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    Windows 8 Power8 - Start menu replacer for Windows8

    Hi All! My colleague and I are writing the start menu replacer for Win8. At the moment it's free, open-source and works under ХР, 7 and 8. What it can do, what it will do, how does it look like, download 7z archive, etc. - welcome to GoogleCode: Link Removed I appreciate if you...
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    Windows 7 Slow login on windows 7

    Since I first purchased my Toshiba laptop (running windows 7 32 bit) I have been suffering from exceedingly long login times. My computer sits at the login screen for at least 30 seconds before changing to the welcome screen displayed after login, after that it takes an additional one minute...
  3. "The file or folder does not exist" when renaming or saving to DFS share from a Windows 7 computer

    This may turn into a hotfix article if accepted by WinSE (bug number 402149).This problem can occur when connecting from Windows 7 to a Windows Server 2008 R2 DFS share, or to NetApp's Data ONTAP 8.1 (SMB2 server) product.After "net use z: ... More...
  4. Windows Vista Windows Vista Mainstream Support Ends Tomorrow

    Tomorrow marks the end of mainstream support for Windows Vista. That means that moving forward only security updates will be offered for free. Any issue with Windows Vista that requires a hot fix or... More...
  5. Windows 8 New Updates for Windows 8 consumer

    You cannot obtain a developer license when you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Consumer Preview Consider the following scenario: •You install hotfix package 971033 (Description of the update for Windows Activation Technologies) on a computer that is running Windows 7. •You try to...
  6. Windows 7 BSOD On Wake Up (ASUS Sabretooth)

    Hi Folks, I wonder if you can help? I recently have setup my custom build machine (SPEC HERE: Image 2012-03-19 at 9.51.01 AM.png - Using 1TB HDs in RAID0 and have a 1TB IDE attached too.) and I'm having an issue with it as it BSODs on wakeup from sleep. Event Manager shows this: - System...
  7. Improved interoperability between the BranchCache feature and the Offline Files feature in Windows 7

    Describes a hotfix that improves the interoperability between the BranchCache feature and the Offline Files feature on computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  8. Daylight saving time (DST) update for Chile

    The government of Chile has extended DST for 2012 to end on April 28, 2012 and start on September 1, 2012 [ ]. This hotfix updates Windows DST support for the [(UTC -4:00) Santiago] time zone so that DST ends on April 28, 2012 at 23:59:59.999 and the... Link Removed
  9. Windows 7 Windows 7 Backup Takes Forever

    Howdy, I'm backing up about 1.7 TB of data to a network drive, and its taking an extremely long time. I'm running Windows 7 64bit Ultimate. I'm fully up to date. I saw some random article about a hotfix for this issue and downloaded it but I guess I already had it installed as the installation...
  10. An update that selectively disables the Core Parking feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008

    Describes an update that enables the hotfix installer to selectively disable the Core Parking feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. The Core Parking feature is disabled if an AMD FX, AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series, or AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series... More...
  11. A hotfix is available that adds the FileFsSectorSizeInformation information class to Windows 7 and t

    Describe a hotfix that adds a new information class to Windows 7 and to Windows Server 2008 R2. This information class is used to return a "FILE_FS_SECTOR_SIZE_INFORMATION" structure that contains information about the physical and logical sector sizes... More...
  12. Windows may hang up on the logon screen after installing KB2533552 with any other update packages to

    Consider the following scenario. You install multiple updates, which include the hotfix KB2533552, from Windows Update or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Server, and you are prompted to reboot the machine to complete the installation. After you... Link Removed
  13. "Device is not connected" error when you connect a USB hub or hub chip equipment that is connected f

    Resolves the problem in which you receive an error when you connect a USB hub or hub chip equipment that is connected for the first time when hotfix KB 2528984 is installed on Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers. More...
  14. USB hub stops working in Windows 7 if you click the mouse while the computer is entering sleep

    Fixes an issue in which a USB hub stops working in Windows 7 if you click the mouse while the computer is entering sleep. This issue occurs after you install hotfix package 978258 on the computer. Link Removed
  15. RSA key length is increased to 2048 bits for AD RMS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

    Describe a hotfix that increases the RSA key length to 2048 bits for AD RMS on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  16. When you try to log on interactively to Windows, the user object logon script does not run

    Describes a problem where a logon script does not run. This problem occurs when you log on by using a user account from a domain that differs from the computer account's domain. A hotfix is available. More...
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    Windows 7 Windows Update Broken?

    Windows Update continues to show updates KB2538242, KB2538243 as important updates and KB2512827 as an optional update. (I haven't seen any other updates for over a week.) KB251827 and KB2538242 appear to install but KB2538243 fails with error code 64C. Then when I check for updates the same...
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    Windows 7 Multiple crashes related to Windows7 shut down and sleep.. URGENT

    The story goes like this: My laptop lost power and died - but I had not shut it down properly for 2 or more weeks. This has happened before so I thought it would be OK. I restarted the computer, everything worked fine EXCEPT when I put it to sleep again it crashed/hung with the screen all...
  19. You may be unable to print to an IPP print queue in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

    Fixes an issue that occurs after you install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or for Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue also occurs after you install hotfix 2280758 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  20. A hotfix is available to enable the Association Cookie/GUID that is used by RPC over HTTP to also be

    Describes a hotfix that enables the Association Cookie/GUID that is used by RPC over HTTP to also be used at the RPC layer in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2. More...