 2003: "STOP 0x000000D1 (fe320000, 2, 0, b988bc11)DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"
Fixes a problem where Windows Server 2003 experiences a Stop error in the Ipnat.sys file. Provides a hotfix. - The Backup utility removes a backup file if it encounters an unexpected error during a restore operation in a Windows Server 2003-based cluster environment
Describes a problem where the Backup utility removes a backup file from a file share on a computer that is running the Cluster service when it encounters an unexpected error during restore operation. - The setup process for hotfixes or security patches stops responding when the MS DTC service is disabled
Describes a problem where the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service is disabled, and the setup process for the hotfix 823230 stops responding. A hotfix is available. - Windows Server 2003-based or Windows XP-based client computers may not receive any Group Policy objects from a new organization unit
Fixes a problem that occurs when you move computer accounts to a new organization unit. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. - Replication does not occur and the File Replication service stops responding in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that may occur on a local replica member of a domain when the replica set contains encrypted files and folders. To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. - A Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1-based computer that is using a Microsoft CCID class driver stops responding
Describes a problem that occurs when computer is using a Microsoft CCID class driver (Usbccid.sys). The problem occurs after you put the computer in hibernation two times. - You cannot log on to a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you cannot log on to Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2003 when session key corruptions occur during security authentication. Requires you to install a hotfix to resolve this issue. - You receive a "STOP 0x000000D1" error when you try to create a shadow copy of a volume in Windows Server 2003
Explains how to fix a problem where you try to create a shadow copy of a volume after you extend a volume. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - An access violation may occur in Lsass.exe when an array is accessed that is beyond the boundary on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Discusses a problem where an access violation occurs in Lsass.exe when an array is accessed that is beyond the boundary on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. Provides a hotfix. - Slow performance when you apply Access Control Lists remotely on a DFS shared path in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem in performance when you apply ACLs to a remote DFS shared path. - A memory leak occurs when you use WinHTTP to access a Web server over an SSL connection
Provides a fix for a problem in Windows Server 2003. A memory leak occurs in Winhttp.dll when you use WinHTTP to access a Web server over an SSL connection. - Nothing is printed when you send a print job to a network printer server from a computer that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you receive event ID 61 in the System event log when you try to print to a network print server. Requires that you install a software update to resolve the problem. - You receive a "Mmc.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows" error message when you run a filtered search in Windows Server 2003
Fixed a problem that occurs after you add a "Member of" attribute as a column and then run a filtered search in Windows Server 2003. A hotfix is available. - Programs that you open appear to stop responding in Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem where programs that you open appear to stop responding in Windows Server 2003. - The change does not take effect when you try to set the TCPWindowSize registry subkey to a value of less than 5840 in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP SP2
Describes the problem where The change does not take effect when you try set the TCPWindowSize registry subkey to a value of less than 5840 in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP SP2. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - A security principal disappears from the Authorization Manager store of a Windows Server 2003-based trusted child domain after you close and then reopen Authorization Manager
Describes the problem where a security principal disappears from the Authorization Manager store of a Windows Server 2003-based domain after you close and then reopen Authorization Manager. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - A hotfix that updates the IPSec Policy Agent is available for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
Describes a hotfix that Microsoft has released to correct the behavior of the IPSec Policy Agent. After you apply this hotfix, a calling program can better provide its services. - A DNS zone transfer between a BIND DNS server and a Windows Server 2003-based DNS server does not work when the BIND DNS server acts as a primary server
Describes a problem where a DNS zone transfer between a BIND DNS server and a Windows Server 2003-based DNS server does not work when the BIND DNS server acts as a primary server. - Windows 2000 clients cannot save files that are encrypted locally to a shared folder on Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where Windows 2000 clients cannot save files that are encrypted locally to a shared folder on Windows Server 2003. A resolution is provided. - Error message when you try to create a Group Policy object by using the Group Policy Management Console API: "Access is denied"
Describes the problem where you receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to create a Group Policy object by using the Group Policy Management Console API. Provides a resolution for this problem. - A DHCP client that is running Windows Server 2003 may send an incorrect FQDN in a DHCP-Request packet
Fixes a problem where a DHCP client may send the primary domain suffix instead of the connection-specific domain suffix in a DHCP-Request packet. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - You receive a "Stop 0x00000051 REGISTRY_ERROR" message when a corrupted user profile is loaded on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the computer stops responding when the computer loads a corrupted user profile in Windows Server 2003. - Requestors that are coded as single-apartment COM applications will not work with the Volume Shadow Copy Service most of the time on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a issue where requestors that are coded as single-apartment Component Object Model (COM) applications will not work with Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) most of the time. A hotfix is provided to resolve this issue. - You cannot use WMI to collect SQL performance counters for all the instances of SQL Server 2000 on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem that may occur when multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 run on a single Windows Server 2003-based computer. To resolve this problem, apply Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. - Error message when you submit print jobs on a Windows Server 2003-based print server: "STOP: 0x00000050"
Describes the problem where you may receive a “STOP: 0x00000050” error message when you submit print jobs on a Windows Server 2003-based print server. You must install a service pack to resolve this problem. - Microsoft Management Console stops responding when you try to change the default security of certain auxiliary classes on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a problem where MMC stops responding when you try to change the default security of certain auxiliary classes by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in. - You receive a "Request timed out" error message when you use the Ping.exe command-line utility to verify network connectivity between Windows Server 2003-based NLB servers
Fixes a problem where the ping command does not work after you disconnect and then reconnect a network cable on a Windows Server 2003-based NLB server. - You may be unable to migrate large mailboxes on the Exchange server, and no error message occurs when the migration times out
Fixes a problem where you may be unable to migrate large mailboxes on the Exchange server. Additionally, no error message occurs when the migration times out. A hotfix is available to resolve this problem. - MS05-051: Vulnerabilities in MS DTC and COM+ could allow remote code execution
Discusses security bulletin MS05-051. The security update that this bulletin discusses resolves a vulnerability where an attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. - MS05-052: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS05-052 security update rollup for Internet Explorer. - MS05-044: Vulnerability in the Windows FTP client could allow file transfer location tampering
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-044. This security bulletin resolves a new vulnerabilitie in the Windows FTP client that could allow tampering with the file transfer location on the client during an FTP file transfer session. - MS06-016: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express
Describes a cumulative security update for Outlook Express. - MS05-025: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS05-025 security update rollup for Internet Explorer. - MS05-046: Vulnerability in the Client Service for NetWare could allow remote code execution
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-046. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Client Service for NetWare. Only customers who installed Client Service for NetWare are vulnerable. - MS06-021: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Discusses the cumulative security update for Internet Explorer and where to obtain it. - MS06-007: Vulnerability in TCP/IP could allow denial of service
Describes the MS06-007 security bulletin for TCP/IP that discusses the vulnerability that could allow a denial of service. - MS06-015: Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could lead to remote code execution
Describes the MS06-015 security update for Windows Explorer. - MS05-054: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS05-054 security update rollup for Internet Explorer. - MS06-041: Vulnerability in DNS resolution could allow remote code execution
This update resolves several newly discovered, privately reported, vulnerabilities. An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. - MS06-050: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Library could allow remote code execution
Discusses vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows hyperlink object library could allow remote code execution and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS06-006: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player plug-in with non-Microsoft Internet browsers could allow remote code execution
Describes the MS06-006 security bulletin for Windows Media Player that discusses the vulnerability that could allow remote code execution in non-Microsoft Internet browsers. - MS05-049: Vulnerabilities in the Windows shell could allow for remote code execution
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-049. This security bulletin resolves new vulnerabilities where an attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. - MS06-023: Vulnerability in Microsoft JScript could allow remote code execution
Discusses a vulnerability in Microsoft JScript that could allow remote code execution and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS06-045: Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could allow remote code execution
Resolves a newly discovered, publicly reported vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of an affected system. - MS06-009: Vulnerability in the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) could allow elevation of privilege
Describes the MS06-009 security bulletin for the Korean input method editor that could allow elevation of privilege. - MS05-039: Vulnerability in Plug and Play could allow remote code execution and elevation of privilege
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-039. This security bulletin resolves a remote code execution vulnerability that exists in Microsoft Plug and Play because of an unchecked buffer. - FIX: A failfast occurs in the just-in-time code when DestroyManagedStub method notifications are received in COM+ 1.5
Fixes a problem where a failfast occurs in the COM+ 1.5 just-in-time code when DestroyManagedStub method notifications are received. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix rollup package. - MS06-033: A vulnerability in ASP.NET could allow information disclosure
Discusses a vulnerability in ASP.Net and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS06-001: Vulnerability in graphics rendering engine could allow remote code execution
Discusses how to obtain Microsoft security bulletin MS06-001: Vulnerability in graphics rendering engine could allow remote code execution. - MS05-042: Vulnerabilities in Kerberos could allow denial of service, information disclosure, and spoofing
Explains how to obtain security bulletin MS05-042. This security bulletin resolves a denial of service vulnerability, an information disclosure vulnerability, and a spoofing vulnerability. - MS06-002: Vulnerability in embedded Web fonts could allow remote code execution
Discusses how to obtain Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-002: Vulnerability in embedded Web fonts could allow remote code execution. - MS06-018: Vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator could allow denial of service
Describes the MS06-018 security update for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator - FIX: Error messages when you use a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) query to register WMI events on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: "0x80041032" and "0x80041003"
Fixes a problem where you receive "Call cancelled" and "Access denied" error messages when you register WMI events on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows XP-based computer. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - FIX: Graphical lines that are printed in HPGL Vector mode are thinner than lines in the document if you use a Unidrv-based printer driver in 2-up or 6-up booklet mode
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP where graphical lines that are printed in Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) Vector mode are not in correct dimensions if you use a Unidrv-based printer driver. - FIX: The passwords may not reset correctly when you reset the passwords of domain user accounts programmatically on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Fixes a problem where the passwords may not match the passwords in your program if you try to reset domain users' passwords programmatically when you migrate the user accounts. - The Group Policy Object Editor stops responding if you try to open an administrative template file in the Group Policy Object Editor on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer
Provides a fix for a problem where the Group Policy Object Editor stops responding if you try to open an administrative template file in the Group Policy Object Editor on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. - You cannot grant users who are members of other domains in the forest the permission to decrypt and encrypt EFS-encrypted files in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP
Fixes a problem where you cannot grant users the permission to decrypt and encrypt EFS-encrypted files. You can only search for the users in the domain to which the current account belongs in Active Directory. - File corruption may occur when extensive stress tests are run on NTFS volumes on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Discusses the problem where file corruption may occur when extensive stress tests are run on NTFS volumes on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. You must install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - You may receive a "ntbackup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close" error when you try to back up a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a problem that causes an access violation in the Ntbackup.exe program. A hotfix is available to fix this problem. - You receive an "Unavailable Critical Extension" error message when you try to query against a global catalog server or a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Fixes a problem that occurs when you perform a Virtual List Views extension search to Active Directory. - A user is not successfully authenticated when NTLMv2 authentication is used on a Windows Server 2003-based IAS server
Discusses a problem in Windows Server 2003 where a Windows Server 2003-based IAS server does not authenticate a client user. A hotfix must be applied to resolve this problem. - System Monitor shows only one active CPU on a 64-bit multiprocessor in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where System Monitor shows performance data for only one CPU on a multiprocessor computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003. - The TCP session does not close until you run the "net session /d" command to delete the SMB session on the file server on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem in the Tcpip.sys file. This problem causes the TCP session to remain open after you log off the client computer. - An update for Windows Server makes it possible to put the logon server at the top of the DFS referrals list
Installs an update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server. Makes it possible to configure the order of domain controllers that are in the DFS referral list for the system volume by positioning the logon server at the top of the list. - A Fujitsu private font does not appear correctly in the Unicode private use area in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
Fixes a problem where a Fujitsu private font does not appear correctly in the private use area. - MS05-014: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Resolves several newly discovered vulnerabilities that were reported both publicly and privately. Each vulnerability is described in the bulletin. Each vulnerability is in its own “Vulnerability details” section. - SMTP tar pit feature for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Describes the SMTP tar pit feature for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. - MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code Execution
Microsoft originally released this bulletin and patch on July 16, 2003, to correct a security vulnerability in a Windows Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) Remote Procedure Call (RPC) interface. The patch was and still is effective in eliminating... - You cannot set the size of the paging file to a value that is less than 16 MB in Windows Server 2003
Explains that the size of the Windows Server 2003 paging file must be greater than 16 MB. The minimum value that is indicated in the Virtual Memory dialog box is not correct. - Some Devices Are Not Recognized When You Use Multiple IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Devices
If you have multiple devices on the same computer that use the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 1394 high-speed serial bus (alternatively known as FireWire), some of the devices may not be recognized correctly. When you use only... - MS04-015 Security Update for Microsoft Windows
Discusses the release of a security bulletin to address a vulnerability in the Help and Support Center that could allow remote code execution. - MS04-011: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
Discusses the release of a security bulletin to address several newly-discovered vulnerabilities. The most severe of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system. - The size of the event log cannot be reduced by using Group Policy
Provides a resolution for an issue that occurs when you cannot use Group Policy settings to reduce the size of the application, the security and the system event logs. - DCDIAG Command Causes an Error Message During a Domain Upgrade to Windows Server 2003
During the upgrade of your Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based domain to Microsoft Windows Server 2003, when you run the dcdiag /test: /v command and switch, you receive the following error message: - You may receive an "Invalid parameter error" error when you try to change the file summary information for a shared file that is on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Discusses the "Invalid parameter error" error message that you may receive when you try to change the file summary information of a shared file in Windows Server 2003. This article provides a fix for this problem. - The mixerGetDevCaps function discovers both the client audio device and the Remote Desktop Connection audio device at the same time during a Terminal Services session on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to use the mixerGetDevCaps API to discover an audio device for a Remote Desktop Connection that connects to a Terminal Services session on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - You receive a "Logon failure" message when you use a smart card on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes the problem where you receive a "Logon failure" message when you try to use a smart card to log on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - You may experience home folder permissions problems when you use Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services in an environment that includes Windows NT 4 computers
Fixes problems that may occur when Windows Server 2003 creates a Terminal Services home folder in an environment that includes Windows NT 4-based computers. - You Cannot Run WMI Events from the Older Versions of the Instrumented Assembly
When you try to increase the build number or the revision number of an instrumented assembly, you may not be able to run Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) events from older versions of the instrumented assembly. When you try to run a WMI event,... - You receive a "File Not Found" error message when you use DCPROMO /ADV to restore a system state
Fixes the problem where you receive the error "File Not Found" when you use DCPROMO /ADV to restore a backed up system state. - You receive an "Invalid Parameter (error 87)" error message when you try to use Dsquery with Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to use the Dsquery command-line tool with Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000. - The DiskPart.exe utility cannot extend a logical drive in an extended partition in Windows Server 2003
describes why you receive a "The volume you have selected may not be extended" message when you use the DiskPart.exe utility to extend a logical drive. - The roaming profile is not loaded after the user uses Terminal Services to log on to Windows Server 2003
Fixes problems that are experienced by users who cannot load their roaming profiles when they use Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003. - The Setup program is not completed when you use a USB CD drive to install an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to run the Setupldr.efi file from the installation CD for an Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2003. - A Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) update-2 package is available
Resolves a problem where Shadow copies are lost when you move groups between nodes on a Windows Server 2003 cluster that is using the Shadow Copies of Shared Folders feature. - Member server takes 20 minutes or more to log on to the domain in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where a Windows Server 2003-based member server may take s 20 minutes or more to log on to the domain. - Post-installation scripts do not install programs successfully when Windows Server 2003 is installed from a Sysprep image
Resolves a problem where components are not correctly registered with the WMI service. The problem occurs because the scripts install the programs before WMI is completely initialized. - Subnet prioritization on a client computer truncates the record list that the DNS server returns
You can use subnet prioritization on the client computers on your network to reduce network traffic across subnets. Subnet prioritization reduces network traffic by forcing the client computers to connect to network resources that are closer to the... - MS04-006: A vulnerability in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) could allow code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-006. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the... - Nslookup Does Not Work Correctly When You Use a Search Order of Seven or More Domain Suffixes
When you use the Nslookup tool with a DNS server that has a domain suffix search order of seven or more entries, only five domain suffixes are resolved correctly. The sixth domain suffix appears as a combination of all the remaining domain suffixes... - Windows Server 2003 Stops Responding During the Windows Update Process
When you use Windows Update to install new drivers on your computer, and you also have Hewlett-Packard (HP) SecurePath multi-path software installed on your computer, you may experience errors during driver installation that cause your computer to... - Data is corrupted when PAE is enabled on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a data-corruption problem that occurs when you run SQL Server on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that has more than 4 gigabytes of memory, and where the /PAE switch is enabled in the Boot.ini file. - Branch Office Mode May Not Result in Balanced Connections
If you run a Windows Server 2003-based domain in Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) Redundant mode (also known as Branch Office mode), the connections might not be distributed evenly across the available bridgehead servers. - Your IDE storage device may become unavailable after you change the transfer mode of another device on the same IDE channel
Provides a fix for a problem that may occur when you change te transfer mode of an IDE device from PIO mode to DMA or UDMA. - System performance is negatively affected when Ntbackup.exe writes to a destination .bkf file
Fixes an issue where the cache manager and the memory manager consume system resources, and this affects computer performance when Ntbackup uses buffered I/O to write to a target .bkf file. Fix enables unbuffered writes. - Backup Program Causes Gradually Declining Performance
When you use any third-party backup program on your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may experience one or both of the following symptoms: Poor and gradually declining system performance Out-of-memory errors - "Unspecified error" when you try to access the Account tab of an Active Directory user's properties in Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000
Discusses an "unspecified error" that occurs when you try to access the Account tab of an Active Directory user object if you do not have read permissions. - You receive a "The file or directory is corrupt and unreadable" error message when you move and rename files in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where you receive an error message when you use a program to move and rename files at the same time. Describes symptom details, the cause, and the hotfix that you can use to resolve this problem. - Internet Authentication Service takes a long time to authenticate a wireless connection in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs if a wireless access point sends state information to IAS during a connection attempt. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - You cannot modify an instance of a dynamic class with a decoupled WMI provider in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003, where you may receive a "WBEM_E_Invalid_Object (0x8004100F)" error message when you try to save an instance of a modified dynamic class if you use WMI to create a custom decoupled provider application. - MS05-003: Vulnerability in the Indexing Service could allow remote code execution
This update resolves a newly discovered, privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in the Vulnerability Details section of the bulletin. - "STOP 0xD1" error message when you run the Device Path Exerciser tool in Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
Fixes a problem in the Scsiport.sys file that generates a Stop error during Device Path Exerciser testing. Device Path Exerciser is a component of the Hardware Compatibility Test Kit. - Multiple memory leaks occur in the Svchost.exe process when you use performance counters in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where multiple memory leaks occur in the Svchost.exe process. - A DNS forwarder disappears after you restart the DNS Server service in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a member of the DnsAdmins group cannot create a DNS forwarder. The problem occurs because members of the DnsAdmins group do not have permission to write to the registry. - Excessive ARP requests are generated when you transfer data between two Windows Server 2003-based computers
Fixes an issue where a higher-than-expected number of ARP requests are generated when you transfer lots of data between two Windows Server 2003-based computers if the ARP cache entry expires during the file transfer operation. - MS05-001: Vulnerability in HTML Help could allow code execution
This update resolves a newly discovered, publicly reported vulnerability. - You receive an error message if you run Chkdsk.exe on a Windows Server 2003 quorum disk
Provides a fix for a problem in a Windows Server 2003 clustered environment where you receive a "Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode" error message if you run Chkdsk on a quorum disk - You cannot start an Itanium computer that is running Windows Server 2003 after a system failure
Fixes a problem with the Extensible Firmware Interface that may prevent you from starting your Itanium computer that is running Windows Server 2003 after a system failure. - Kerberos Event ID: 529 is logged when you use a local user account to verify security access or group membership on a Windows Server 2003-based Kerberos client
Provides a fix for a problem in Windows Server 2003 where S4U Kerberos authentication for the Kerberos client does not occur when you run a program that uses WMI scripts. - Print output is garbled or incorrectly formatted when you print in vector mode to a Windows 2003-based computer
Discusses how your print output may contain garbled or incorrectly formatted characters when you print in vector mode to a Windows 2003-based computer. You may also receive a general protection fault. Requires the installation of a hotfix to resolve. - The performance of your computer may decrease significantly when you configure your Windows Server 2003-based computer to accept SSL connections
Fixes a problem where your computer's performance decreases after you set it to accept incoming SSL connections. Provides a hotfix for the problem. - The computer stops responding and you receive a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) error when Message Queuing 3.0 automatically starts on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem on a Windows Server 2003-based computer where the computer stops responding and you receive a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) error when Message Queuing 3.0 starts after you have restarted the computer. - Your computer screen may not repaint correctly if the child window of a translucent parent is moved
If an application contains a layered window that is translucent, and the layered window has a movable child window, the screen is not correctly painted if the contents of the child window change. This problem may occur when you use the... - Programs or scripts that use the CopyHere method might not copy items that are specified by using a wildcard character
Provides a fix for a problem where programs or scripts might not copy files that are specified by using a wildcard character in the CopyHere method of the Shell.Application object. - You may receive an error message when you browse an IIS 6.0 Web site
Describes a problem that may occur when you browse an IIS 6.0 Web site, and you receive an HTTP 400 – Bad Request error message. Includes a hotfix to resolve the problem. - License Server Security Group setting does not work in Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server
fixes a problem that can interfere with terminal server licensing when the terminal server that requests the license is also the License Server. - You receive a "Stop 0x000000D1" error message in Ipnat.sys on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is configured to use NAT
Describes a fix for an issue in Windows Server 2003 where a "stop 0x000000D1IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" error occurs in Ipnat.sys on a server that is configured to use NAT - Toolbar Buttons Are Not Visible When the Toolbar Is Docked
When you use the CCS_LEFT or the CCS_RIGHT command control style to create a toolbar, and then you dock the toolbar on the left side or on the right side of the window, the buttons are drawn horizontally instead of vertically. Additionally, the first... - Drwtsn32.exe does not create a User.dmp file or a complete log entry on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where the Drwtsn32.exe program does not write a User.dmp file, but writes a partial entry to the Drwtsn32.log file because of a timing issue. - Stop error message when you try to fail over a cluster node to another node
If you try to fail over a Message Queuing cluster node to another node on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000, you may receive a stop error message on a blue screen. The bug check information is similar to the information in the following... - Some memory-related results that are returned from the Win32_OperatingSystem WMI class are incorrect in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where WMI reports incorrect page file and virtual memory-related values. - Unicast NLB nodes cannot communicate over an NLB-enabled network adaptor in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue that you cannot establish network connectivity between nodes of an NLB cluster that are operating in unicast mode with a single network adaptor. You must add a registry key to resolve the problem after you apply Windows Server 2003 SP1. - DCDiag.exe returns incorrect Intersite Topology Generator (ISTG) information
When you run the DCDiag.exe domain controller diagnostics tool together with the /e and the /v switches, DCDiag.exe returns information that is similar to the following: Doing intersite inbound replication test on site <SiteName>: Locating & Contacting... - A Windows Server 2003-based computer may repeatedly restart after you uninstall hotfix 842642
Describes a problem that occurs if you install and then uninstall hotfix 842642 after you have installed security update 891711. A hotfix is available to resolve this problem. - Software update to change the behavior of the SMB_COM_FLUSH command in Windows Server 2003
Discusses a software update that may help improve slow file server performance that is caused by the behavior of the SMB_COM_FLUSH command. You must install a software update and configure the registry to apply this update. - Net Logon policies are not applied on a high-speed computer that is a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Describes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where Net Logon policies are not applied on a high-speed computer that is a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. A hotfix is available. - MS05-008: Vulnerability in Windows shell could allow remote code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-008. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. - Subsequent nodes cannot join a cluster, and events 1070 and 1009 are logged with Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where subsequent nodes cannot join a cluster, and events 1070 and 1009 are logged with Windows Server 2003. - The gethostbyname function does not return the correct IP address for the local computer in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you run a program that uses the gethostbyname function to obtain the local computer IP address on a multi-homed computer. This problem occurs if entries exist for the local computer in a hosts file. - Migration of some user accounts does not succeed when you try to migrate user accounts from one forest to another forest in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to migrate user accounts but receive a "ERR2:7422 Failed to move object" error message instead. - Print jobs that you send to a Windows Server 2003 print queue when the printer is out of paper take a long time after you add paper
Fixes a problem that occurs because of the time that is required to clear an SNMP print-blocking error. You must install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - A rectangle that you draw by using the ExtTexOut function is not displayed after you copy it to a program that uses the Windows metafile format in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows 2000
Fixes the problem where a rectangle that you draw by using the ExtTextOut function in a custom program that uses the EMF format is not copied to a program that uses the WMF format after you install Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011. - You cannot install Windows Server 2003 to a hard disk that is connected to an HP Smart Array 6404 controller
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to install Windows Server 2003 on a hard disk that is connected to an HP ProLiant Smart Array 6404 controller. - The Windows backup utility does not succeed when you use a USB tape drive
If you perform a backup operation or a restore operation by using the Microsoft Windows backup utility (Ntbackup.exe), and you back up to an Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) tape drive that has a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 interface, the operation... - Users from a trusted MIT Kerberos realm cannot reconnect to a disconnected remote desktop session on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a problem in Windows XP and in Windows Server 2003 where users from a trusted MIT Kerberos realm cannot connect a disconnected Remote Desktop session to a computer that has Security Update MS04-011 applied. - FIX: You receive a "Fatal execution engine error" error message in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a fatal error message that you receive in Windows Server 2003 when you access member variables of the Exception object. - A Windows 2000-based or Windows Server 2003-based secondary DNS server stops transferring the secondary zone from the primary DNS server
Provides a fix for a problem where a secondary DNS server stops transferring the secondary zone from the primary DNS server after it is turned on for more than 50 days. - Active Directory replication-specific DNS records may not be registered on the correct DNS server in Windows Server 2003
This article discusses DNS name replication issues that are fixed in a Windows Server 2003 hotfix. - The Manage command is not removed from the Windows Explorer shortcut menu
Describes a problem where the Manage command is not removed from the Windows Explorer shortcut menu. Occurs on client computers after you enable the Hides the Manage item on the Windows Explorer shortcut menu Group Policy in Windows Server 2003. - Network Monitor stops capturing packets during heavy network traffic
Resolves a problem where Network Monitor stops capturing packets while it monitors Windows Server 2003 during heavy network traffic. In the Captured Statistics pane, the # Frames value does not change in this scenario. - You Receive an Error Message When You Ping the Local Computer and the Network Cable Is Not Connected
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, when you ping the local computer and the network cable is not connected to the computer, you receive an error message that is similar to the following: It is expected that the DNS server would resolve a... - Server Responsiveness Degrades and Queries Time Out When You Run the DNS Server Service
When you run the DNS Server service under Microsoft Windows Server 2003, after a short time of operation, within 60 minutes or less, you may notice a degradation in server responsiveness, and queries may start to time out. - BUG: You receive an "E_INVALIDARG" exception of type 0x80070057 when a ServicedComponent object is activated
Fixes a problem in the .NET Framework where an "E_INVALIDARG" exception is thrown in a remote procedure call application because ServicedComponent objects are created faster than they are disposed of. - Terminal Server stops responding when idle sessions are being ended
Fixes a problem that you may experience when you use a Windows Server 2003-based server that has Terminal Server enabled and Terminal Server stops responding. - "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" error message in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that may occur when a non-null-terminated string is passed to the DsGetDcName function. - Windows Server 2003 logs Event ID 51 although no data has been lost from the hard disk
Resolves a problem where an event is logged when you assign Logical Unit Numbers to an array. - An unattended installation of Windows Server 2003 cannot continue and you receive a message with error code 18
Fixes a problem that occurs when the OEM Virtual Disk feature is used, and no files are specified for preinstallation. - Computer Stops Responding When Running BPStress.exe, Error in UsbhFdoCleanup Process
BPStress.exe is part of the Hardware Compatibility Test (HCT) Fault Tolerant test kit. When you run BPStress.exe, the computer may stop responding and you may receive a "bugcheck" error message on the UsbhFdoCleanup process. - Terminal Server License Server Activation Wizard generates a product ID that does not work
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, when you use Terminal Server License Server Activation Wizard to activate a Terminal Services license server by telephone, you may find that you cannot use the product ID that appears on the page of the wizard to... - You receive the "Bugcheck 0x50 in HTTP!UlLargeMemSetData" Stop error message in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that may occur when a server that is running IIS stops responding. - You receive a "DNS lookup failure" error message and e-mail messages are returned when you send mail through a Windows Server 2003-based DNS server
When you send e-mail messages to a domain that uses a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based DNS server, the e-mail messages may be returned, and then you receive a "DNS lookup failure" error message. If you use the nslookup command-line tool to query the... - DNS.exe leaks memory when you add zones by using a script in Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem that may cause a memory leak in Dns.exe when you add DNS zones to your Windows DNS server by using a script. - A critical update is available to remove unacceptable symbols from the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font
Removes certain symbols from the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font that was included with Microsoft Office 2003. - Problems with DNS name resolution and replication after you upgrade to Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem that may interfere with DNS name resolution and replication after a Windows Server 2003 upgrade. - TCP connections are not closed on LDAP port 389 after you copy EFS-encrypted files to a Windows Server 2003-based file server in a domain
Provides a fix for a problem where you may have to restart a Windows Server 2003-based file server after you copy EFS-encrypted files to the file server. - Logging on to a terminal server takes three minutes after you upgrade to Windows Server 2003
Describes how a user has to wait three minutes to log on to a terminal server if you turn on the Group Policy setting Disable Control Panel before you upgrade to Windows Server 2003. Subsequent logons do not require the additional wait. - The title bar contains the Web site address instead of the Web site title in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a Web page displays the Web site address instead of the Web site title in the title bar in Internet Explorer. - Terminal Services stops responding on your Windows Server 2003 server
After Terminal Services has run for three or four days on your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the following symptoms may occur: Terminal Services stops responding (hangs). You cannot log off any open Terminal Services sessions. You cannot... - MS05-011: Vulnerability in server message block could allow remote code execution
Resolves a newly discovered, privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in the “Vulnerability Details” section of the bulletin. - Service does not recognize a Windows environment variable change on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where a program that runs as a service does not recognize Windows environment variable changes. To resolve this problem, you must apply a hotfix. - WMI decoupled method provider does not return status in Windows Server 2003
Describes how a decoupled provider that is created by WMI does not send the appropriate error code to the client. This article describes a fix for this problem. - Routing entry is not deleted from the routing table after network adapter is disconnected from the network
After you disconnect a network adapter from a clustered server network, the routing entry to it is not deleted from the routing table even though you have a secondary network adapter connected to the network. When a network device tries to connect to... - Renaming a Removable-Media Drive Creates an Administrative Share Where Everyone Has Full Permissions
If you rename a CD-ROM drive or another removable-media drive (for example, from the default drive D to drive H) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, an administrative share for the new drive letter is created. A password is not required to access the... - Win32_LogicalDisk does not provide removable disk information in Windows Server 2003
You cannot use the Win32_LogicalDisk class to determine if removable media, such as floppy disks, are present in disk drives. - The Net Logon service does not give out updated subnet site associations to clients
Fixes a problem where site association changes made to a subnet object are not sent to the Net Logon service. - The floppy disk access light flashes continuously when you use Performance Monitor to collect performance data in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows 2000
Fixes a problem where the floppy disk access light flashes continuously when you access a Performance Monitor disk object. This issue occurs when you collect performance data on the computer. - You may receive an access violation error message when you use the DsBrowseForContainer function in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where you may receive an access violation error message when you use the DsBrowseForContainer function in Windows Server 2003. You must install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - You receive a "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" message when you try to use Cluster.exe with the /changepassword option to change the password for a Windows Server 2003 Cluster service account
Fixes a problem that may occur if the Windows Server 2003 server that is running the Cluster service is a member of a Windows NT 4.0 domain. - When You Disconnect and Reconnect Your Primary Network Adapter, the Secondary Adapter No Longer Works
If you have two network adapters on your computer and both have persistent network connections, and then you disconnect the primary network adapter to permit the network to enable the secondary route as the primary route, you may experience problems.... - KDC does not allow clients to specify an etype in Windows Server 2003
The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Key Distribution Center (KDC) uses the strongest encryption type (etype) available to encrypt service tickets. If a client requests etype DES-CBC-CRC, the KDC encrypts tickets with RC4_HMAC_NT. If the client does not... - An update is available that introduces the NO_AUTH_REQUIRED flag to the UserAccountControl property in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000
Provides an update that may help you keep service tickets from becoming too large for some programs to handle. You can set the new flag so that PAC information is not added to service tickets for users in Active Directory. - Errors in the UDDI Services Web User Interface Are Not Recorded in the Application Event Log
If an error occurs in the UDDI Services Web user interface, you receive an error message, as you expect. However, no error event appears in the application event log. You expect all UDDI Services error events to be logged in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. - The "Exclude directories in roaming profiles" policy stops working when you add paths
After you add one or more paths to the "Exclude directories in roaming profiles" policy under User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon/Logoff in your Windows 2000 domain, the policy may stop working. - A 32-bit program that uses the Virtual Disk service API may not work correctly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Fixes a problem where you may receive a "The disk management services could not complete the operation" error message when you run a 32-bit program on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems. - Your Windows Server 2003-based server stops responding if a mirrored dynamic disk volume uses two hard disks that are connected to two different hard disk controllers
Your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based server may stop responding. - After you set a directory quota on an NFS share in Windows Storage Server 2003, your computer may stop responding
Describes a problem where Windows Server 2003 may stop responding after you set a directory quota on a Network File System (NFS) share in Windows Storage Server 2003. - Changes to your roaming user profile are not saved when you log off and then log on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where changes that you make to your user profile are not saved after you log off and then log on to your computer. This problem may occur after you install a printer. - Connections time out when client computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP try to connect to a server on a wireless network that uses IPsec NAT-T
Fixes a problem where client computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP cannot connect to a server that is running Windows Server 2003 and Live Communications Server 2003 in a wireless network environment that uses IPsec NAT-T. - Your USB keyboard may not work correctly with a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where your USB keyboard may not work correctly and you may receive a "Code 38" error message in Device Manager. Describes the symptom details, the cause of the problem, and how to resolve the problem. - Roaming profiles are not unloaded on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Terminal Services
Fixes a problem where roaming profiles are not unloaded on a computer that is running Terminal Services. - Routing and Remote Access stops responding in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to establish a VPN connection with a remote site on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Routing and Remote Access. - You cannot view a user's universal group membership in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Users and Computers when universal groups do not reside in the local domain
Fixes a problem - MS05-002: Vulnerability in cursor and icon format handling could allow remote code execution
This update resolves several newly discovered vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability is documented in the bulletin in its own Vulnerability Details section. - PCI-X Device Is Not Detected and Not Configured After You Hot Plug It
If you connect a PCI-X device to your computer while your computer is running (a process that is known as hot plugging ), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 may not detect and configure the device. - "Invalid Access Memory Location (998)" error message when a 32-bit application calls the LsaLogonUser function on a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue where a call to the LsaLogonUser function by a 32-bit application returns an "Invalid Access Memory Location (998)" error message. This issue occurs on a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003. - The ADS Deployment Agent Builder Service does not correctly parse the latest .inf file formats
When you add OEM drivers or other third-party drivers to the Microsoft Windows Server Automated Deployment Services (ADS) Deployment Agent Builder service repository, these vendor-supplied drivers may not be installed when the computer is booted into... - You cannot log on locally or remotely to your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where you cannot log on locally or remotely to your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Bridgehead servers with slow or poor links may not follow schedules defined in Active Directory for inbound replication in Windows Server 2003
Explains how long-running tasks can preempt directory replication. This article discusses a hotfix for this problem. - A workstation may become the master browser instead of a Windows Server 2003-based member server
Describes why a workstation computer rather than a Windows Server 2003-based member server may become the master browser. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve this problem. - The CHKDSK utility incorrectly identifies and deletes in-use security descriptors
When you run the chkdsk command in fix mode, and you use the /F switch or the /R switch with this command, access control lists (ACLs) on some files may revert to their default values. This problem may occur if the volume contains more than 4,194,303... - Volume information is lost when you extend a partition by using the DiskPart tool and then move the volume in a Windows Server 2003 cluster
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to view the contents of a volume at a command prompt, and you receive a "The system cannot find the path specified" error message. - File copy operations to a DFS share perform slowly in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP
Describes a problem where file copy operations perform slowly if you specify explicit credentials when you connect to a DFS share. - "The network boot card in your computer has an older version of ROM and cannot be used to remotely install Windows" error message when you try to remotely install Windows on an EFI-compliant computer
You may not be able to complete a remote Microsoft Windows installation on a Hewlett Packard (HP) Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) 1.10-compliant computer, such as the Superdome (Orca), the rx7620 (Eiger), or the rx8620 (Olympia)-based computers.... - High processor usage from the spooler occurs when a user logs off from a session on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000
Fixes a problem that occurs when a terminal server that is running either Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 experiences a spike in processor usage when the user logs off from a session. - Outlook 2003 crashes after you perform an unattended install of the Turkish version of Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000
Fixes a problem in the Turkish version of Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 where Office Outlook 2003 crashes after you perform an unattended installation. - Changing the TcpAckFrequency value to 1 does not have any effect
After you follow the steps in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 328890 to set the registry entry to the value of 1, you do not see any difference in the delayed TCP Acknowledgment (ACK) behavior of the computer where you modified this entry. - Inbound Replication Fails on Domain Controllers with Event ID: 1699, Error 8451 or jet error -1601
Inbound replication to Windows Server 2003 domain controllers does not work, and errors are listed in the Directory Services event log of the destination domain controller if NTDS diagnostic logging is set at default levels. The domain controllers that... - You cannot use the Delegation Wizard to grant access permissions to a new user account or a new group account
Describes a problem where you cannot grant permissions to a new user account or a new group account. When you try to use the Delegation Wizard to do this, you may receive an error message. - “Cannot create a file when that file already exists” error message when you run Logman.exe in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you receive a “Cannot create a file when that file already exists” error message when you run Logman.exe on Windows Server 2003. - Script That Runs a WMIC Command Runs Slowly, and You Cannot Specify a Custom Timeout Value for the WMIC /FAILFAST Switch
In Microsoft Windows XP, when you run a script that contains Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) commands that are issued to target computers, the script runs slowly and may pause for several minutes if the WMIC /FAILFAST... - Text Appears Too Large and Does Not Fit on the Screen During Mini-Setup
If you start a Windows Server 2003-based computer that has the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) preinstalled, when the Mini-Setup Wizard starts, text that is displayed on the screen appears too large, and some of the objects on the screen are only... - Modem Device Entries in the Properties of a Dial-up Connection Are Changed
If you configure a dial-up connection that uses more than one modem, the connection may not continue to use all the modems correctly after you restart your computer. The modem settings in the connection properties may have changed. For example: The... - WMI query may stop responding when a user queries performance counter data on Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a WMI query may stop responding when a user queries performance counter data on Windows Server 2003. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - The QueryCurrentRecipientIndex method returns an incorrect recipient index in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003 where the QueryCurrentRecipientIndex method returns an incorrect recipient index. In this scenario, the mail-handling process does not work correctly. - The Windows registry may not be updated after you remove a hard disk from a mirrored volume in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the registry is not updated after you use Disk Management to remove a hard disk from a mirrored volume. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Large WMI notification query may cause a quota violation
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and in Microsoft Windows XP, if an application tries to register a large notification query through Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), you may receive an error message that is similar to the following: - "The Backup Completed, but Some Files Were Skipped" Message When You Try to Back up the System State Files on a Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller
When you try to back up the System State files on a Windows Server 2003 domain controller, you may experience both of the following symptoms: The following information appears in the dialog box: The box displays a status of When you click , the... - A System State backup operation is unsuccessful when it tries to back up custom event log nodes in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem that occurs when a backup program cannot successfully back up a custom event log node because the name is 12 characters or more in length. - You receive a "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL STOP 0xD1" error message, and your Windows Server 2003-based computer stops responding
Provides a resolution for a problem that occurs when your Windows Server 2003-based computer stops responding and you receive a STOP 0xD1 error message. - A scheduled backup task unexpectedly quits in Windows Server 2003 when the backup tape is full
Describes a problem where you are not prompted to insert an additional backup tape during an unattended backup in Windows Server 2003. In this scenario, the backup operation quits without being completed. - Backup may remove the archive bit information when you back up data to a .bkf file in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the archive bit is removed when you back up data to a file. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - "TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES" error message when the redirector component in Windows Server 2003 uses the SMB protocol to open a file in a shared network folder
Fixes a problem that occurs when the Windows Server 2003 redirector uses the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol to open a file that resides on the network. In this scenario, a "TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES" error is logged. - Computer does not respond to client requests after Lsass.exe stops responding
When the Lsass.exe process issues many Create requests, Lsass.exe may stop responding (hang). In this scenario, the computer may not respond to requests from clients. - Remote Desktop logon takes a long time after you apply a beta release of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Provides a fix for an issue in Windows Server 2003 where a Remote Desktop client takes a long time to connect to the remote server and two Remote Desktop taskbar buttons are displayed on the taskbar. - You receive a “Stop 0x0000008e” error message occasionally on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes the problem in Windows Server 2003 where you occasionally receive a "Stop 0x0000008e" error message. - Users can gain access to the Run menu by using Task Manager in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where users can use Task Manager to gain access to the Run menu even after the "Remove Run menu from Start Menu" policy setting is turned on. - The network adapter is not bound to the DHCP server on your Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes the problem where the DHCP server on your Windows Server 2003-based computer is not bound to a network adapter if the network cable is unplugged from the computer. - You cannot print from a Terminal Server session that is hosted by Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem when you cannot print from a Terminal Server session although the print queue indicates that the print job is in progress. - Options that you select in the Client Installation Wizard are not retained when you use RIS to install a client computer in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where the options that you select in the Client Installation Wizard are not retained when you use Remote Installation Services (RIS) to install a client computer. - Permissions Are Reset When You Create a New Zone in the DNS Management Console
When you apply permissions to an individual zone level in the DNS Management Console in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the permissions may be reset when you create a new zone. - IADs::Put/PutEx or IADsPropertyList::PutPropertyItem calls do not accumulate
Provides a fix for a problem where IADs::Put/PutEx or IADsPropertyList::PutPropertyItem calls do not accumulate. - Event ID 11 and event ID 15 appear in the System event log, and clients of the Windows Server 2003-based computer are disconnected
Describes a problem in the SCSIPort driver that causes events to be logged and clients to be disconnected from the Windows Server 2003-based computer during high stress conditions. You must apply a hotfix to resolve this problem. - Exchange users cannot connect to a Windows Server 2003-based computer when the number of concurrent incoming SMTP connections reaches 2,000
Fixes a problem where users cannot connect to a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Exchange when there are more than 2,000 concurrent incoming SMTP connections. You must install a hotfix for Windows Server 2003 to resolve the problem. - Your Server Stops Responding or You Receive a Stop Error Message When You Set Up a Windows Server 2003-Based Server Cluster
When you set up a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based server cluster, your server may stop responding, and you may receive a Stop error message that is similar to the following: - You Cannot Open the Properties Page for Databases or Web Components from UDDI Services Nor Can You Completely Remove UDDI Services on a Computer That Uses a Turkish System Locale
If you use Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services on a computer that uses a Turkish system locale, you may experience the following problems: If you open the UDDI Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, you... - "User must change password at next logon" check box is unavailable
Fixes a problem where a user who has the Reset User Passwords and Force Password Change at Next Logon permission cannot select the "User must change password at next logon" check box. - Directory service command-line tools do not work correctly in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem that occurs when the distinguished name of objects contain a slash mark. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix. - The WINS console enters a continuous loop in Windows 2000 Server or in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2000 where a loop condition occurs when you start the WINS console. This loop condition may also cause your computer to stop responding. - Multiple Removal Messages Appear When You Hot Remove SCSI Adapter in Windows Server 2003
When you remove a small computer system interface (SCSI) adapter in Windows Server 2003 while your computer is running (a process known as hot removing ), you may receive multiple removal messages. - Some domain controllers cannot replicate with other domain controllers in Windows Server 2003
Updates Windows Server 2003 to improve replication between domain controller emulators and domain controllers. - A disk signature changes unexpectedly on a Windows Server 2003 clustered physical disk resource
Describes how a Windows Server 2003 clustered physical disk resource may not come online if two cluster nodes run detection logic at the same time, and one node changes the disk signature. Requires the installation of a hotfix to resolve this problem. - Your domain controller restarts unexpectedly, and the Application log reports event ID 1015 and event ID 1000 in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where your Windows Server 2003-based domain controller restarts unexpectedly because of an Lsass.exe access violation. You must install a hotfix and restart your server to resolve the problem. - New Diskpart.exe commands to reset volume attribute flags on failed snapshot volumes in Windows Server 2003
Discusses new Diskpart.exe utility commands that you can use to reset volume attribute flags on failed snapshot volumes in Windows Server 2003. - Computer Stops Responding (Hangs) When It Writes Encrypted Data to an NTFS Partition
In certain situations, your computer may stop responding, or hang , when it writes files or folders that are encrypted with the Encrypting File System (EFS) to a partition that is formatted with the NTFS file system. When your computer hangs, you cannot... - Messages are not delivered and NDRs are incorrectly generated when you send a message to many recipients in Exchange Server 2003 on a Windows Server 2003-based system
Fixes a problem in the SMTP service in Windows Server 2003 where, if you are running Exchange 2003 and you send a message that has many recipients, the message is sent only to some recipients. NDRs are generated for other recipients. - "STOP 0x0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error message when you start your computer from a WinPE CD-ROM or from a Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM by using a USB CD-ROM device
Discusses a "STOP 0x0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error message that may occur when a Windows Server 2003 computer is started from a USB 1.1 CD-ROM device by using a WinPE CD-ROM or by using a Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM. - The Connection Manager Custom button is linked to the UserName input dialog box in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP
Fixes a problem where you must display the UserName input dialog box to use the Connection Manager Custom button in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP. - Files in the Single Instance Storage (SIS) Common Store folder are no longer valid after you restore a Remote Installation Services (RIS) volume from backup in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000
Fixes a problem in in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003 where some files in the Single Instance Storage (SIS) Common Store folder are no longer valid after you restore a Remote Installation Services (RIS) volume from backup. - MS05-016: Vulnerability in Windows Shell that could allow remote code execution
This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately-reported vulnerability. - "Access is denied" error message when you use the Shared Folders feature to share a folder that is located on a remote computer in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where you cannot use the Shared Folders feature in the Computer Management tool to share a folder on a remote computer if you are a member of the Power Users group on the remote computer. - The daily DHCP audit log file is deleted after you restart the DHCP service in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue that occurs when you restart the DHCP service in Windows Server 2003. If you install the hotfix in this article, the daily DHCP log file is not deleted after you restart the DHCP service. - A memory leak occurs in Windows Server 2003 when you send multiple print jobs to a locally attached printer
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where a memory leak may occur when you send multiple print jobs to a printer that uses a monolithic printer driver or a printer driver that must load and unload the Spoolss.dll library to process a print job. - Stop 0x0000008e error occurs on a server that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Updates Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to prevent a possible 0x0000008e error on server computers. - MS04-023: Vulnerability in HTML Help could allow code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-023. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the security bulletin, visit the following... - You receive a “The server was unable to decode a search request filter” error message when you run an LDAP query that uses the extensibleMatch search filter in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server
You receive an error message when you run an LDAP query that uses the extensibleMatch search filter in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server. The installation of a hotfix is required to resolve this problem. - Network Monitor stops running on your Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to use the Network Monitor utility, but it stops running after it has run for some hours. - Event ID 5501 and event ID 6524 are logged when DNS requests an incremental zone transfer in Windows Server 2003
Corrects a problem in Windows Server 2003 DNS where the second start of authority packet is incorrectly detected. - USB-based CD-ROM drive is mapped to more than one drive letter in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem that occurs when a USB CD drive is assigned two drive letters after you start a computer that is running Windows Server 2003. - Update to disable Volume Shadow Copy Service restore options on Terminal Server client computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
Describes an update that lets you configure Volume Shadow Copy Service restore options on Terminal Server client computers that are running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. You can now prevent clients from using the restore options. - The minimum encryption level set in a Citrix policy for Citrix MetaFrame for Windows Server 2003 is not enforced
When a Citrix Independent Computing Architecture ( ICA ) Client connects to Citrix MetaFrame for Windows Server 2003 on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the minimum encryption level set in a Citrix p olicy in the Citrix Management Console... - The computer uses 100 percent of CPU resources when you move the USB mouse in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where the computer sometimes uses 100 percent of CPU resources when you use your universal serial bus devices. This problem is scheduled to be included with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. - "An inconsistency was encountered on the requested media" error when you use Backup with an Imation Travan tape drive in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 that affects the Backup program when you use an Imation Travan tape drive. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - "Confirmation ID is invalid" error message when you try to activate Windows Server 2003 by phone
Describes a problem where you receive the error message "The confirmation ID is invalid" when you use the Windows Product Activation Wizard to activate Windows Server 2003 by phone. - The Computer Migration Wizard that runs in Windows Server 2003 stops responding when you select many computers
Provides a hotfix to resolve a memory leak problem that may occur when you select many computers in the Computer Migration Wizard of the Active Directory Migration Tool v.2.0. - Stop error 23 when a program tries to dismount a FastFat volume in Windows Server 2003
When a program tries to dismount a FastFat volume, you may receive a Stop error 23 with an address of 1c028a, 0, 0, 0. - The data that the QueryDosDeviceA function returns is truncated in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003 where the data that the QueryDosDeviceA function returns is truncated. - Cannot Install the Exchange System Management Tools on a Server That Is Running Windows Server 2003
When you try to install the Microsoft Exchange System Management Tools on a server that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you may receive one of the following error messages: - A machine check error may occur without any noticeable symptoms in Windows Server 2003
If the CPU does not populate the required registers, Windows cannot report a machine check error and cannot stop the computer. When a machine check exception occurs on a multiprocessor computer, the computer may restart unexpectedly. - System information reports incorrect number of processors when you run an IBM eServer x440 in a 16-way configuration
When you view the processor information under System Information on a system with hyperthreading-enabled processors, the distribution of physical and logical processors may be reported incorrectly. For example, on an IBM eServer x440 system with 16... - "Generic Failure" error message when you delete an Active Directory-integrated DNS zone
Fixes a problem where you cannot delete a Active Directory-integrated DNS zone by using the DNS Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider. - You cannot use programs that require more that 16 gigabytes of RAM in Windows Server 2003
You may not be able to use programs that require more that 16 gigabytes (GB) of RAM. - You receive a Stop error message if you use the Microsoft Storport storage driver (Storport.sys) for your host bus adaptor removable storage device in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem where you receive a Stop error message if you use the Microsoft Storport storage driver (Storport.sys) for your host bus adaptor removable storage device in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. - It may take several hours to load a large SID mapping file by using the ADMT in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where using the Active Directory Migration Tool to load a large SID mapping file may create stress on a domain controller. - Users who are in a group that you have denied Write permissions for in the access control list of a Group Policy object (GPO) cannot access the GPO folder in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where permissions for a Group Policy object are not set correctly if you use the Group Policy tab in the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in to deny Write permissions. - IP addresses may not be assigned from the correct scope by a Windows Server 2003 DHCP server
Fixes a problem where a Windows Server 2003-based DHCP server may not assign an IP address from the correct scope. Provides a hotfix for the problem. - A custom Authorization Manager application may leak memory in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a custom Authorization Manager application that makes many calls to the InitializeClientContextFromStringSid method or the InitializeClientContextFromName method may leak memory in Windows Server 2003. - "Windows cannot unload your registry class file" error message when you log off from a Terminal Services session that is running on a Windows Server 2003 computer
Fixes a problem that may occur when you log off from a Terminal Services session, and you have installed the MS03-026 security update. Security update MS03-026 is described in Knowledge Base article 823980. - Your system stops responding when you continuously create and then delete Volume Shadow Copy Service snapshots in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a Windows Server 2003-based computer stops responding when Volume Shadow Copy Service snapshots are continuously created and then deleted. This problem involves the Volsnap.sys driver. - You cannot specify the port to use when client computers connect to the ADS server
Describes a new feature that allows you to specify the port to use when client computers connect to the ADS server. - An interrupt storm that is generated by the ACPI driver causes a Windows Server 2003-based computer or a Windows XP-based computer to stop responding
Fixes a problem where an ACPI driver interrupt storm causes your computer to stop responding. When this issue occurs, you must install a service pack or a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Changes that you make to the amount of usable space on a hard disk may not be displayed in Disk Management in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the partition table layout of a hard disk is cached in memory, and therefore the layout is not updated until the computer is restarted. This issue occurs when you change the amount of usable space on a hard disk. - Terminal Services licensing mode changes from Per User or from Per Device to an invalid value after you add or remove a Windows component
Describes a fix for an issue with Windows Server 2003. The terminal server licensing mode changes from the Per User setting to the Per Device setting after you add or remove a Windows component. - "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0xD1)" Stop error occurs in Windows Server 2003 when you remove a USB device
discusses a code defect in the USB controller port driver (Usbport.sys) that can cause a "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)" Stop error when you remove a USB device from a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - Names of Active Directory directory service objects appear to be reduced to 128 characters in length in search results on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where the names of Active Directory objects that have a distinguished name that is longer than 128 characters appear to be truncated to 128 characters when you query the Active Directory objects. - "Error 1722" error message when a program uses the NetUserGetLocalGroups function in Windows Server 2003
Explains that you receive an "Error 1722" error message when an API uses the NetUserGetLocalGroups() function on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, and NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled. This article discusses a fix for this problem. - Multiple Web-based programs or Component Object Model-based programs stop responding on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000
Fixes a problem where a race condition is created when the Web-based programs or the Component Object Model-based programs try to access the same resource. To resolve the problem, you must install a hotfix. - System Performance Decreases, and Many Event ID 576 Entries Are Logged to the Security Event Log
When you configure an audit policy in Windows Server 2003, your system performance may decrease, and the server may become unresponsive. Additionally, when these symptoms occur, many Event ID 576 entries that are similar to the following are logged to... - You cannot format a shared cluster hard disk volume, and you receive "The format did not complete successfully" error message in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where you receive "The format did not complete successfully" error message when you try to format a shared cluster hard disk volume on your Windows Server 2003-based computer. - Error message and event ID 1003 after you restart your Windows Server 2003-based computer: "Serious system error has occurred"
Provides a hotfix that updates the IPX protocol to prevent the "Serious system error has occurred" error message and event ID 1003 when you restart your computer. - Single Instance Storage service temporary files are not deleted or grow in size when you perform a backup or a volume snapshot operation
Fixes a problem in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003 that occurs when you perform a backup or a volume snapshot operation. Temporary files may grow larger or may not be deleted. - The Diskpart utility or the Cluster Administrator may take many seconds to process a task on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that may occur if the hard disk driver that is installed in Windows Server 2003 does not return information in the expected format. To resolve the problem, install a hotfix or obtain an updated driver. - New network shared folders automatically assign Read permissions to the Everyone group in Windows Server 2003
Corrects a problem in Windows Server 2003 where the value of the SrvsvcDefaultShareInfo entry in a registry subkey is ignored when you create a new network share. - Remote user cannot unlock a Terminal Services session in Windows Server 2003
Corrects a problem that occurs when remote users cannot unlock a Terminal Services session. For example, this problem occurs when a screen saver that is protected by a password automatically locks a session. - Smart card APIs may fail during a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session
Fixes problems you may have when you try to use a smart card during a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session. - MS04-007: An ASN.1 vulnerability could allow code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-007. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the... - Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 wireless clients are not compatible with RSA Security Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) type
Describes a problem that may occur if a Windows XP SP1 or Windows Server 2003 wireless client tries to authenticate with a third-party wireless implementation. - MS03-044: Buffer overrun in Windows Help and Support Center could lead to system compromise
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS03-044. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the... - MS04-016: Vulnerability in DirectPlay could allow denial of service
Resolves a newly discovered, privately reported vulnerability in the implementation of the IDirectPlay4 application programming interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay that could allow an attacker to cause a DirectPlay program to fail. - Time-out errors occur in Volume Shadow Copy service writers, and shadow copies are lost during backup and during times when there are high levels of input/output
This hotfix addresses two specific symptoms: Time-out errors occur in Volume Shadow Copy service writers. Shadow copies are lost during backup and during times when there are high levels of input/output. Time-out errors occur in Volume Shadow Copy... - MS03-039: A buffer overrun in RPCSS could allow an attacker to run malicious programs
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that is used by Windows. RPC provides an inter-process communication mechanism that allows a program that is running on one computer to seamlessly access services on another computer. The protocol itself is... - MS03-045: Buffer overrun in the ListBox and in the ComboBox Control could allow code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS03-045. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the... - Event 671 appears two times in the security event log when you unlock an account in Windows Server 2003
Corrects a problem in Windows Server 2003 that occurs when Event 671 is logged two times to the security event log. - "Cannot get source or target domain" error message when you run the Security Translation Wizard in Windows Server 2003
Updates the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to migrate information from domains that have already been decommissioned. - MS03-043: Buffer overrun in Messenger service could allow code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS03-043. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the... - MS04-012: Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM
Provides a link to the MS04-012 security bulletin. This security bulletin includes all pertinent information about a critical security patch for the full range of Windows operating systems. - FIX: You cannot configure CGI wildcard application mapping in IIS 6.0 in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to configure CGI wildcard application mapping in IIS 6.0 in Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 does not support CGI wildcard application mapping. - MS03-041: Vulnerability in Authenticode Verification Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS03-041. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the... - Your RIS client may not be able to obtain an IP address during the PXE restart on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000
If you install Remote Installation Services (RIS) and the DHCP Server service on the same server and if the RIS client is across a router, the RIS client may not be able to obtain an IP address during the Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) restart.... - Slow performance when Windows Server 2003 writes data to a fiber-channel-connected file share
Fixes a performance problem where a Windows Server 2003-based client writes data in sequential block-writes of 64 KB to a fiber-channel-connected file share on a second Windows Server 2003-based computer. - BugCheck 50 error when you use Remote Desktop Connection to disconnect from Windows Server 2003
When you use Remote Desktop Connection to disconnect from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may receive the following Stop (BugCheck 50) error message: Note The parameter may vary. - An extended operation that is sent to an LDAP server by API over the LDAP service causes a protocol error
Fixes a problem that occurs when an API sends an extended operation to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and the request does not complete correctly. - You receive a "STOP 0x000000D1" error message in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows 2000 Server
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 where you may receive a "STOP 0x000000D1" error message on a computer that uses an IDE controller that requires synchronization across all channels. - You receive a "No Terminal Services License server was found on the network" error message when you run the Manage Your Server Wizard on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem that occurs when you run the Manage Your Server Wizard on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. You receive an error message even if there is a valid Terminal Services License server. - A handle leak occurs when you use "Run as" to run a program in Windows Server 2003
Resolves a problem that may occur when a program is run by a user who is not the user who is logged on. A handle leak may occur, and your computer may become slow or unresponsive. - Stop 0x7B error occurs when you run the Windows Server 2003 Setup program for an image that was created by using the Sysprep -pnp switch
Hotfix resolves the problem where a Stop 0x7B error occurs when you run the Windows Server 2003 Setup program on an image that was created by using Sysprep with the -pnp switch. - Terminal Services clients may continue to receive a third-party GINA window after it is disabled
Provides a fix for a problem that may occur when you have a third-party GINA installed. - You may receive a Stop error in the Scsiport.sys file during SCSI miniport initialization on a computer that is running Windows
Describes a problem that occurs on computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000. Describes a hotfix that resolves this problem. - You may receive a "The IIS Admin scripts only support IIS 6.0" error message when you run the Iisback.vbs script in IIS 6.0
Fixes a problem that occurs when you run the Iisback.vbs script in IIS 6.0. You may receive a "The IIS Admin scripts only support IIS 6.0" error message. - New Log File Is Not Created at the Interval That You Specify in the Performance Tool
When you configure the properties of a log file in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance tool to automatically create a new log file after a particular interval, the Performance Logs and Alerts service does not create the new log file at the... - Universally unique identifiers that are returned contain the same seed value in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem that may occur if the NDIS WAN miniport drivers do not support the OID_GEN_VENDOR_ID object. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix. - Remote Desktop Connection triggers an access violation and does not respond when you set the FilterQueueType registry value to 0x7 in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003 where Remote Desktop Connection (Mstsc.exe) generates an access violation and does not respond. This issue occurs when you set the FilterQueueType registry value to 0x7. - Users can map a network drive in a Terminal Services session even after you enable the "Remove 'Map Network Drive' and 'Disconnect Network Drive'" Group Policy setting in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue where the Map Network Drive dialog box is displayed when you connect to the server from a Terminal Services session even though the Remove "Map Network Drive" and "Disconnect Network Drive" Group Policy setting is enabled. - You cannot use the tsshutdn command to restart a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server
Describes a fix for a problem where the tsshutdn command does not restart a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server. - An address book search is not successful in a program that uses NSPI
Describes a problem where an address book search is not successful in a program that uses NSPI. This problem occurs on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix. - Computer Does Not Shut Down and You Receive a "System Could Not Find the Environment Option That Was Entered" Error Message When You Schedule a Shutdown Task by Using the AT Command
When you schedule your computer to shut down by using the Shutdown.exe command-line utility with the at command, the computer does not shut down. When the scheduled shutdown task starts, you may receive the following error message: - Issues that are resolved in the pre-Service Pack 1 release of Ntfrs.exe
A Microsoft Windows Server 2003 pre-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix is available that includes updates to the File Replication service (FRS) to improve the robustness of the service. This article describes the changes to FRS that are included in the hotfix,... - A Client Certificate on One Request Handle May Interfere with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Negotiations on Other Request Handles When You Use WinHTTP
When you use Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP), setting a client certificate on one request handle may interfere with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiations on other request handles that are sent to the same host or to the same port. As a... - The EVENTTRIGGERS.EXE /T command does not run on the Japanese version of Windows Server 2003
When you try to run the Eventtriggers.exe /T command on a Japanese version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the command does not run. - You receive a "Lsass.exe access violation in Schannel.dll" error message in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where you receive an access violation error message in Windows Server 2003, and your computer may restart. - Cannot Drag Objects in the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in
When you try to drag an object in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in (Dsa.msc), you may receive the prohibition sign (a circle with a line through it). - Physical Disk Resources May Still Appear Online After a RAID Set Fails on a Clustered Server
When two or more disks fail in a hardware RAID set on a clustered server, the physical disk resource may still appear online. When you open My Computer to view the physical drive, you can view the root of the drive by using cached information. When you... - A certificate with a policy extension URL is not accepted by some programs in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a certificate that has a policy extension with a URL is not accepted by some programs. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve. - FIX: IIS 6.0 Does Not Return AUTH_TYPE for Integrated Security
If you use Integrated security to authenticate users on your Web page, and if you want to use the AUTH_TYPE Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) server variable in your application, for example from Active Server Pages (ASP) script through... - Cursor does not blink in programs when you connect to a Windows Server 2003-based computer by using a Terminal Services session
Provides a fix for a problem where the cursor does not blink at the command prompt or in programs such as Notepad when you log on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer by using a Terminal Services session. - MS04-036: Vulnerability in NNTP could allow code execution
Contains a link to the MS04-036 security bulletin. - You receive an error message during the offline defragmentation of an MSU table in Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where you receive an error message during the offline defragmentation of an undefined Unicode character fixup table in Windows Server 2003. - Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server stops responding
If you are using a Windows Server 2003-based server that has Terminal Server enabled, the server may stop responding and users may not be able to establish new Terminal Server connections to the server. - Performance Counter Instance Appears Several Times When You Combine Log Files by Using Relog.exe
The Relog.exe command does not combine performance logs correctly. - MS05-015: Vulnerability in hyperlink object library could allow remote code execution in Windows Server 2003
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-015. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of... - Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server ignores the idle disconnect settings in a user profile
If a client is disconnected from a Terminal Server session on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server computer after the idle disconnect timeout setting is reached, and then the client reconnects to a Terminal Server session on the same computer,... - WMI Terminal Server Provider SelectNetworkAdapterIP Method Does Not Work Correctly
The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Terminal Server Provider (Tscfgwmi.dll) SelectNetworkAdapterIP method does not work correctly if the registry subkey is missing. The following is the subkey path in the registry: If the subkey is missing,... - Cannot Add Trusted Sites in Internet Explorer by Using Sysprep.exe
When you try to use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) that is included with Windows Server 2003 to add Web sites to the zone or the zone in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you cannot do so as expected. - You cannot apply permissions to the root directory of an NTFS file system volume in Windows Server 2003
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, when you use Microsoft Windows Explorer or the Cacls.exe utility, you cannot assign NTFS file system permissions to the root directory of an NTFS volume if the volume is mounted by using a mount point,... - You cannot start your HP Itanium II computer
You may not be able to start your Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition-based HP Itanium II computer. You can contact Microsoft for a hotfix to resolve this problem. - FIX: You cannot download large files from an ASP.NET application on a computer that is running IIS 6.0
Describes a problem that occurs when you cannot download large files from an ASP.NET application on a computer that is running IIS 6.0. - Time synchronization does not occur on an NTP provider on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where the time service provider does not synchronize time on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003. - "%" character in Terminal Services profile path appears as a numeric string when you use the TSPROF command in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003, where a percent sign in your Terminal Services profile path appears as a numeric string when you view the profile path from the command line. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Memory-Dump Operation Does Not Complete on Computers with More Than 6 GB of RAM Installed
When Windows unexpectedly stops responding (hangs) and is configured to write debugging information to the Memory.dmp file, the memory-dump operation may not complete successfully. Additionally, you may experience one or both of the following symptoms:... - OpenGL hardware acceleration is unavailable for Windows on Windows 64 in the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003
Provides a hotfix to correct the problem where OpenGL hardware acceleration is unavailable to 32-bit programs in the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003. - Printers on a cluster are not published in Active Directory in Windows Server 2003
Fixes an issue in Windows Server 2003 where clustered printers are not correctly published in Active Directory. - The DHCP server statistics may not be correct on Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where the DHCP server statistics may not be correct when you view them by using the MMC DHCP snap-in or by using the Netsh.exe tool. - MS05-037: Vulnerability in JView Profiler could allow remote code execution
This update resolves a newly-discovered, public vulnerability. The JView Profiler, when instantiated in Internet Explorer, contains a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take complete control of the computer. - MS05-013: Vulnerability in the DHTML editing component ActiveX control could allow code execution
This update resolves a newly discovered public vulnerability in the DHTML editing component ActiveX control. This vulnerability could allow information disclosure or remote code execution on an affected system. - The Remote Shell utility may stop responding on a Windows Server 2003-based client computer
Fixes a problem that occurs when you run the Rsh.exe utility in Windows Server 2003 to run commands on a remote computer. - Distributed File System update to support consolidation roots in Windows Server 2003
Updates the Windows Server 2003 DFS to permit you to create a DFS root server. With a DFS root server, you can preserve existing UNC paths when you migrate or consolidate your existing file servers. Requires that you install an update. - The DNS WMI provider does not populate TimeStamp attributes in Windows Server 2003
Explains that the DNS WMI provider does not populate TimeStamp attributes for instances of any class that is derived from a MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord object on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. - Plug and Play may stop responding in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where Plug and Play may stop responding in Windows Server 2003 if a SCSI inquiry occurs at the same time as the Plug and Play event. - Security Warning Occurs When You Run a Nested Log Off Script Through an FQDN
When you run a log off script through a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), if the log off script starts another script, you may receive a security warning that states that the file that is being called may harm your computer. - A 32-bit third-party service quits unexpectedly on a Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition-based computer
Fixes a problem that occurs when a third-party service runs as a 32-bit process and calls the GetFileType function or the GetStdHandle function. Windows 64 is a 32-bit Windows subsystem you use to run 32-bit programs on 64-bit versions of Windows. - Double-byte characters are returned very slowly to the Special Administration Console in a remotely administered environment
Describes a fix for an issue where characters are returned slowly from the server to your computer when you access a Windows Server 2003-based computer through a Special Administration Console by using the EMS Remotely Administered feature. - You cannot use Authorization Manager together with Active Directory Application Mode in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to use Authorization Manager with Active Directory Application Mode. - "C:\Boot.ini File Can Not Be Opened" Error Message When You Try to Make Changes to Your Boot.ini File by Using the System Tool
When you open the System tool in Control Panel, and then click the tab in the dialog box to make changes to your options on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may receive the following error message: Note To open the dialog box, click , point to... - Support for MaxOptix and Sony magneto optical drives in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you cannot install the Sony Model SMO-S561 or MaxOptix Model T5-2600 optical drive in Windows Server 2003. Provides new level of support for both of these drive models. - "Stop 0xCC" Error Message When You Update the Emulex LP9002 HBA Driver
When you update (replace) the Emulex LP9002 HBA driver with the STORPort storage port driver (Storport.sys), you may receive a "Stop 0xCC" error message on a blue screen. - Majority node set clusters stop running on your Windows Server 2003-based network
Fixes the problem where your majority node set clusters become unsynchronized and stop running. - A Windows Server 2003-based computer may stop responding when a global context is unexpectedly freed
Provides a hotfix for a problem that may occur when a global context is freed unexpectedly on your Windows Server 2003-based computer. You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. - Delete All Child Objects auditing entry for an Active Directory object does not record an event log entry in Windows Server 2003
Describes why you must use the Delete auditing entry and the Delete All Child Objects auditing entry to generate an event log entry when you delete a child object. - Event 5774 occurs in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where Windows Server 2003 does not control the number of transport control blocks in a time-wait state. - You cannot establish new Terminal Services connections to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server
Fixes a problem where you cannot establish new Terminal Services connections to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server and Windows Task Manager indicates very high CPU and memory usage for the Svchost.exe process. - The CreateProcessWithLogonW() Function Ignores the startinfo.wShowWindow Flag
When you call the CreateProcessWithLogonW function, the startinfo.wShowWindow flag is ignored. For example, if you want to hide the program that you start, the program is visible after it starts. - EFI boot manager entries are reordered when you deploy a Windows Server 2003 image that you created by using the Sysprep tool and an imaging solution
Fixes a problem where the Setupcl.exe component of the Sysprep tool changes the order of the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) boot manager options when you deploy an image to a computer. You must install a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Some group records are not filtered out when you use the PersonaGrata feature on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows 2000-based computer
Provides a hotfix that resolves a problem that occurs when some group records are not filtered out when you use the PersonaGrata feature on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows 2000-based computer. - The 32-Bit Version of a Program Runs More Slowly Than the 64-Bit Version on the 64-Bit Editions of Windows Server 2003
If you run a 64-bit version of a program that makes calls to the PSAPI library—for example , , and —the program runs as expected. However, if you run a 32-bit version of the same program that makes the same calls to the PSAPI library, the program runs... - The .bks file may not run successfully when you use the NTBackup utility in Windows Server 2003 to run a Unicode .bks file that the NTBackup utility did not create
Fixes a problem where a Unicode .bks file may not run successfully when you use the NTBackup utility to run a Unicode .bks file in Windows Server 2003. - Routing and Remote Access stops responding when you use the Routing and Remote Access MMC to restart the service
Fixes a problem where Routing and Remote Access stops responding when you use the Routing and Remote Access Service MMC to restart Routing and Remote Access. This problem occurs when the dependent services are not stopped correctly. - Your domain user name may not be accepted in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP
Fixes a problem where you receive a notification message to re-enter your user name in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP. Workaround included, as are hotfixes. - Windows Server 2003 systems using IPsec tunnel-mode functionality may experience problems after you install the original version of 893066
Describes the problem where you may receive a "STOP 0x0000008E" error message after you install security update 893066 on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. Provides a resolution for this problem. - The local Security Settings snap-in stops responding on your Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem that may cause your Security Settings snap-in to stop responding. - You cannot import a transportable shadow volume in Windows Server 2003
Updates the Virtual Disk service to correctly cache the hidden attribute on a shadow volume.
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