You must clean up Metadata after a forced removal of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Metadata cleanup is a required procedure after a forced removal of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). You perform metadata cleanup on a domain controller in the domain of the domain controller that you forcibly removed.

Text on the logon screen may be clipped after update KB 975929 is installed or uninstalled in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

After you install or uninstall update on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, some text on the logon screen may not be displayed correctly. For example, part of the welcome message may be clipped.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes
  • Other

How to disable or enable Dr. Watson for Windows

This article describes how to disable and re-enable the Dr. Watson program for Windows.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows
  • Internet Explorer
  • Office
  • Other

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes
  • Fix performance, page display, errors or crashes
  • Fix security, privacy, performance, errors or crashes
  • Backup, Hardware Failure, and Failure Recovery

Error message when you try to install service packs or Windows updates on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer: “ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER(0×80070057)”

Discusses the error you receive when you try to install service packs or Windows updates on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer. Provides a resolution.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes

You receive error code 0×80070643 or error code 0×643 when you use the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites to install updates

Describes a problem that occurs when you use the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site to install updates, and you receive error code 0×80070643 or error code 0×643. Includes a resolution.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes

Error message when a portable Windows Vista-based computer that has an integrated or external USB camera device resumes from long-term suspend mode: “0x000000E4″ or “0x0000000A”

Fixes an issue in which Windows Vista restarts unexpectedly and generates Stop error 0x000000E4 or 0x0000000A. This issue occurs after the system resumes from a long suspend time and when you have a USB camera connected to the computer.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes

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…

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes

Computers that are running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and that are equipped with multiple processors that support processor power management features may experience decreased performance

Provides a fix for a problem where a Windows XP SP2-based computer that has multiple processors exhibits decreased performance or unexpected behavior.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes

Services fail to start and you receive an Error 1079 on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes

The Welcome screen may be displayed for 30 seconds, and the logon script interacts with me when I try to log on to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

Describes an issue that occurs because the logon process runs in session 0. However, the logon script process runs in a different session. Provides a resolution.

Applies to:

Programs

  • Windows
  • Other

Problem Areas

  • Fix performance, errors or crashes
  • Fix security, privacy or user accounts
  • Group Policy and User Profiles