News
Windows Server 2008 R2 Reviewers Guide
www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/winhec/docs/WindowsServer08R2BETARG.doc
Introduction to Windows Server 2008 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2.aspx
Welcome to Windows 7
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
Engineering Windows 7
Windows Virtualization Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization
The World Simplified is a Virtual World
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld
Ask the Directory Services Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askds
Ask the Performance Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askperf
Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team
http://blogs.technet.com/networking
Ask the Core Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askcore
Microsoft Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting
http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging
Terminal Services Team Blog
The Hot Blog
Documents
Windows Server
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Release Candidate
This download contains the Release Candidate version of Identity Lifecycle Manager "2."
Windows CE101 Training Course Materials
This online training is intended for two different developer communities (Embedded and Windows) who would like to start developing Embedded Windows CE devices.
SAP Documents
Technical documentation for SAP implementation on Microsoft Windows platform.
EMEA case study
Windows Client
WHDC White Papers and Documentation
WHDC white papers and documentation for driver and hardware developers
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
WHDC White Papers and Documentation
WHDC white papers and documentation for driver and hardware developers
WinHEC 2008 White Papers
White papers from the 2008 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC)
Downloads
Windows Client
Security Update for Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 (KB960714)
This update addresses the vulnerability discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078. To find out if other security updates are available for you, see the Overview section of this page.
Security Update for Windows Vista (KB958623)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB958623)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 (KB958215)
This update addresses the vulnerability discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-073. To find out if other security updates are available for you, see the Overview section of this page.
Update for Media Center TVPack for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB957209)
Install this update to resolve issues with Media Center TVPack for Windows Vista.
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [December 2008] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [December 2008] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
Windows Server
System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 SP1.
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta - Five Language Standalone for ia64-based systems (KB948465)
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Beta is an update to Windows Server and Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers.
Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB958623)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB958623)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB958623)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems (KB896424)
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB925902)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB925902)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB896424)
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.08
Version 2.08
Hypervisor Functional Specification
This document is the top-level functional specification (TLFS) of the first-generation Microsoft hypervisor. It specifies the externally-visible behavior. The document assumes familiarity with the goals of the project and the high-level hypervisor architecture.
Events/Webcasts
Windows Server
Orientation for New Service Providers in SPLA
Please join us for a 60 minute Live Meeting session for new service providers who have recently enrolled in the Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA). Agenda: Microsoft Partner Program (MSPP) benefitsMicrosoft’s Hosting CommunitySupport OptionsMedia Request ProcessPrivate Label ProvidersLicensing & Reporting Best PracticesQ&A Please call in for audio at:Phone: 1.866.500.6738Pass code: 566966 ...
1/7/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/7/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032380756&culture=en-US
Hosted Services Overview
Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services.Who Should Register?Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ...
1/8/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/8/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032398874&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 File and Storage Solutions (Level 300)
Windows Server 2008 contains many changes to core file services components that increase availability, scalability, and performance. Some of these components are new others have been significantly enhanced. In this webcast, we cover some of the main file and storage features in Windows Server 2008, including Server Message Block 2 (SMB2), Distributed File System (DFS), Network File System (NFS), Offline Files, Storage Explorer, Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), Virtual Disk Service (VDS), Share and Storage Management, and File Server Resource Manager (FSRM). We also outline some of the upcoming enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2. Join us for a Windows Server 2008 file and storage deep dive in a webcast full of technical insight.Presenter: Jose Barreto, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft CorporationJose Barreto is a senior technical evangelist with the Microsoft Storage Solutions Division, and he has been with Microsoft since 2002. He earned a degree in computer science at the Universidade Federal do Ceara in Brazil, and Jose holds several industry certifications, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), MCTS, MCT, and many other Microsoft certifications. He also keeps an active blog at http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/ View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...
1/14/2009 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/14/2009 2:30 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399197&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Branch Consolidation with Windows Server and Cisco WAN Optimization (Level 300)
Running Windows Server on the Cisco Wide-Area Appliance Service (WAAS) branch office solution reduces the cost and complexity of providing IT services in branch locations with accelerated access to centralized applications and secure and reliable local Windows Server services. The platform includes Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation on the Cisco WAAS platform, which communicates over a wide-area network (WAN) to a Cisco WAAS appliance in a data center. Windows branch services include Active Directory, Domain Name System (DNS) Server, Microsoft Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server, and Microsoft Print Services. In this webcast, IT decision-makers learn about the Cisco WAN optimization platform, how to deploy Windows Server on WAAs, which Windows Server infrastructure services are supported on this platform, and how to manage Windows Server on this platform. Presenters: Manish Kalra, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation, and Vijay Iyer, Product Manager, Cisco SystemsView other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...
1/20/2009 8:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/20/2009 9:30 AM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399463&culture=en-US
Hosted Services Overview
Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft? Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services.Who Should Register?Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ...
1/20/2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/20/2009 11:00 AM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032398875&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Failover Cluster Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300)
Do you know what to do when your mission-critical solution breaks? In this webcast, we discuss how to troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering and the various tools available for doing it. Learn about the new tools introduced in Windows Server 2008 such as Validate, find out about changes to generate and collect the verbose debug Cluster.log, understand where cluster events are logged, and discover some tips and tricks for analyzing the cluster event log. We also cover the new failover cluster support policy in Windows Server 2008 and some of the new failover cluster logging and troubleshooting changes coming in Windows Server 2008 R2 code name "Windows Server 7." Presenter: Elden Christensen, Senior Program Manager Lead, Microsoft CorporationElden Christensen is a senior program manager lead on the Windows Server high-availability product team in the Microsoft Enterprise Server division. A high-availability specialist, he has been with Microsoft since 1999 and is responsible for the Failover Clustering and Network Load Balancing features. Elden has been in the technology industry for more than a decade and was an enterprise network administrator and MCSE instructor prior to joining Microsoft.View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation.If you have questions or feedback, contact us. ...
1/29/2009 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/29/2009 1:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032399047&culture=en-US
Other
Live Webcasts:
Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx
Interactive Webcast Calendar
The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx
Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx
New KB's
Windows Client
Win Vista Business 32bit AL: Vista and Windows Server 2008 clients are unable to access cluster names with AES-encrypted Kerberos tickets
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961302/EN-US
Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: Windows Vista does not use all the bandwidth of a PPPoE connection when you download a file from an FTP server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960519/EN-US
Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: You cannot restart the computer after you restore the system to a point that was created before Windows Disk Protection was turned on
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960841/EN-US
Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: VL Activation Interval not used from KMS host
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960923/EN-US
Win Vista Enterprise 32bit AL: How to configure a Windows Vista client to obtain an IPv6 DHCP address
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961433/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: December 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955839/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: December 2008 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957388/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: USB devices may not function correctly after a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 resumes from hibernation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957719/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Update for Windows Search 4.0, December 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958705/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: A Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 portable computer does not automatically re-enter sleep mode after you undock the computer when it is asleep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958865/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: On a Windows Vista-based computer that has the "Auto-hide the taskbar" option enabled, most of the taskbar does not appear when you move the mouse pointer into the taskbar area
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958908/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: The edges of a document are truncated when you try to print the document by using Terminal Services Easy Print from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959442/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Write protection does not always work on SD memory cards that are plugged into a computer that runs Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959465/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error when you execute some common Plug and Play functions on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer: "STOP 0x000000D1" or "STOP 0x000000FE"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959520/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Stop error message if you use two USB streaming-video cameras at the same time on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "STOP 0x0000000A"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959660/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Error reports are printed when you print an image to a PostScript printer from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959886/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 stops responding (hangs) during startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960723/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: When you open a network share by using a previously created shortcut in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, a newly created file or folder in the network share does not appear until you update the screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960954/EN-US
Win Vista Home Prem 64bit AL: System "Beep" sound does not function in Windows Vista x64 with HD Audio devices
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961011/EN-US
Win Vista SP1 AL: FIX: Certificate error when you try to visit an SSL Web site by using Internet Explorer 7: "There is a problem with this website's security certificate"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954312/EN-US
Win Vista SP1 AL: FIX: You may not hear the music when you run a DirectMusic application to play music that contains low sounds on a computer that is running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958337/EN-US
Win Vista SP1 AL: Sound Recorder uses the incorrect audio input device for recording
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960725/EN-US
Win Vista SP1 AL: “No Disk” popup when opening some Office applications, Notepad or Wordpad in Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot use a smart card certificate to log on to a domain from a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955558/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Update for the Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista: December 4, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957209/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: FIX: An application that uses the WASAPI may crash when you call the GetBuffer function
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957569/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Some components of an application may not be displayed correctly in a Terminal Services session if you connect to a terminal server by using RDC 6.1 from a client computer that is running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958106/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Printer Spooler service may encounter an access violation and crash when the service handles asynchronous notifications from print clients on Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958894/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: It may take a long time to log on to a Windows Vista-based computer that has antivirus software installed, and you may notice that the file size of the Setupapi.app.log file is very large
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958909/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based systems do not generate a dump file if the system partition is a mirrored volume
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958933/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: On computers that are running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1, RSAT GPMC has long delays in domain environments that have many GPOs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959438/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: A recorded TV show plays back only audio after you install update 955519 for Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer that is configured to use digital cable card tuners
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959485/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Multiple pagefiles are created when you set the AutomaticManagedPagefile property of the Win32_ComputerSystem class to False on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959516/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot rename a folder by using the UNC path in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 systems if the UNC path includes a symbolic link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959759/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: An audio application cannot play the latest non-Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or encrypted PCM and non-PCM audio formats even after you install a High Definition Audio function driver on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960044/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you run a Borland MS-DOS based application: "The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960251/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Error message when you try to shrink a volume on a Windows Vista-based computer: "The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960270/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Failover Cluster Validation process fails, and you receive an error message when the "System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing" policy is enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960334/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you run an application that uses the SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime function in certain Windows installations, the application performance is very poor
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960417/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The pointer position behaves incorrectly when you use RDC to connect to a terminal server from a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client computer, and you run an application that calls the "SetCursorPos" function
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960470/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: When you click a file protocol-based hyperlink that points to a 2007 Office system file in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, an application that is associated with the file may not start
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960644/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You receive an error when you use the Add a Network Location Wizard to connect to a WebDAV site that uses certificate-based authentication on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960758/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: All user accounts are disabled or the computer restarts continuously on a Windows XP-based or Windows Vista-based computer that has Windows SteadyState installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960837/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Certain kinds of files cannot be replaced or updated when you set Windows Disk Protection to temporarily keep user changes on a Windows XP-based or a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960838/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: Audio glitching during playback while other applications are running
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961090/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: About the Master File Table zone reservation in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961095/EN-US
Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: NDIS 5.x USB network adapters do not appear in Performance Monitor
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961186/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: When a user offers a Remote Assistance invitation to an expert user who is running Windows XP SP3, the expert’s logon attempt forcibly logs off the original user
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957070/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: You receive a "Stop 0x00000050" or "Stop 0x0000008E" error message when you restart a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957319/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: After you repeatedly dock and undock a Windows XP-based portable computer that is connected to a docking station, you may be unable to change the state of an attached network device
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959267/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: Text that has the font set to Arial Black and the font style set to bold may change so that the font is set to Arial Black and the font style is set to talic when you open the document on a computer that is running Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959334/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: After you upload encrypted files from a Windows XP-based computer to a WebDAV share, the files remain encrypted
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959439/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: After a Windows XP-based multiprocessor computer or multicore processor computer resumes from Sleep mode, you may be unable to shut down or restart the computer if a smart card is left in the smart card reader
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960139/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: You receive a warning message balloon every time that you log on to Windows XP: "Your computer's screen resolution and color depth are currently set to a very low level"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961174/EN-US
Windows XP Professional EN: Explorer hangs while launching application using "run as" and defragmentation group policy is applied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961535/EN-US
Windows XP SP3 AL: FIX: Internet Explorer may crash when you browse a Web page that constantly fetches a recordset asynchronously and filters the recordset at the same time from an instance of SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959237/EN-US
Windows Server
Win Svr Datacntr 2003 R2 EN: The replication may seem like it is serialized when there are slow connections in a DFS Replication configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955007/EN-US
Win Svr Ent 2003 R2 EN: When you try to update a file that has a newer version on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based DFSR server, the operation fails, the original file is deleted from the replication partners, and event 4412 and event 4502 are logged
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958876/EN-US
Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: When you call the "IVssBackupComponents::SetFileRestoreStatus" method by specifying the value of the status parameter as VSS_RS_FAILED, the restore status is set incorrectly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952826/EN-US
Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Subfolder file content on an upstream member does not match subfolder file content on downstream members in a DFSR configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954968/EN-US
Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: When you run an SUA application that prints log messages from the system logger daemon, ISO 8859 characters are printed incorrectly on Windows Server 2003 R2-based, Windows Vista-based, and Windows Server 2008-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957389/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Dtctr AL: The CLUSCTL_RESOURCE_UPGRADE_DLL control code fails with an "access denied" error message when you install a SQL Server 2008 service pack or hotfix that tries to update a custom resource DLL
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960411/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: When you try to install Windows Server 2008 on an iSCSI target, the installation fails, and the computer restarts repeatedly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952942/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The DHCP Server service on a Windows Server 2008-based computer interprets DHCPv6 Option 39 incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953269/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses several problems on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954234/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: NPS servers in Windows Server 2008 systems cannot import configuration settings that were exported from IAS servers in Windows Server 2003 systems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955995/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A memory leak may occur in an application that uses the MS-FASP API to open and close policy store handles in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956840/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The returned data is truncated when you use the "repadmin" command to list the number of user accounts or the number of computer accounts in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957732/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A hotfix is available that addresses a memory leak in the Virtual Disk Service on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958387/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Changes that are made to security groups or to distribution groups are not replicated to destination domain controllers when you use link value replication in a Windows Server 2003 environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958838/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some unrecoverable hardware errors are not reported as expected on a computer that runs a 32-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958860/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Windows Server 2008 virtual machines stop responding during the restarting process when a third-party hypervisor solution is used
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958868/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A Windows Server 2008-based server that is running the Terminal Server role reports a Stop error when you control a session remotely from inside a session that is already being controlled remotely: "0x00000050"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958944/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you use the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console together with a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based failover cluster: "This feature is only supported with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Datacenter servers"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958983/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Lots of paged pool memory is consumed when you click the Previous Versions tab after you create some snapshots of a volume on a Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959256/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The WMI Provider Host program (Wmiprvse.exe) may crash on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the NLB feature installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959493/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: How to customize the default local user profile when you prepare an image of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959753/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: You receive a "0x0000007E" Stop error on Windows Server 2008-based computers that host Hyper-V virtual machines when you use the Hyper-V writer to back up virtual machines
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960038/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Some third-party Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) clients may reject a response from an OSCP responder if this OCSP responder receives a Response Signing certificate from a Windows Server 2008 certification authority
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960549/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex API in Windows Server 2008 returns incorrect values for V2 performance counters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960751/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when a user tries to add a printer in Windows Server 2008 by using a TCP/IP address or a host name: "Access is denied"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960792/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The IPv6 network interface status may not be displayed correctly in the Routing and Remote Access snap-in, depending on the properties of the network connection in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960793/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The password is not set as expected when you use the Ktpass.exe tool that is included with a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 to create a Kerberos keytab file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960830/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Itanium AL: A hotfix is available that corrects an issue in the memory allocation logic of the Itanium-based version of Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959169/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Terminal Services session limit values in Windows Server 2008 are interpreted incorrectly by Windows Server 2003 terminal servers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951674/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you try to perform a backup on a Windows Server 2008-based computer on which the time zone is set to "Jerusalem": "The parameter is incorrect, 0x80070057"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953406/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Handle leaks and memory leaks occur on the Printer Spooler service when a Windows Vista SP1-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer installs and uninstalls network printers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955560/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The "Create symbolic links" Group Policy setting is not displayed in GPMC on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955857/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A hotfix is available for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications users to incorporate DST changes in Pakistan and in Morocco in 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957390/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: A delegation that you created disappears from DNS Manager on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958190/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The FQDN option does not appear in the Subject name format list in the Certificate Templates console
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959052/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 may restart unexpectedly when you open the Hyper-V manager console to manage virtual machines
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959403/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V systems restart unexpectedly, and you receive a 0x1000007E Stop error code when you mount a VHD file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959766/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Applications or services that use sockets may stop responding in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959816/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you back up a Windows Server 2003-based virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V-based computer: "GetWriterStatus FAILED for Selected writer [Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer], writer is in state [9] [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_FREEZE]"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959978/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: When a 32-bit process tries to update a string value with a new value that contains the %ProgramFiles% string, the %ProgramFiles% string is converted to the %ProgramFiles(x86)% string in a 64-bit environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960037/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: You receive an ERROR_HANDLE_NOT_CLOSABLE error code and the Lsass.exe process crashes when an application calls the LsaLogonUser function together with the KERB_TICKET_LOGON structure in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960375/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The IRET and IRETD instructions do not support the Nested Task (NT) flag in protected mode in a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960578/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error message when you use the Netsh utility together with the init restore syntax to initiate a restoration of a WINS database in Windows Server 2008: "The system cannot find the path specified"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960740/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Clients cannot log on to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server through RDP connections if the terminal server is set to listen on only one of the network adapters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960742/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The Windows Server 2008 Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responder does not work with signing certificates that do not use the SHA1 algorithm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960809/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Spooler.xml file growth and high cPU in spoolsv.exe process on Windows Server 2008 print server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960919/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: SCSI target does not reconnect after loading network drivers during setup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960924/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Backup status in the SBS 2008 console does not update for system-state backups
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961294/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The “Group Policy domain controller selection” Group Policy setting does not work as expected
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961299/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: How to configure a Windows Server 2008 DHCP server using an IPv6 scope to register clients in DNS when requested
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961344/EN-US
Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Error while migrating clustered resource group from a Windows 2003 to a Windows 2008 Cluster."An error occurred while determining if you have administrator privileges on 'CLUSTERNAME.DOMAIN.COM'. The network path was not found".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961641/EN-US
Windows Svr Datacntr 2003: Unable to access Shares "The specified network name is no longer available"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961293/EN-US
Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: VSS requestor instances fail when you start multiple VSS requestor instances with a VSS hardware provider to delete snapshots in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957778/EN-US
Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in cannot display service principal names (SPNs) that have non-numeric port values when you configure the Delegation properties of a computer account in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959202/EN-US
Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: Error message when you run the Chkdsk.exe utility to fix a corrupted volume on a Windows Server 2003-based computer: "Stop 0x00000024"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959608/EN-US
Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: FIX: Error message when you run an application that makes "burst load" style activation requests and calls a server component through DCOM: "0x800706ba" or "0x800706bf"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960007/EN-US
Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: An access violation occurs when you use an application that calls the SQLExecDirect function of the SQL Server ODBC driver to run a long query in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960071/EN-US
Windows Svr Ent 2003 EN: You encounter issues when you create shortcuts in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, and then you try to use these shortcuts in an earlier version of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960253/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: When you open an .rtf file that contains a MergeField field in a paragraph, indents that are added to the paragraph are not displayed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955549/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Member ID field is logged incorrectly in the audit event on a Windows Server 2003 domain controller if you add a user of a different domain to a universal group
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958147/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: RDP clients and ICA clients cannot connect to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server after hotfix 938759 is applied to the server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958476/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DHCP MMC snap-in stops responding when you try to stop, start, or restart the DHCP service on a clustered DHCP server instance in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958939/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Applications or services that use the NFS redirector may crash when a Linux-based client or a UNIX-based client disconnects from a Windows Server 2003 terminal server without logging off
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959200/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You encounter problems when you manipulate logical unit numbers on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959336/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You receive a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA Stop error when you print a document from a Windows Server 2003 server that is running as a terminal server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959338/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The WINS MMC snap-in stops responding when you try to stop, start, or restart the WINS service in the WINS MMC snap-in on a clustered WINS server instance in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959398/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Display problems occur in Windows Server 2003 when you move a window between monitor borders in a multi-monitor configuration if the monitors are not configured in a straight-line layout
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959505/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: You cannot send Start TLS requests from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition to a server that is running OpenLDAP Software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959873/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DB2.exe Command Prompt window may hang in Windows Server 2003 when you run a batch file to execute DB2-related tasks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960028/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Error message when you call the CreateProcess function to start a process of a console application by using an account other than the current logon account in Windows Server 2003: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960266/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The Schtask command may be unable to create a task in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960608/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: The DNS PTR record might be deleted if you change the DNS server order on a Windows 2003 machine
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961256/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Auto enrollment does not work in the Cross Forest environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961298/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Removable Storage Service Event 15 when running NTBackup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961304/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: Nonpaged pool kernel memory leak on Windows 2003 clusters with Multipathing solution installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961640/EN-US
Windows Svr Std 2003 SP1 EN: Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Wordpad Convertor could allow remote code execution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960906/EN-US
By no means the master list – but here is what I’ve found. Deployment and Service Management Solution