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Service Manager.Settings - opens a dialog where you can adjust settings related to upgrading and hotfixing. See Upgrade and hotfix settings.In cases where a large number of instances is registered in the utility, you can use the Find text box below the toolbar to search for particular instances by the value stored in their Name column.Upgrade and hotfix settingsYou can adjust the settings related to upgrading and hotfixing by clicking theSettings button on the main toolbar.On the General tab, you can adjust the following settings:Check for upgrades/hotfixes - determines when KIM checks if new hotfixes or upgrades are available for registered instances.On start - KIM checks for updates/hotfixes automatically upon launching.Manually - KIM checks only after selecting the Upgrade/Hotfix or Check action from the toolbar.New upgrades/hotfixes - determines what to do when new upgrades or hotfixes are found. Only applicable if On start is selected above.Announce - KIM displays a notification message.Download - KIM downloads all new upgrades and hotfixes automatically.On the Cache tab, you can see the number of temporary upgrade and hotfix folders. These folders contain upgrade/hotfix data unpacked from downloaded upgrade/hotfix packages and are stored in C:\ProgramData\KIM.You can delete these temporary folders by clicking the Delete button.On the Update tab, you can check for available updates of Kentico external utilities and setup files.Deployment to AzureBy clicking Deploy to Azure, you can deploy your Microsoft Azure instances of Kentico to a Microsoft Azure server.Before you can use this feature, you need to create a certificate that provides access to the Microsoft Azure Service Management API functionality.Use the instructions on the Create a Service Certificate for Azure page to create a X.509 v3 certificate on your machine and create a personal information exchange certificate, which you have to upload to the Microsoft Azure via Microsoft Azure Management Portal.See also: Running Kentico on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Agent is a set of software services that supports interactive characters within the Microsoft Windows display. Some examples of the Microsoft Agent characters are the Office Assistants. The characters included Clipit (the paper clip), The Dot (a shape-shifting and color-shifting smiley-faced red ball), Hoverbot (a robot), and The Genius (a caricature of Albert Einstein).The characters would interact with users by offering help with tasks currently being performed. For more information about the phasing out of Microsoft Agent, see this article does not answer your question, click this button to pose your question to other community members at Microsoft Community: Symptoms When starting a program in Windows 7, you may receive an error associated with Microsoft Agent, after receiving the error message the program may crash.For example, when you use Microsoft Office XP and you press F1 to open the Office Assistant, you receive the following message: The Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent 2.0 or later versions. This product is available in the Office System Pack. After you clickOK, the Help window appears. The Help window can be used in the standard manner. However, you cannot use the Office Assistant.This issue can occur with applications such as Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2003, and any program that uses Microsoft Agent. Cause This issue occurs because Microsoft Agent has been discontinued with the release of Windows 7. Microsoft Agent is not included in Windows 7, and it will not be included in any later versions of the Windows operating system. However, you can download Microsoft Agent as a hotfix for your Windows 7 computer. Resolution To resolve this issue, download and install Hotfix 969168 to install Microsoft Agent to your computer. To do this, click the View and request hotfix downloads link at the top of this article and follow the instructions. Note The hotfix installs only the Microsoft Agent core components and the Merlin character. Additional character files such as Dot, Hoverbot, Scribble, or other Microsoft Agent components that are required for specific Microsoft Agent enabled applications will not be installed by this hotfix. If Microsoft Agent enabled applications still do not function after the installation of the hotfix, you may have to contact the software manufacturer for help.Additionally, on Windows 7-based computers you may be presented with the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA). When the PCA dialog box appears, click Check for solutions online. You are prompted to install Microsoft

Applies ToWindows HPC Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Summary This article (KB981836) provides a fix for a network connection problem in which the connection drops on Windows Server 2003-based Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs). This issue occurs when the VMs are running under a heavy load. For detailed information, see the “Symptoms,” “Cause,” and “Resolution” sections of this article. To download the fix for this issue, click the View and request hotfix downloads link that is located on the upper-left of the screen. Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You install the Hyper-V role on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2. The computer hosts a virtual machine (VM) that is running Windows Server 2003. The VM is running under a heavy load. In this scenario, the network connection of the VM is lost and then resumes. The length of time in which there is no network connection may last from several seconds to several minutes.When this connection problem occurs, one or both of the following events are logged in the System log on the VM: Event Type: WarningEvent Source: netvscEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 5Date: Time: User: N/AComputer: Description: The miniport '' hung. Event Type: WarningEvent Source: netvscEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 4Date: Time: User: N/AComputer: Description: The miniport '' reset. Resolution This hotfix is also available at Microsoft Update Catalog.After you install this hotfix on the Hyper-V server, you must update the integration components in the VM that is running Windows Server 2003. To do this, open the Virtual Machine Connection tool to connect to the VM in Hyper-V Manager, and then click Insert Integration Services Setup Disk on the Action menu. Hotfix information A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or