List of Available Hotfixes for Windows 7

-Article ID: 2530126 - Last Review: March 29, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Error message "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings Error code 0x8007042c" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall

Symptoms:
After you upgrade to Windows 7, you cannot turn on Windows Firewall. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Windows firewall can't change some of your settings Error code 0x8007042c

Resolution:


To resolve this problem, start the required services:

• Windows Firewall (MpsSvc)
• CNG Key Isolation (KeyIso)
• Base Filtering Engine (BFE)
• Firewall Client Agent (FwcAgent)

To do this, follow these steps:

HERE: Error message "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings Error code 0x8007042c" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall



-Article ID: 2465990 - Last Review: April 12, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
"0x80041002 (WBEM_E_NOT_FOUND)" error occurs when you try to open a WMI namespace on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Symptoms:
When you try to open a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) namespace on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

0x80041002 (WBEM_E_NOT_FOUND)


The following event is also recorded in the system event log:

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy
Date: <date and time>
Event ID: 1090
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords:
User: <user name>
Computer: <computer name>
Description: Windows failed to record Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information, which describes the scope of Group Policy objects applied to the computer or user. This could be caused by Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service being disabled, stopped, or other WMI errors. Group Policy settings successfully applied to the computer or user; however, management tools may not report accurately.



Notes

• An example of a namespace is root\cimv2 or root\rsop.
• Not all "0x80041002 (WBEM_E_NOT_FOUND)" errors are caused by this problem.

Cause:
This issue occurs because the WMI repository is corrupted.

The WMI service does not correctly handle an item deletion operation for the WMI repository. This behavior causes the index tree of the WMI repository to become corrupted. Therefore, you experience the error that is described in "Symptoms" section when you try to open a namespace.

Note: Not all WMI repository corruption is caused by this issue.

Review & request Hotfix:
"0x80041002 (WBEM_E_NOT_FOUND)" error occurs when you try to open a WMI namespace on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Those are two options named as important from MS Download Center:

-Article ID: 2487335 - Last Review: April 26, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Windows Live Family Safety stops responding during the client configuration process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Symptoms:
You have Windows Live Family Safety installed on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. When you use the application for the first time, Windows Live Family Safety may stop responding during the client configuration process.

Note: The progress bar continues indefinitely during the initial configuration process because of this issue.

Cause:
This issue occurs because the IShellLink::Resolve method tries to display a message box even though the SLR_NO_UI flag is passed. Therefore, Windows Live Family Safety enters an infinite loop and stops responding.

Download the Patch HERE (x86 & x64bits):
Windows Live Family Safety stops responding during the client configuration process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2


-Article ID: 2506628 - Last Review: April 26, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
Call signs that contain multibyte characters are not displayed correctly in Windows Media Center when you use applications that are based on the PBDA tuner in Windows 7

Symptoms:
Call signs that contain multibyte characters (such as Russian and Chinese characters) are not displayed correctly in Windows Media Center on a computer that is running Windows 7 when you use applications that are based on the PBDA (Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture) tuner.

Cause:
This issue occurs because of an error in Windows Media Center client PBDA parsing code. The multibyte characters are lost because the call sign XML string that a CComBSTR member uses is unnecessarily converted into a plain ASCII CHAR string.

Download the Patch HERE (x86 & x64bits):
Call signs that contain multibyte characters are not displayed correctly in Windows Media Center when you use applications that are based on the PBDA tuner in Windows 7

Reviewed, version 2.0:

-Article ID: 2496898 - Last Review: May 9, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
An update to support the new currency symbol for the Indian Rupee in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

Available patches HERE:
An update to support the new currency symbol for the Indian Rupee in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2



-Article ID: 2528507 - Last Review: May 9, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Incorrect memory dump files in an x64-based version of Windows 7 SP1 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Available Windows 7 SP1 Hotfix here:
Incorrect memory dump files in an x64-based version of Windows 7 SP1 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 for x64 & x32bits - based Systems (KB947821) [May 2011]:

Overview

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software. This tool checks your computer for such inconsistencies and tries to resolve issues if found.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1

x64bits:
Download details: System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2011]

x32bits:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...b-1fc9ea40f69f

Along those HUGE Tuesday MS Patches june 14, 2011, i've found one hotfix from MS Download Center NOT listed in the Automatic Windows Update:

-Article ID: 2548388 - Last Review: June 16, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
Microsoft Narrator crashes when you open the system menu of an application on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2:

Hotfix:
x32bits:
Download details: Update for Windows 7 (KB2548388)

x64bits:
Download details: Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2548388)

Part Of the Windows 7 SP2, here a new hotfix from MS.

-Article ID: 2526870 - Last Review: June 15, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 may stop responding at the Welcome screen after you enter the user credentials to log on to the computer

Symptoms:
After you enter the user credentials to log on to your computer, the operating system may stop responding at the Welcome screen. This issue may occur on a computer that is running one of the following operating systems:

• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7
• Windows Server 2008 R2

CAUSE:
This issue occurs because of a deadlock in the Gpprefcl.dll file.

Request Hotfix HERE:
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 may stop responding at the Welcome screen after you enter the user credentials to log on to the computer

I do post this article but it looks like the Hotfix is not yet available in all languages. Might MS still working on it!


-Article ID: 2555428 - Last Review: June 15, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
The Windows 7 startup process is slow when you create many restore points

Symptoms:
Consider the following scenario:

• You have a large hard disk installed a computer that is running Windows 7.
• You create many restore points on the computer.
• You try to start the computer.

In this scenario, the startup process may be very slow.

Cause:
This issue occurs because the boot plan for the ReadyBoot feature exceeds the size limit of 512 kilobytes (KB). Each restore point creates a snapshot of Windows that Volsnap.sys must validate during the startup process. When you create many restore points, the boot plan for the ReadyBoot feature eventually exceeds the size limit of 512 KB, and cannot be stored. Therefore, startup I/O operations are not precached, and the startup process is slow.

Note: The boot plan is stored in the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\rdyboost\Parameters\BootPlan

Request hotfix here:
The Windows 7 startup process is slow when you create many restore points

This article concern Internet Explorer 7,8 & 9, but no Hotfix here just Fix-It Solution provided by MS.

-Article ID: 973479 - Last Review: June 16, 2011 - Revision: 4.0
You cannot print or print preview Web pages in Internet Explorer on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

Symptoms:
When you try to print a Web page in Internet Explorer 7' in Internet Explorer 8 or in Internet Explorer 9 on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows 7, the Print dialog box disappears, and nothing is printed.

Additionally, if you print preview a Web page, the Print Preview page may be blank except for the page number in the header and a file path and date in the footer. The file path resembles the following:
file://C:\Users\<username>\AppData\L...w\RU4GX5A5.htm

Cause:
This issue can occur if the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Low" folder has been deleted. Some applications, such as disk cleanup utilities, can delete this folder during their cleanup process.

Note <username> refers to the currently logged on user who is experiencing the issue.

Fix-it Solutions Here:
You cannot print or print preview Web pages in Internet Explorer on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

-Article ID: 2541119 - Last Review: June 20, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Applications may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Symptoms:
Some applications may crash on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue usually occurs when you use the following applications:

• Windows Explorer
• Microsoft Office applications
• Windows Movie Maker

Cause:
This issue occurs because of a known issue in Ole32.dll. When certain applications implement the IEnumFORMATETC interface but do not implement the IEnumFORMATETC::Next() function correctly, Ole32.dll adds a malformed data structure to the system clipboard. When another process queries the Clipboard later, the processes may receive this malformed data structure. Therefore, heap corruption occurs in this process.

Review & Request the Hotfix:
Applications may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2




-Article ID: 982018 - Last Review: July 11, 2011 - Revision: 13.0
An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available.
An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available

Exemple:
Run CMD.EXE as Administrator =>Type: fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo C: =>enter

you'll have this to be displayed:

NTFS Volume Serial Number : 0xfe6e5dcc6e5d7e79
Version : 3.1
Number Sectors : 0x000000001d1927ff
Total Clusters : 0x0000000003a324ff
Free Clusters : 0x0000000001f8bae8
Total Reserved : 0x00000000000007f0
Bytes Per Sector : 512
Bytes Per Physical Sector : 4096
Bytes Per Cluster : 4096
Bytes Per FileRecord Segment : 1024
Clusters Per FileRecord Segment : 0
Mft Valid Data Length : 0x0000000020980000
Mft Start Lcn : 0x00000000000c0000
Mft2 Start Lcn : 0x0000000000000002
Mft Zone Start : 0x000000000109c060
Mft Zone End : 0x00000000010a8880
RM Identifier: 974AD058-3B3D-11DE-9300-000FFEE93BEF

Notes The value for "bytes per physical sector" can be any of the following:

• 512 – for Legacy 512 Native drives
• 4096 – for Advanced Format drives
• <Not Supported> - if the hardware or driver does not support the IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY control code

This hotfix is part of Windows 7 SP2.

-Article ID: 2496290 - Last Review: July 27, 2011 - Revision: 5.0
When you access a USB storage device on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, it may fail with an error or it may take a long time:

Symptoms:
When you or your application access a USB storage device on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, it may fail or it may take a long time.

This issue is seen when you use the Sonic Stage Mastering Studio software that is included with the Sony digital audio recorder device. You try to use this software to import files into or export files from a Sony PCM-D series digital audio recorder, then it would fail with the error message that resembles the following:


Couldn't find PCM-D series. Please check the connection

Note: This issue may also occur on other USB storage devices such as a USB floppy disk drives.

Resolution: View and request the hotfix.
When you access a USB storage device on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, it may fail with an error or it may take a long time


This one has no hotfix but only MS explanation:

-Article ID: 2575215 - Last Review: July 22, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Windows 7 may not calculate the size of writable area on BD-R and BD-R DL correctly.

Symptoms:
When attempting to burn 46GB of data to a BD-R Dual Layer disc, or 23GB to a BD-R Single Layer disc in master mode, the process fails and the following error message will be displayed:

"The disc wasn't burned successfully. Make sure that you have the latest firmware for your CD or DVD burner installed, and then try again."

Cause:
This problem occurs because Windows 7 does not calculate the write capacity of BD-R correctly.

Resolution:
To work around this issue, do not attempt to write more than 22GB of data onto a BD-R Single Layer disc or 45GB for a BD-R Dual Layer disc.

Full read HERE:
Windows 7 may not calculate the size of writable area on BD-R and BD-R DL correctly.