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Hold 'Em game for Windows Vista Ultimate release information  
Contains information about the release of the Hold 'Em game for Windows Vista Ultimate. This article contains information about the availability of the Hold 'Em game for Windows Vista Ultimate. The Hold 'Em game for Windows Vista Ultimate is not ...  

You cannot hear the audio in Live TV or on a DVD in Windows Media Center after you wake a computer that is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate  
Describes how to work around a problem in which the audio track does not play in Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer after you wake the computer from sleep. ... TV or a DVD in Windows Media Center on a computer that is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.  

Several Internet Information Services 7.0 features are installed and enabled when you upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic  
Describes IIS 7.0 features that are installed when you upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium, to Windows Vista Business, or to Windows Vista Ultimate When you upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic, several Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 features are installed and enabled.  

FIX: HTML documents may not be displayed correctly in Internet Information Services 7.0 after you upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic  
After you upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic, HTML documents may not be displayed correctly in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. ... occurs when you upgrade to any one of the following editions: Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate  

System requirements for Windows Vista  
Discusses the system requirements for Windows Vista Beta 2, for Windows Vista RC1, and for the final release of Windows Vista. Disccusses the operating system requirements to upgrade to Windows Vista Beta. This article lists the recommended minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista.  

How to install Windows Vista  
MORE INFORMATION Upgrade to Windows Vista Important To make sure that you have the best possible experience when you upgrade to Windows Vista, follow these steps: Exit all applications that are open before you upgrade to Windows Vista.  

Internet Explorer no longer works correctly when you use a very long name in the Internet Explorer Favorites folder on a Windows Vista-based computer  
In this situation, you experience a variety of performance problems in Internet Explorer when it is running on a Windows Vista-based... ... This problem occurs because Internet Explorer 7, the version that is currently included in Windows Vista, does not ...  

An Internet Explorer browser window may lose focus when you press ENTER on a Windows Vista-based computer  
Describes the behavior where an Internet Explorer browser window may lose focus when you press ENTER on a Windows Vista-based computer.  

Error message when you use the Scwcmd.exe tool on a Windows Vista-based computer: "0x80070005 - Access is denied"  
Describes a problem that occurs when you use the Scwcmd.exe tool on a computer that is running Windows Vista.  

There is no longer any audio playback after you unplug a USB audio device from a Windows Vista-based computer  
Describes the problem where there is no longer any audio playback after you unplug a USB audio device from a Windows Vista-based computer.  

The MS Gothic font and the MS Mincho font in Windows Vista have compatibility issues with Acrobat Reader 5.x and earlier versions of Acrobat Reader  
Describes a problem where the MS Gothic font and the MS Mincho font have compatibility issue with Acrobat Reader 5.x and earlier versions on a Windows Vista-based computer. ... Windows Vista uses new MS Gothic and MS Mincho fonts that Acrobat Reader 5.  

The MS-CHAP version 1 authentication protocol has been deprecated in Windows Vista  
Explains that version 1 of the MSCAP authentication protocol is deprecated in Windows Vista. ... The Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version 1 (MS-CHAP v1) has been deprecated in Windows Vista. ... In Windows Vista, Microsoft has ...  

The preview version of Windows DreamScene is available for Windows Vista Ultimate 
Describes an optional program for Windows Vista. You can obtain this program from the Windows Ultimate Extras section of Windows Update.  

The Hold 'Em game for Windows Vista Ultimate is available from Windows Update  
Describes how to obtain the Hold 'Em game for Windows Vista Ultimate from the Windows Update Web site. Also, directions to remove the Hold 'Em game from the computer are included.  

The local fax account is inaccessible after you rename a Windows Vista-based computer  
Describes a problem in Windows Vista wherein the local fax account is inaccessible after you rename a Windows Vista-based computer. ... To resolve this issue, you must delete the local fax account in Windows Fax and Scan, and then re-create the local fax account by using the Account Wizard.  

Screen goes black when you switch the screen orientation during slide show playback in Windows Vista  
Describes a problem that can occur with certain hardware configurations on tablet based computers where the screen goes black when you switch the screen orientation during slide show playback in Windows Vista.  

Routing an incoming fax to a shared printer fails in Windows Vista  
Describes a scenario in which incoming faxes cannot be routed to a shared printer in Windows Vista.  

You cannot use Speech Recognition in Windows Vista to select commands on floating toolbars in Office  
Explains that Windows Vista Speech Recognition cannot be used to select commands on floating toolbars in Microsoft Office. ... For more information about Windows Vista Speech Recognition ...  

You cannot synchronize PIM data between Windows Mobile devices and Windows Vista  
Describes an issue in Windows Vista. Windows Mobile Device Center is required on Windows Vista to synchronize PIM data from a Windows mobile device. ... Windows Mobile Device Center must be installed on the computer before you synchronize PIM data between a Windows Mobile device and Windows Vista.  

You cannot uninstall an upgraded version of Windows Vista after you use Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) to install Windows Vista  
Describes the issue that occurs after you use WAU to install Windows Vista. ... the updated version to revert to the earlier version of Windows Vista. ... For example, after you use WAU to upgrade Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows Vista Ultimate, you cannot reinstall Windows Vista Home Premium.  

The upgrade option is unavailable when you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVD  
version of Windows): If you are using a video driver designed for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, go to ... NOTE : If you use a Windows 3.1 display driver in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, you cannot use new Graphics Device Interface (GDI) features such as: Animated cursors.  

How to connect to a wireless network in Windows Vista  
Describes how to use the wireless networking functionality that is included in Windows Vista. This article describes how to connect to a wireless network in Windows Vista. ... software that you were using together with Windows XP to connect to wireless networks is incompatible with Windows Vista.  

Windows Installer custom action code must be compatible with Data Execution Prevention in Windows Vista  
Contains information about Data Execution Prevention technology in Windows Vista. Windows Installer custom action code must be compatible with DEP in Windows Vista. This article contains information about Data Execution Prevention (DEP) technology in Windows Vista.  

How to troubleshoot application compatibility issues in Windows Vista  
Describes several steps to troubleshoot application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. ... Troubleshoot an application that no longer runs correctly on a Windows Vista-based computer ... mode in Windows Server 2003 Troubleshoot an application that runs incorrectly on a Windows Vista-based computer ...  

When a DHCP server is unavailable on a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Vista uses an APIPA IP address much sooner than Windows XP does under the same circumstances  
Describes new behavior in Windows Vista by which the system waits only six seconds before it configures an APIPA IP address if a DHCP server is not immediately available. Windows Vista then continues trying to acquire an IP address from a DHCP...  

The Windows Speech Recognition language must be the same as the operating system language in Windows Vista  
Describes how Speech Recognition functions only when Windows Vista is the same language as the speech recognition language. You can change the operation system language in Windows Vista Ultimate.  

Some game features may be missing when you play games on a Windows Vista-based computer  
Describes behavior in Windows Vista where some game features may be missing if the game requires the Indeo codec from Ligos Corporation. ... The Indeo codec is available for trusted programs in Windows Vista. ... For more information about the features that are available in Windows Vista, visit the ...  

BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) enables the PagefileOnOSVolume registry setting in Windows Vista  
Describes the process that BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) uses to protect the pagefile in Windows Vista Ultimate and in Windows Vista Enterprise editions.  

An error occurs when you try to run Windows Vista Setup in Windows 2000  
Describes how to work around the issue that occurs if you must provide a driver for a storage device that is required for Windows Vista Setup.  

Underlined Japanese characters from certain fonts do not print correctly in Windows Vista  
Describes a problem that occurs when you print certain fonts in Windows Vista.  

The Windows Vista upgrade option is unavailable when you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVD  
Describes a problem in which you cannot upgrade the operating system by starting the computer from a Windows Vista DVD. To work around this problem, start the computer as usual, and then insert the Windows Vista DVD.  

The administrator account does not appear on the Windows Vista Welcome screen  
Describes why the administrator account does not appear on the Windows Vista Welcome screen. ... By default, the following conditions are true in Windows Vista: The built-in administrator account is disabled. ... Note In some cases, Windows Vista may determine ...  

Custom GINA modules do not work after you upgrade your computer to Windows Vista  
Describes behavior that occurs in which custom GINA modules no longer work after you upgrade your computer to Windows Vista. ... This behavior occurs because GINA functionality that existed in earlier versions of Windows is replaced by a credential provider model in Windows Vista.  

You cannot format an unformatted DVD-RAM disc in Windows Vista  
Describes an issue in which you cannot format an unformatted DVD-RAM disc in Windows Vista. ... You can reformat preformatted DVD-RAM discs in Windows Vista.  

You cannot access a locked Sony USB hard disk drive in Windows Vista  
Describes a problem that occurs because the device sends an incorrect status code to Windows Vista. ... This problem occurs because the USB device sends an incorrect status code to Windows Vista. ... Therefore, Windows Vista does not recognize the device.  

How to use the D3DKMTInvalidateActiveVidPn function to change desktop display settings in Windows Vista  
You can use this function to change desktop display settings in Windows Vista. This article contains information about how to use the D3DKMTInvalidateActiveVidPn function in Windows Vista. ... However, on a display device that uses the Windows Vista graphics driver ...  

Windows Easy Transfer does not migrate some desktop settings from a 32-bit version of Windows Vista to a 64-bit version of Windows Vista  
Describes the items that are not transferred from a 32-bit version of Windows Vista to a 64-bit version of Windows Vista. ... settings that are not migrated when you use the Windows Easy Transfer tool to migrate files and settings from a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista to a ...  

You cannot install a device that requires the Mf.sys device driver in Windows Vista  
Describes the problem that occurs when you try to install a device that requires the Mf.sys device driver in Windows Vista. ... By default, the Mf.sys device driver is not installed in Windows Vista. ... Microsoft made this change in Windows Vista because the Mf.sys device driver is rarely used.  

Recording devices may not work if the devices have the same name in Windows Vista  
Describes a problem that occurs when Windows Vista cannot distinguish two or more recording devices. ... This problem occurs because Windows Vista cannot distinguish the devices.  

Winlogon notification packages do not work after you upgrade to Windows Vista  
Explains that Winlogon notification packages are not supported in Windows Vista. ... This issue occurs because Winlogon notification packages are not supported in Windows Vista.  
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