XP KBs for December 2008

(943232) - Describes a problem in which an application that uses the Sxs.dll file may crash if you run the application on a Windows XP-based computer.

MS08-068: Vulnerability in SMB could allow remote code execution

(935192) - Fixes an issue in which you receive a Stop error message after you put a Windows XP-based computer into hibernation, and then you resume the computer from hibernation. This Usbhub.sys driver-related issue occurs after you install hotfix 918005.

When you attempt to set up your Xbox 360 console as a Media Center Extender, the console does not provide an eight-digit setup key

- 12/23/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/932162

(932341) - Discusses things to try if your shared folder is not listed as a folder to watch when you use library setup on a Windows Media Center Extender.

Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution

- 12/14/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/961051

(959237) - Describes the problem in which an access violation may occur and Internet Explorer may crash. Describes a hotfix that resolves the problem.

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

- 12/18/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/960071

(955218) - Resolves a security vulnerability that exists in Microsoft XML Core Services that could enable information disclosure..

MS08-069: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 4.0: November 11, 2008

- 12/16/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954430

(903251) - Explains that the HaxDoor virus may generate a Stop error message or restart your computer in Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. You can manually remove the variant of the HaxDoor virus to resolve this issue.

You cannot control the volume in Media Center when you output digital audio to an external receiver or to speakers on a Windows Vista-based or Windows XP-based Media Center computer

- 12/11/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/904408

(893357) - Explains that the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)/Wireless Provisioning Services Information Element (WPS IE) update is available for download. To install the update, you must be running Windows XP with Service Pack 2.

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

- 12/9/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830

(891716) - Describes how to deploy the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool in an enterprise environment.

After you install the April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center 2005, your Xbox 360 Media Center Extender cannot connect to the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition-based computer

- 12/23/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/918358

(918996) - Discusses the Windows Desktop Search add-in for UNC/FAT. This add-in lets you index shared network directories and shared FAT drives. The add-in also lets you easily search the contents of specific shared network directories and FAT drives.

Power consumption may be more than you expect on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

- 12/9/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/918005

(913360) - Describes a problem where the Volume Shadow Copy Service cannot create shadow copies. The computer that experiences the problem is hosting a cluster and is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 and a 32-bit version of SQL Server 2000.

Summary list of monthly detection and deployment guidance articles

- 12/9/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/910723

(959873) - Fixes a problem in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition in which you cannot send Start TLS requests to a server that is running OpenLDAP Software.

While attempting to connect your Xbox 360 console to a computer, you receive the error message: "Connection Error" (NXE)

- 12/23/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/959882

(956803) - Resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Microsoft Ancillary Function driver (Afd.sys). A local attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.

The Win32_Processor class returns the incorrect Name property for the processors on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 and the computer has Intel Core 2 Duo processors installed

(956802) - Describes vulnerabilities in GDI that could allow remote code execution.

Using System Restore to restore a Windows XP based computer that has an encrypted system drive may lead to boot failure

- 12/19/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/961375

(957319) - Fixes a problem that shows a "Stop 0x00000050" or "Stop 0x0000008E" error message.

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"

(957924) - Description of the cumulative update rollup for the Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 Runtime Extended Files.

After you upload encrypted files from a Windows XP-based computer to a WebDAV share, the files remain encrypted

- 12/18/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/959439

(960763) - Describes a problem that is caused by the HP Customer Participation Program plug-in that is loaded by HP Digital Imaging Monitor. Provides a resolution.

Detection and deployment guidance for the December 9, 2008 security release

- 12/12/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/960825

(960608) - Fixes a problem in which the Schtask.exe command-line tool cannot create a task and incorrectly reports that the task name contains invalid characters.

MS08-067: Vulnerability in Server service could allow remote code execution

- 12/16/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/958644

(958655) - Describes a problem in which you may receive an error message when you use Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5 to install multiple MSI packages in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP.

Stop FE or Cannot Enumerate Device if USB Host Controller is Removed While Data Transfers Are Pending

- 12/8/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/960959

(959682) - Fixes a problem in which you receive an error message when you send a message by using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and by using an external certificate.

You cannot restart the computer after you restore the system to a point that was created before Windows Disk Protection was turned on

- 12/16/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/960841

(960837) - Describes a problem in which all user accounts are disabled or the computer restarts continuously on a Windows XP or Windows Vista-based computer which has Windows SteadyState installed.

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

- 12/10/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/960838

(958580) - Fixes an issue in which the OnIdleTimeoutNotification method does not work when a remote access application is running on a Windows XP SP3-based client computer, which makes a remote desktop connection not drop automatically after the time-out expires.

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

(955549) - Describes a problem that occurs when you open an .rtf file that contains a MergeField field in a paragraph, and indents that are added to the paragraph are not displayed in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP. Includes a resolution.

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

- 12/30/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/960037

(959199) - Discusses that Windows Media Player 11 seems to crash when you click a link in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 that points to content on the local hard disk or on a UNC network path.

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

- 12/19/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/959465

(960417) - Fixes a problem in which when you run an application which uses the SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime function in Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the application performance is very poor.

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

- 12/19/2008 - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/959753

(960680) - Describes that a hotfix is available to update the Slovak currency symbol (Sk) to the Euro currency symbol (€) and to update the Turkish currency symbol from Yeni Türk Lirasi (YTL) to Türk Lirasi (TL).