Windows Server 2003 Post RTM Updates- 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). - 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). - Intermittent "Stop error code 0x0000001E" error message
An intermittent Stop error 0000001E (Error 0x1E) error message occurs. - 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. - 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 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... - 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. - 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. - "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. - "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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 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). - 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. - 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 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 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 - 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. - 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - "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... - 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. - 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. - 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... - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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" - 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. - 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. - 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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-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. - 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 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. - 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. - 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 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. - 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: - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 "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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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). - MS06-009: 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. - MS05-043: 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. - 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. - 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. - MS06-011: 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. - Detection and deployment guidance for the August, 2006 security release
Provides detection and deployment guidance for the August, 2006 security release. - 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. - MS05-042: 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. - 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 - MS06-041: 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 - MS06-022: 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. - 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. - MS05-044: 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. - MS05-054: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS05-054 security update rollup for Internet Explorer. - Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-053: Vulnerabilities in graphics rendering engine could allow code execution
Describes how to obtain Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-053. - 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. - MS06-018: Vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator could allow denial of service
Describes the MS06-018 security update for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - MS06-016: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express
Describes a cumulative security update for Outlook Express. - MS06-013: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS06-013 security update rollup for Internet Explorer - 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. - 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. - 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. - MS05-049: 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. - 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. - MS06-002: 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. - MS06-015: Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could lead to remote code execution
Describes the MS06-015 security update for Windows Explorer. - 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. - MS06-036: 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. - MS06-023: 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. - MS06-033: A vulnerability in ASP.NET could allow information disclosure
Discusses a vulnerability in ASP.Net and describes the security update that resolves the issue. - MS05-025: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS05-025 security update rollup for Internet Explorer. - MS05-052: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Describes the MS05-052 security update rollup for Internet Explorer. - MS06-021: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Discusses the cumulative security update for Internet Explorer and where to obtain it. - 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: 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: 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: 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. - 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: 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. - 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 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 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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). - 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. - 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... - A Windows Server 2003-based computer may stop responding when it is resumed from standby and events 1030 and 1058 are logged in the application log of a domain controller
Fixes a problem with resuming a Windows Server 2003-based computer from standby. Events 1030 and 1058 may be logged after you restart the computer, and policy objects are not applied. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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.... - 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. - SMTP tar pit feature for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Describes the SMTP tar pit feature for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. - 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... - MS03-044: 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... - 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... - 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... - 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. - 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... - 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... - 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. - 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. - 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. - MS03-043: 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... - 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. - "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. - 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. - 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... - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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.... - 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. - 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... - Windows Server 2003 Does Not Identify a Dell PV122T VS80 Medium Changer
A Windows Server 2003-based computer does not identify a Dell PV122T VS80 medium changer device. The device stops working after this problem occurs. The PV-122T VS80 appears as in Device Manager. If you upgrade your firmware from V50 to V57 on the... - Clients cannot log on to domain controllers that are Windows Server 2003-based DNS servers, and network interfaces that are not registered in DNS can still perform dynamic updates
After you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on a "multihomed" domain controller that is a DNS server, clients may not be able to log on, and network interfaces that are not registered in DNS can still perform dynamic updates. (A "multihomed" domain... - You receive a "Stop 0x7E" message while running Windows Server 2003 and downloading a large file from a Web site
Provides a hotfix resolution for an issue that occurs when you are running Windows Server 2003 and you try to download a large file from a Web site. - Access violation when you use WinHTTP in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Corrects a problem in WinHTTP that may cause an access violation. - Wireless and VPN Clients Cannot Successfully Authenticate by Using EAP-TLS Authentication
Wireless and virtual private network (VPN) clients may not be able to successfully authenticate by using Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) authentication through a Microsoft Internet Authentication Service (IAS)... - 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. - Some queries against the global catalog take longer to run than expected in Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where some global catalog queries experience poor performance and take longer than expected to run in Windows Server 2003. - "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. - Users Cannot Connect to a Windows Server 2003 Domain by Using a VPN Connection
Users cannot connect to a Windows Server 2003 domain by using a virtual private networking (VPN) connection. This problem occurs if the following conditions are true: The users try to connect to the domain through a Cisco router. The Cisco router uses... - 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. - Media Changer Device Does Not Work Correctly If You Install a Storport-Based HBA Driver
When you try to use Removable Storage or a third-party program to manage a media changer device, the device may not work correctly. Also, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: You receive an error message. The device does not come... - 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. - 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. - You cannot use the Console Registry tool to back up the SAM or the SECURITY registry hives
Provides a fix for a problem that may prevent you from using Reg.exe to back up the SAM or the SECURITY registry hives. - The Beep function does not generate a beep sound in a Terminal Services session to a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where you do not hear any beep sounds when you run a program that uses the Beep function in a Terminal Services session to a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - Enhancements to Adprep.exe in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and in hotfix 324392
This article describes enhancements to Adprep.exe. The new version better detects configurations that prevent it from successfully running. It also no longer fully synchronizes Group Policy objects in the SYSVOL tree as a default operation. - 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. - FIX: Structs or arrays of string cannot marshal correctly to COM+ applications
If you call a function in a Microsoft COM+ server application where one of the parameters is a struct or an array that contains strings, the strings may be set to empty strings during the calling process. - An access violation occurs when a remote procedure call frees memory two times
Under stress conditions in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 you may experience an access violation (0xC0000005) when you make remote procedure calls (RPCs), because the RPC incorrectly frees a piece of memory two times (a double free). - 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. - Disk performance may appear lower in Windows Server 2003 than disk performance in Windows 2000 Server when you use some SCSI miniport drivers
When you use some small computer system interface (SCSI) miniport drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, disk performance may appear lower compared to disk performance in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. - You cannot start a program when the Language bar is running on a Windows Server 2003-based multiprocessor computer
Fixes a problem that may occur when you run Windows Server 2003 on a multiprocessor computer, and the Ctfmon.exe process is running. - 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. - Cannot Join Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain When You Run Setup Unattended
When you try to run Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Setup unattended, the installation is completed, but your computer may not be able to join your Microsoft Active Directory directory service domain. - "No such device or address" error message when you use the Ftp utility to transfer files in Windows Server 2003
When you use the Ftp utility (Ftp.exe) to transfer a file on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may receive the following error message: - An updated Storport storage driver (version 5.2.3790.139) is available for Windows Server 2003
Fixes several issues with the Storport storage driver that were previously addressed by multiple software updates. - You may not be able to paste an item in an Office 2003 program after you connect to a Windows Server 2003-based server that is running Terminal Server
Fixes a problem where you cannot paste an item in the clipboard to an Office 2003 program when you connect to a Windows Server 2003-based server that is running Terminal Server or Remote Desktop for Administration. - A Windows Server 2003-based computer that runs SMTP uses more memory than expected
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where your computer may use more memory than expected. This problem occurs when the computer is also running SMTP. - You may receive an error in the Userinit.exe component when you log on to a Windows Server 2003-based or a Windows 2000-based Terminal Services session
Fixes a problem that occurs when you receive a "USERINIT.EXE (5.2.3790.77) caused a fault in module NTDLL.DLL at 0x0003C188" error in the Userinit.exe component. - You cannot access encrypted files after you log on by using a password that was changed programmatically in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you cannot access encrypted data files after you use the ADSI ChangePassword method in a Visual Basic script to change the password for your local user account. - 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. - The IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout registry entry has no effect in Windows Server 2003
Provides a hotfix that lets you use the IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout registry entry in Windows Server 2003. - 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... - "An invalid directory pathname was passed" error message when you use Active Directory Users and Computers to view user properties in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs if you have installed the hotfix that is described in Knowledge Base article 833883. Article 833883 also advises you how to edit your computer's registry, and this also contributes to this problem. - 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. - MS04-031: Vulnerability in NetDDE could allow remote code execution
Discusses a bulletin that addresses a remote code execution vulnerability that exists in the Network Dynamic Data Exchange (NetDDE) services. The vulnerability is documented in the Vulnerability Details section of the bulletin. - 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. - 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. - Client computers cannot obtain a permanent Windows 2000 Terminal Services Client Access License (CAL) from a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Licensing server
Describes how client computers that have temporary Windows Server 2003 Client Access License (CALs) cannot upgrade to permanent Windows 2000 CALs. Requires the installation of a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Access violation in Iexplore.exe when you use a Control Panel tool if Control Panel is set to Classic View in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where you receive an access violation error message in the Iexplore.exe file after you try to run a Control Panel tool when Control Panel is configured to Classic View. - 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. - Compressed (zip) files that are on an offline resource are listed in the Search Results window in Windows XP and in Windows Server 2003 even if you do not choose the "Search tape backup" option
Fixes a problem in Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 where compressed (zip) files that are on an offline resource are listed in the search results when you search for a file. - 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. - HBA device is displayed in Windows Server 2003 Device Manager with a black exclamation point on a yellow field
Resolves a problem where an HBA device is not installed correctly and where the device is displayed in Device Manager with a black exclamation point (!) on a yellow field. - 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 network connection may be reset when you try to perform a file operation on a remote Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where a remote Windows Server 2003-based computer may reset the network connection when you try to perform a file operation on the remote server from a local client. - Your application receives the STATUS_IO_DEVICE_ERROR error flag when it calls an IOCTL function in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where your application receives the STATUS_IO_DEVICE_ERROR error flag when the application calls an IOCTL function or a DMA service. - 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. - 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. - The Beremote.exe process uses up to 100 percent of CPU resources
Provides a hotfix for a problem that may occur on a Windows Server 2003 network computer when you run Veritas Backup Exec software. - 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. - MIT Kerberos clients cannot authenticate to a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller in a Windows 2000 domain
Fixes a problem where MIT Kerberos clients cannot authenticate to a newly added Windows Server 2003-based domain controller in a Windows 2000 domain. - "Device Status Page Error" error message when your printer tries to display a status notification message
Fixes a problem that may occur when certain printers try to display status notifications. In this scenario, you receive a "Device Status Page Error" error message. - MS05-012: Vulnerability in OLE and COM could allow remote code execution
This update resolves several newly discovered, privately reported vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability is documented in the bulletin in its own “Vulnerability Details” section. - Remote Desktop Web Connection triggers an access violation and does not respond when you set the FilterQueueType registry value to 0x7 in Windows Server 2003
Describes a fix for an issue in Windows Server 2003 where the Remote Desktop Web Connection program (Msrdp.ocx) generates an access violation and does not respond if you set the FilterQueueType registry value to 0x7. - You are unexpectedly disconnected from your VPN session after several minutes in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where your VPN connection to a VPN server is disconnected after several minutes. - Problems occur when you run a program that accesses a USB 2.0 DVD drive or CD-RW drive
When you run a program that accesses a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 DVD-ROM drive or CD-RW drive, you may experience problems similar to one or more of the following scenarios: If you run Intervideo WinDVD with a USB 2.0 DVD-ROM drive, you may... - "Invalid number" error message when you try to change the forms in the server properties of a printer in Windows Server 2003
Explains that you may receive an "Invalid number" error message when you try to change the forms in the server properties of a printer in Windows Server 2003. A hotfix for this problem is provided in this article. - The Cpqkgpsa.sys and hp2300.sys FC HBA drivers return incorrect PCI address information
The 5-4.82a14 and 5-4.82a16 versions of the Cpqkgpsa.sys driver and the 8.2.0.72 and 8.2.0.73 versions of the hp2300.sys driver return incorrect Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) address information. The drivers return a device number of 0... - Computer Stops Responding with "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Stop Error If CD-ROM Drive or Tape Device Is Connected to SCSI Controller
Computer stops responding with 0xD1 bug check if the computer has a CD-ROM drive or tape device on a boot controller that uses a Storport.sys storage driver. - 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. - A network name resource does not come online in a Windows Server 2003 server cluster
Describes a problem when the network name of a cluster will not come online when the network name is in an organizational unit that has a forward slash in its name. - 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. - 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. - The Previous Versions tab for a file or for a folder in a DFS share is not displayed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP
Fixes a problem that occurs in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP where the Previous Versions tab for a file or for a folder in a DFS share is missing when you view the properties of the file or of the folder. - You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you connect to a Web site after you modify permissions in the metabase in IIS 6.0
Describes a fix for a problem in IIS 6.0. You cannot access a Web site after you modify permissions in the IIS 6.0 metabase. - Your USB 2.0 printer is slow to print in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a USB 2.0 printer may be very slow to print when it is connected to a Windows Server 2003-based computer. This problem affects multifunction peripheral printers that use the Dot4.sys driver. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Cluster services may stop when you use the "cluster" command to change the Cluster service account password on a Windows Server 2003-based server cluster node
Fixes a problem where cluster services may stop when you use the "cluster" command to change the Cluster service account password on a server cluster node that is running Windows Server 2003. - 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. - The data in an ICMP error packet from a host computer may be truncated or missing in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where ICMP sends a truncated "Destination Unreachable" message in Windows Server 2003. Provides a hotfix for the problem. - Web requests may not obtain the correct security context on a server that is running Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where two Web sites that are running on different ports on the same server may not return the correct security context. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix. - You receive a "STOP 0x000000D1" error message on a blue screen in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when the computer is under a heavy load. To resolve the problem, you must install a hotfix. - "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. - UDDI Services Installation Fails on Computers That Use a Turkish System Locale
When you try to install Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services on a computer that uses a Turkish system locale, the installation does not complete successfully. - You receive a "replace your hard disk drive" error message while you use a tape drive in Windows Server 2003
Explains that when you receive an error message that states that a hard disk drive failure may be imminent, the problem may actually affect a different storage device such as a tape drive. - Users Receive a Password Complexity Requirements Message That Does Not Specify Character Group Requirements for a Password
When you set the policy setting, and a user logs on to the computer or to a domain and types a password in the dialog box that does not meet the complexity requirements, the user receives the following message: This message is expected behavior when a... - 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: - You may receive an "E20251: Failed to enumerate the printers" error message when you run the Security Translation Wizard in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you may receive an "E20251: Failed to enumerate the printers" error message when you run the Security Translation Wizard in Windows Server 2003 to update the access control list (ACL) fpr printers. - The server stops responding and an access violation occurs in Lsass.exe when the server reloads certain policy parameters
When the domain controller reloads certain policy parameters for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) policy objects or for Directory Server Agent (DSA) objects because of originating or replicated modifications, the server may stop responding,... - Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 may not quit correctly in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where Office Outlook 2003 does not close correctly when you run a Winsock LSP on Windows Server 2003. - 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. - 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... - You receive a "Syntaxe incorrecte" error message when you try to install Remote Desktop Web Connection (Tswebsetup.exe) in the French version of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you receive an error when you run the Tswebsetup.exe file on a French Windows Server 2003-based computer. - 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. - Error message when you drag a file from one DFS share to another DFS share in Windows
On computers that are running the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 when you try to drag a file from one Distributed File System (DFS) share to another DFS share in Windows Explorer,... - "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... - "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. - Scheduled Task for the Shadow Copies of Shared Folders Feature May Not Run on a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 cluster, the scheduled tasks for the Shadow Copies of Shared Folders feature may not run. - 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. - Certificate Services ignores the HighSerial registry entry after the first restart in Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where the certificate server ignores the HighSerial registry entry and uses the default length for certificate serial numbers. - "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. - 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 - You receive a "0xc0000005 Access violation" error message
When you try to back up a folder that has quotas enabled on it, you may receive a 0xc0000005 access violation error message in the Ntbackup.exe program. - Unidrv.dll print support for JPEG pass-through and PNG pass-through in Windows Server 2003
Explains that after you install this hotfix, the Unidrv.dll driver supports JPEG pass-through and PNG pass-through when you print to inkjet print devices. - 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. - Access Violation Occurs in the MGM Component on a Windows Server 2003-Based VPN Server
An access violation in the Multicast Group Manager (MGM) component may occur on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is configured as a remote access virtual private network (VPN) server, where Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) is enabled... - 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,... - Performance Monitor stops responding on Windows Server 2003-based computers that have more than 40 logical disks
Updates the Perfdisk.dll file on computers that are running Windows Server 2003. Install this fix if your performance monitoring program stops responding. - Windows Error Reporting may not create a dump file in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a dump file may not be created when the computer is working under a heavy load. Provides a hotfix for the problem. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Name Resolution Problems Occur When You Try to Access a Domain Controller by Using Its Alternate Computer Name
After you add an alternate computer name to a domain controller that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you later experience Domain Name System (DNS) name resolution problems when you try to access that server by using its alternate name. If you... - Unexpected results may occur when you use the CreateFile function and the FILE_FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE flag to access a file that is located on a remote Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where you receive an "Error No 59: An unexpected network error occurred" error message when you use the CreateFile function and the FILE_FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE flag to open and then close a file. - 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. - Cannot Set the userPassword Attribute in Active Directory
When you try to set the userPassword attribute by using an LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) file, you receive an error message that is similar to the following: This problem occurs after you create the following configuration in your Microsoft... - 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. - The Computer Name Is Not Displayed in the Title Bar of the Log On to Windows Dialog Box
If you add the string value to the following registry key on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 and then set the value to , the computer name is not displayed on the title bar of the dialog box: Although the computer name is not displayed in... - 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. - 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. - Accessibility Options for the Logon Desktop Are Not Applied
When you configure the accessibility options on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, click to select the check box on the tab, and then log off the computer, when the logon desktop appears, the accessibility settings may not be applied to the logon... - 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. - Message content does not expire correctly, message content remains on the NTFS file system, and a memory leak occurs in Windows Server 2003
Describes problems that are related to the NNTP service that occur after a message is rejected by an event sink, that occur after you configure multiple sink events for the NNTP service, or that occur after you rebuild an NNTP virtual server. - Groups are displayed by using their SAM account names instead of their display names
When you view the contents of the tab in the properties dialog box of an object, or when you view the security permissions of an object by running a command-line utility such as Cacls, the security groups or the distribution groups appear in the... - 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. - Cannot Connect to a Windows-Based Server That Is Running NAT If the Client Source Port Is 1723
If Network Address Translation (NAT) is in use on a server that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000, connections cannot be made to the server's external interface if the source port of a client computer is port 1723. You can enable NAT by... - You cannot undelete a domain local group on server running Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem with Windows Server 2003-based servers that cannot delete a domain local group. - Cannot update a host (A) record TTL property by using the MicrosoftDNS_AType:Modify method in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where the host record TTL property is set to 3600 seconds after you take steps to set it to zero. - A digitally signed application stops responding in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where a program that you run on a Windows Server 2003-based system stops responding if the executable file for the program has been digitally signed. - MS04-024: A vulnerability in the Windows shell could allow remote code execution
Refers to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article that describes this vulnerability. - You receive a "stop 0x000000DA" error message on a blue screen after you enable PTE tracking on a Windows Server 2003-based node
When you edit the registry of a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based node in a server cluster to turn on page table entry (PTE) tracking, the server may stop responding. You may also receive a stop error message on a blue screen that is similar to the... - You may receive an e-mail delivery status report that contains information about other active SMTP sessions on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where you may receive an e-mail delivery status report that contains information about other active SMTP sessions when you send SMTP e-mail messages from a SMTP virtual server on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. - The KeBugCheckEx() function causes a system reset on multiprocessor Windows Server 2003-based computers
Fixes a problem that occurs because machine check exceptions are delivered to multiple processors on the computer at the same time. This problem causes Windows Server 2003 to restart. - 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. - Event 7005 is logged in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Corrects a problem where the Service Control Manager logs event 7005 when the Virtual Disk Service shuts down. - 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. - An access violation occurs in Lsass.exe when you run Diskeeper Administrator in Windows Server 2003
Resolves a problem where an access violation occurs in Lsass.exe when you run Diskeeper Administrator Edition software. This problem occurs on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is configured to audit logon events. - You receive an unsigned driver warning when you install Windows Server 2003
When you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you may receive an "unsigned driver" warning. - A Remote Desktop session is disconnected without warning if a session reconnect request does not complete as expected on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where a Remote Desktop session is disconnected without warning if a session reconnect request does not complete as expected. This problem occurs when you use the Citrix ICA Client to connect to Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server. - The HOMEPATH environment variable is not correct after you use a Telnet session to connect to a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Describes a problem where the HOMEPATH environment variable is not correct after authentication occurs on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix. - 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. - The SetThreadContext function may not work as you expect on a computer that is running a 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem with the SetThreadContext function on computers that run 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003. The function does not restore the GP register when it exits a system call. Provides a hotfix to resolve the problem. - Logical Disk Manager may stop responding or may report an error when you replace a dynamic disk in Windows Server 2003 while the computer is running
Fixes a problem where Logical Disk Manager stops responding or logs an error when you replace a dynamic disk in Windows Server 2003 while the computer is running. - Your Windows Server 2003-based multiprocessor computer with an AMD chipset may occasionally stop responding
Resolves a problem where multiple nonmaskable interrupts cause a Windows Server 2003-based multiprocessor computer to occasionally stop responding. This issue occurs when the computer has a particular AMD chipset installed. - Your computer may become slow and unresponsive after you run a script that uses the Saport.sys library file in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when a script uses the Saport.sys library file. Provides an updated version of Saport.sys. - "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. - "Please enter a three-letter site code" error message when you use the Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator Console to modify the address of a child site
Fixes a problem in Systems Management Server 2003 where you receive a "Windows Title: Standard Sender Address" error message when you try to modify the address of a child site. - You receive information for a different local group than you specified when you use the "net localgroup" command on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where information for a local group from a trusted domain is returned when you run the "net localgroup" command on a domain controller. - Your computer does not start and you receive a "Stop 0xC000021a" error message in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where you receive a "Stop 0xC000021a Fatal System Error" error message when your Microsoft Windows Server 2003 computer tries to start. - The Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Describes a problem where the Local Security Authentication Server (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. - FIX: You receive an "Access denied" error message when you use a Windows Server 2003-based Web application to read Message Queuing public queues on a remote Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to read a remote public queue that is running on a Windows Server 2003-based computer from a Web application that is running in Windows Server 2003. - 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. - MS05-010: Vulnerability in the License Logging service could allow code execution
Resolves a newly discovered, privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in the “Vulnerability details” section of the 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. - 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. - Programs that use ADSI take a long time to perform certain tasks in Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem where tasks that access security descriptor values from Active Directory Application Mode take longer than you expect. - 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. - User cannot create a Terminal Server roaming profile path if a user with the same name has logged on from another domain
When you configure the Group Policy setting, this setting does not work as expected. Specifically, if two users with the same user name in different domains log on to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based terminal server, they cannot access their... - 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. - Add Printer Wizard does not complete the installation of your printer
When you use the to add a printer to your computer, the printer installation may stop and may not complete. - Event ID 1091 and Event ID 1085 Appear in the Application Event Log
When you view the Application event log on your Windows Server 2003-based system, you may see both of the following events: - 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 receive an error message when you use WMI to enumerate the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives that are installed on your Windows Server 2003-based, Windows XP-based, or Windows 2000-based computer
Fixes a problem that may occur when you use Windows Management Instrumentation to enumerate CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives on some computers. - Active Directory Migration Tool Version 2 Uses the DNS Name to Resolve the IP Address
When you use Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) version 2 to migrate computer objects from a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based server to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based server, the Domain Name System (DNS) name of each computer object is... - 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... - "Error 1783 (RPC_X_BAD_STUB_DATA)" Error Message When You Use the EnumDependentServices Function
When you create a custom program that uses the EnumDependentServices function to retrieve information about dependent services, the EnumDependentServices function may not work correctly. The EnumDependentServices function may return an incorrect buffer... - “Access is denied” message may occur when you click the Dial-in tab in Active Directory Users and Computers in Windows Server 2003
Describes a problem where you receive an “Access is denied” message when you click the Dial-in tab in Active Directory Users and Computers on a Windows Server 2003-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... - 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:... - Fault tolerant configuration stops responding or crashes in Windows Server 2003
When you configure your computer with a fault tolerant configuration, your computer may stop responding or crash in resource intensive conditions. This problem may occur randomly. The call stack trace that is associated with this problem is similar to... - The SnmpMgrOpen function fails and returns a null session, and the GetLastError function does not return an error code
When you run a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management program on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the SNMP service does not return accurate information. When this problem occurs, the SnmpMgrOpen function fails and returns a... - You cannot load a remote LMHOSTS file in Windows Server 2003
Explains that you may not be able to load an LMHOSTS file that is located on a remote server in Windows Server 2003. This article discusses a hotfix for this problem. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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... - 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,... - "Word is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action" error message when you copy a shape from a Visio drawing and then paste it into a Word document during a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session
When you connect to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based server by using a Terminal Services session from a client computer, open a Microsoft Office Visio 2003 drawing, copy a shape from that drawing, and then paste the shape into a Microsoft Word 2002... - Nothing happens when you press the S key after you receive the "S=Stuurprogramma op diskette" message during Windows Server 2003 setup
Discusses the problem that occurs when you press the S key after you are prompted with "S=Stuurprogramma op diskette" during the installation of the Dutch version of Windows Server 2003. - Handle leak in an IP helper function in Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem where a program that uses an IP helper function may cause your server to stop responding. - "Not Supported (0x8004100C)" error message when you run a query in WMI under Windows Server 2003
Hotfix resolves a problem where a script that uses the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider to query a dynamic data class with an embedded object may return a "Not Supported (0x8004100C)" error message. - You receive a Stop error 0x7E in Scsiport.sys error message in Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem where a server that is running Windows Server 2003 abruptly stops and you receive the Stop error 0x7E in Scsiport.sys. - You receive access violation messages and the DNS service stops on a DNS server that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003
Explains why you may receive frequent access violation messages, and the DNS service may stop on a DNS server. This problem occurs if you have a DNS TXT record that contains escaped characters. - The SMTP service does not fail over to the next MX record after the remote SMTP host for an MX record responds with a 4xx error
Describes a problem in Windows Server 2003 that occurs after an MX record returns a 4xx error. To resolve this problem, you must install a hotfix. - "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 receive an error message or the /SAGERUN command-line option does not work correctly when you run the Disk Cleanup wizard from the command line in Windows Server 2003
Updates Cleanmgr.exe to work correctly on computers that are running Microsoft 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... - A software update is available that allows you to access the archived user keys in an exit module in a Windows Server 2003 CA
Describes a software update that is available from Microsoft that you can use to access the archived user keys in an exit module in a Windows Server 2003 certification authority (CA). - Vendor-supplied drivers that you add to the ADS Deployment Agent Builder service repository are not installed
When you add OEM drivers or other third-party drivers to the Microsoft Windows Automated Deployment Services Version 1.0 (ADS) Deployment Agent Builder service repository, these vendor-supplied drivers may not be installed when the computer is booted... - The memory-management feature incorrectly initializes a page in memory on 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003
Fixes a memory management and fragmentation issue where a page in memory is incorrectly initialized on a 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003 if a memory page is too large to fit on node 0. - 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. - Network load balancing heartbeat packets may be dropped and a cluster may be disbanded in a Windows Server 2003 cluster environment
Describes a fix for an issue on a cluster member in a Windows Server 2003 cluster environment. In this issue, WLBS fails with an increase in the number of TCP segments, the cluster member is disconnected and the cluster is disbanded. - 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. - 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 incorrect counter values may be returned when you monitor All Counters in the Browser performance object in Windows Server 2003
Explains that the incorrect counter values may be returned when you use Performance Monitor to monitor All Counters in the Browser performance object on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 and provides a hotfix to resolve this problem. - 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. - In Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP, W32Time frequently logs Event ID 50, and poor time synchronization occurs
When the Windows Time service (W32Time) synchronizes with an external clock, the following event may frequently appear in the System log: In the default domain hierarchy, when a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based child domain controller tries to... - Folder tree flickers when you view a mapped network drive in Microsoft Windows Explorer
When you view local drives or mapped network drives in Microsoft Windows Explorer, the left pane (folder tree) or the tree view may flicker, or the whole folder structure may constantly be updated with speeds that vary from one update every few seconds... - 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. - You receive a "lsass.exe-system error: Security Accounts Manager initialization failed" error message and event ID 1168 is logged when you restart a Windows Server 2003 domain controller
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where you receive an error message when you restart the domain controller. Provides a hotfix that permits the Active Directory to start. - Software Restriction Policies Do Not Persist After You Define Them
After you define Software Restriction Policies (also known as SAFER) under the node of your domain policy, when you later click that container, you receive the following message in the right pane of Group Policy Object Editor: This problem may also... - 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. - "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. - 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... - 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. - 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. - 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 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 FTP client program cannot upload a file that is 2 GB or larger in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where extremely large files do not transfer to an FTP server, or the FTP client program incorrectly reports the final size of the job. - An incomplete list of associated running programs is displayed when you remove a program in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where Windows Server 2003 displays an incomplete list of running programs that you must close to continue when you try to remove a program while you are running associated programs, - Some applications cannot access the serial port in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where some custom applications that are running on Windows Server 2003-based computers cannot communicate through the COM serial port. - 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. - An API that attaches header information to the memory image is available for OEM computers that have "capture memory image" capability in Windows Server 2003
Describes an update that allows a memory dump file to be created on Windows Server 2003-based computer that has stopped responding. - MS04-037: Vulnerability in Windows shell could allow remote code execution
Discusses a bulletin that addresses several newly discovered, public vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability is documented in its own Vulnerability Details section in the bulletin. - Computer stops responding when a SCSI miniport driver issues a ScsiPortNotification(BusChangeDetected) call
Provides a resolution for an issue that occurs when your computer stops responding when the Scsiport.sys driver issues a hal!IoFreeAdapterChannel() call after a SCSI miniport driver issues a ScsiPortNotification.(BusChangeDetected) call. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Performance counter logs show a very high initial value in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where the first value in a performance counter log is incorrectly high because it has not been calculated with two raw samples. The problem occurs in comma-delimited and tab-delimited log files. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - "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. - The Ntds.dit database may display incorrect refcounts when you use the Semantic database analysis command in the Ntdsutil utility in Windows Server 2003
Explains that when you use the Semantic database analysis command in the Ntdsutil utility in Windows Server 2003, the Ntds.dit database may display incorrect refcounts because the utility does not account for deleted links. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Update to MS04-023 for HTML Help programs
Fixes a problem where some programs may not work correctly with HTML Help after the MS04-023 update is installed. Also fixes a problem where pre-release versions of Windows XP SP2 remain subject to HTML Help vulnerabilities. - An event ID 10010 error message may be logged many times in the event log of your Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Terminal Services
Fixes a problem where an event ID 10010 error message may be logged many times in the event log of your Windows Server 2003-based computer if the Internet Explorer operating system shell is not running on the terminal server. - MS04-034: Vulnerability in compressed (zipped) folders could allow code execution
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-034. 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... - DNS clients may not be able to access sites where the CNAME resource record for the site has been cached on a Windows Server 2003 DNS server
Fixes a problem where DNS clients cannot access sites that were previously available. This problem occurs when the DNS feature may not add CNAME resource records if they were previously cached and then expired. Provides a hotfix. - A network logon that uses NTLM authentication does not update the lastLogonTimestamp attribute in the Active Directory schema of a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
Fixes a problem where a network logon that uses NTLM authentication does not update the lastLogonTimestamp attribute in the Active Directory schema of a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003. - You receive an "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion" error message when a service that uses the local system account tries to start on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
Fixes a problem where services that use the local system account to log on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer do not start. - 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 Setupldr.efi file cannot read the Automated System Recovery disk or the Winnt.sif file from a USB floppy drive in Windows Server 2003
When you use a Winnt.sif file on a floppy disk to perform an unattended Microsoft Windows Server 2003 installation, the Setupldr.efi file cannot access the Winnt.sif file from a universal serial bus (USB) floppy drive. When you boot from a USB floppy... - 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. - 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. - MS04-044: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel and LSASS could allow elevation of privilege
Resolves several newly discovered, privately reported vulnerabilities. - NTBackup Does Not Run As Expected When You Run It from a Command Prompt
When you use a command prompt or a batch file to run the NTBackup utility, and you include command-line parameters with the ntbackup command, NTBackup does not run as expected. - 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. - 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. - 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. - IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Error When an Application Sends an IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT Request to a Miniport Driver
Windows Server 2003 stops responding when an application sends an IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT request to a miniport that is based on the STORPORT stack. This issue occurs when the miniport driver uses the StorportMoveMemory routine. - CD-ROM Drive Is Unavailable in the Windows Server 2003 Disk Management Utility
When you start the Disk Management utility in Windows Server 2003, it may take a long time to start at first. Additionally, when Disk Management starts, it may not display the CD-ROM drive. - Replication of the Partial Attribute Set on a Global Catalog Server Does Not Complete
When a Windows Server 2003-based global catalog server tries to replicate a partial attribute set, the replication does not complete. The following event is logged in the system event log: If you run the repadmin /showreps /v command, you receive output... - You receive "one or more arguments are invalid" error message and cannot log on to a Windows Server 2003 domain controller
When a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 domain controller validates a user who uses a logon script on a client computer to log on to the domain, the client computer may receive the following error message: - 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. - A 32-bit process calls the CreateProcess function but does not successfully start another 32-bit process
When one 32-bit process calls the CreateProcess function to start a second 32-bit process, the second 32-bit process does not start as expected. If you use Performance Monitor to monitor the , the , and the counters of the 32-bit process that calls the... - 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,... - HP LaserJet 5000 printer inserts an extra blank page between two printed pages when you print a Word document under Windows Server 2003
In Microsoft Word, if you change either the paper size or the orientation of a page, section breaks may be changed to odd page section breaks. When you then print the document to an HP LaserJet 5000-series printer with the printer's duplex option turned... - TTL Value From a Windows Server 2003-Based Domain Controller Is Larger Than Expected
When a client computer receives a referral for Sysvol from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller, the Time to Live (TTL) value may be a very large random number instead of the expected 900 seconds. If the target Distributed File System... - 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. - FIX: You Cannot Rename a File After You Upload the File to an FTP Server
If you upload a large file to an FTP server, and you try to rename the file immediately, you may receive the following error message: The following entries are logged in the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) log: - Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support for Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies is available for Windows Server 2003
Provides a hotfix that lets you apply wireless network policy settings to a domain or an organizational unit. You can also use this new feature to define preferred wireless networks and to define 802.1X authentication. - The Recycle Bin Is Corrupted or Not Valid in Windows Server 2003
If you are using a Windows Server 2003-based computer, you cannot access your Recycle Bin. When you double-click the Recycle Bin, you may receive an error message that states that the Recycle Bin is either corrupted or not valid. - The "Connect using a modem, ISDN adapter, or other physical device" option is not available when you try to create a Routing and Remote Access connection in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to specify a Routing and Remote Access connection type. You cannot select the option to connect by using a modem, ISDN adapter, or other physical device. - 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: - 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). - 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... - You Receive the "The <UserName> Home Folder Was Not Created" Error Message When You Change the Location of a User's Home Folder
When you use the %username% variable to change the location of a user's home folder to an existing folder, you may receive the following error message: This occurs even though you do have the required access rights. - 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. - Deadlock condition may occur when a large number of DFS clients connect to a shared folder for the first time
When many Distributed File System (DFS) clients connect to a server and access a shared folder for the first time, you may find that a deadlock condition occurs in the server message block (SMB) redirector component or in the Terminal Services... - You experience intermittent connectivity when you connect to a network from a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
Updates Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP computers that connect to a network through NAT-T. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Connections do not use LAN automatic configuration and proxy settings in Windows Server 2003
Provides a hotfix that enables you to configure Internet Explorer 6 in Windows Server 2003 so that all connections use the same settings that are used for the local area network (LAN) connection. - 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. - "An error occurred while trying to make a connection to the datastore" message when you try to start the IAS snap-in in Windows Server 2003
Provides a fix for a problem that may cause the IAS snap-in to fail on multiprocessor Windows Server 2003-based computers. - No option in Windows Server 2003 to set the Extended Key Usage (EKU) extension to use a "Critical" setting
Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 where there is no option to set the Extended Key Usage (EKU) extension to use a "Critical" setting on a server that is configured as a certification authority (CA). - An access violation in Kernel32.dll occurs in Windows Server 2003
Fixes a problem where an access violation occurs when your computer is running IIS 6 and a program makes a call to the WaitForSingleObjectEx function. - 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 receive an "Unrecognized option" error when you use the DFS utility to add a comment to a DFS root in Windows Server 2003
Fixes the problem that occurs when you use the /comment:Coment_text switch with the DFSutil.exe file on a server that is running Windows Server 2003. - 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. - 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... - Your Windows Server 2003-based computer crashes, and you receive a "Stop 0x00000050" error message
Fixes a problem where Windows Server 2003 crashes and you receive a "Stop 0x00000050" error message on a blue screen. - A program on your Windows Server 2003-based computer that queries counters unexpectedly quits when it runs out of memory
Describes a problem where a program on your Windows Server 2003-based computer that queries counters unexpectedly quits. Describes the detailed symptoms of this problem and describes how to resolve this problem. - 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.
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