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#:Workaround: If you set magnification other than 100%, the text tool is grayed out. Change magnification back to 100% and the text tool will be unlocked. [http://www.eggheadcafe.com/conversation.aspx?messageid=32411212&threadid=32057568]
 
#In [[Windows Vista]] SP1 or [[Windows Server 2008]], when you try to play a video by using embedded RealNetworks [[RealPlayer]] 11 in [[Internet Explorer]] 8 Beta, you are prompted to download RealPlayer even though RealPlayer is successfully installed. [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335033.aspx]
 
#In [[Windows Vista]] SP1 or [[Windows Server 2008]], when you try to play a video by using embedded RealNetworks [[RealPlayer]] 11 in [[Internet Explorer]] 8 Beta, you are prompted to download RealPlayer even though RealPlayer is successfully installed. [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335033.aspx]
  

Revision as of 15:26, September 16, 2009

Windows bugs prevent users from completing several ordinary tasks in the Windows operating system. Many of these bugs have been fixed by Microsoft in hotfixes (see patch (computing)) and service packs.

  • "Conventional wisdom says Microsoft products aren't ready for wide-scale deployment until the first service pack ships with the necessary bug fixes."[1]

Bug list

  1. Text tool is grayed out in MS Paint
    Workaround: If you set magnification other than 100%, the text tool is grayed out. Change magnification back to 100% and the text tool will be unlocked. [1]
  2. In Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, when you try to play a video by using embedded RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 in Internet Explorer 8 Beta, you are prompted to download RealPlayer even though RealPlayer is successfully installed. [2]

References