Consider the following scenario:

• You configure the Internet Explorer Maintenance Group Policy settings in an Active Directory domain or on a client computer.
• You start Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on a Windows Vista-based client computer.
• You view the Group Policy results on the Settings tab.

In this scenario, the Group Policy settings for a Windows Vista-based client computer are not displayed correctly. However, the settings are successfully applied to the client computer.

Note: When you stat GPMC on a Windows XP-based computer or on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, the settings are displayed correctly.

Consider the following scenarios.

Scenario 1

1. You install Windows Vista on the C partition on “Computer A.”
2. After you install Windows Vista, you use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) to prepare an installation of Windows Vista for imaging to another computer. You use the following command:
   

   sysprep /oobe /generalize

3. You restart “Computer A.”
4. In Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 2.0, you use the ImageX tool to create an image for Windows Vista.
5. You deploy the image to “Computer B,” and then you restart the computer.

Scenario 2

1. You install Windows Vista on the C partition on “Computer A.”
2. After you install Windows Vista, you use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) to prepare an installation of Windows Vista for imaging to another computer. You use the following command:
   

   sysprep /oobe /generalize

3. In Windows PE 2.0, you use the ImageX tool to create an image for Windows Vista.
4. You deploy the image to “Computer B.” However, you use a different partition than the C partition.
5. After you deploy the image to “Computer B,” you restart the computer.

In these scenarios, you may receive the following error message:

The system registry contains invalid file paths. Installation cannot proceed. This system image was applied without guaranteeing that drive-letter assignments would match across computers

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a Windows Vista-based Media Center computer that uses a Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial/Antenna (DVB-T) TV tuner.
• Media Center Live TV was configured not to use an Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
• You install a Phase Alternation Line (PAL) TV tuner.
• You use the Set Up TV Signal wizard to configure Media Center to use the PAL TV tuner instead of the DVB-T TV tuner.
• You do not download an EPG. This may be because of your location or because you decide not to download an EPG.

In this scenario, after you complete the Scan for Services part of the Set Up TV Signal wizard, you receive a message that resembles the following:

Scanning 100% done (0 service(s) found)

When you try to install a network printer on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0x0000000d).

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After you log on to a Windows Vista-based system, you may notice that a temporary profile has been loaded instead of the profile that corresponds to the current user. Therefore, any changes that you make to the current desktop are lost after you log off the system. Additionally, the notification area may display the following error message:

Your user profile was not loaded correctly! You have been logged on with a temporary profile.

Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off. Please see the event log for details or contact your administrator.

Finally, the following event is logged in the Application log:

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service
Date: Date
Event ID: 1511
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: User
Computer: Computer
Description:
Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off.