Tag Archives: “Hot Fix”

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or SBS 2011 with Service Pack 1 – Randomly Stops Responding after you use the VSS Software Provider in Windows

If you are using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) software provider on a system running Windows 7 – Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 – Service Pack 1 or Small Business Server 2011 – Service Pack 1 then you may find the computer randomly stops responding.

 

This occurs because volsnap.sys tries to obtain a lock again on a file even if it is already holding a lock.

A hotfix can be requested to resolve the issue using KB 2627052 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627052

WatchGuard System Manager Version 11.5.1 – Update 1 Released to correct reported XSS Flaws

WatchGuard System Manager Version 11.5.1 – Update 1 was released recently to correct some XSS Flaws that were reported to WatchGuard, it also corrects two internally identified vulnerabilities.  You can obtain the latest version via the WatchGuard support portal.

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and SBS 2011 with Service Pack 1 – You may see a STOP: 0x0000007F error message when resuming from sleep/hibernate or initiate a data transfer over the network

If you are running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or SBS 2011 with Service Pack 1 then you may experience the following error:

STOP: 0x0000007F (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4) UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP

This can occur in a number of scenarios such as initiating a data transfer over the network or resuming the computer/server from sleep/hibernate.  Ultimately the issue is related to the operating system not allocating enough stack space.  The issue can be resolved by applying the hotfix from the Microsoft Article KB 2519736 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2519736