• Narrator and other screen readers may not read all hyperlinks in certain dialog boxes. There is no workaround at this time. The hyperlinks known to be affected include:
  
  
  • Download new add-ons for Internet Explorer and Learn more about add-ons (both in the Manage Add-ons dialog box accessed from the Manage Add-ons submenu of the Tools menu).
    
    
  • What is Phishing Filter and the Internet Explorer privacy statement (both in the Microsoft Phishing Filter dialog box accessed from the Phishing Filter submenu of the Tools menu).
    
    
  • All hyperlinks in the setup wizards of Windows Mail.
    
    
  • The hyperlink in the About Windows dialog box.
    
    
• After upgrading to this version of Windows Vista from Windows Vista Beta 2, the system may not recognize USB microphones or synthesized speech may not work properly.
  
  
  • If your USB microphone is not recognized, open Control Panel, click Ease of Access, click Speech Recognition Options, and then click Advanced speech options. In the Speech Properties dialog box that opens, in the Microphone section, click Advanced…. In the Audio Input Device dialog box, select Use the preferred audio input device.
    
    
  • When using the Text to Speech feature, if you are unable to hear synthesized speech, open Control Panel, click Ease of Access, click Speech Recognition Options, and then click Text to Speech. In the Speech Properties dialog box that opens, click the Advanced… button. In the dialog box that opens, select Use preferred audio output device.
    
    

The backup application in this version of Windows Vista uses a different directory structure from that used in Windows Vista Beta 2 versions prior to 5357. If you use the backup application in this RC 1 version to back up files to the same pre-5357 location, you will not be able to restore the files.

To avoid this, do one of the following prior to backing up files:

• Save backup files created in this version to a new location.
  
  
• Delete the pre-5357 backup directory.
  
  
• Move the pre-5357 backup directory to a new location.
  
  

If you are upgrading from previous versions of Microsoft Windows, or a prerelease version of Windows Vista, and your computer has the beta 2 version of 2007 Microsoft Office system installed (build 4017), you must install the following update: Beta 2 Technical Refresh Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System.

We recommend that you install the update before you upgrade, but you can also install it after you upgrade. To download the update, search the Microsoft Download Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=71304) for "2007 Microsoft Office system."

If this update is not available yet, you can proceed with upgrading your operating system and install it when it becomes available. No other previous versions of 2007 Microsoft Office system are supported on this version of Windows Vista.

BitLocker Drive Encryption

Windows Firewall

Some media may not function correctly after upgrading from Windows Vista Beta 2 to this version of Windows Vista. For example, when you try to play premium content that is protected by Windows Media Digital Rights Management, you may be prompted to reacquire licenses from the Internet. This includes content from online music services and pay-per-view video services. In addition, if you are running Windows Vista Ultimate, you may receive a "restricted content" error when you try to watch any TV content that was previously recorded.

To avoid this, install Update for Windows Vista Beta 2 (KB922917) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=47290).

If you did not install this update before you upgraded, you may be able to obtain new licenses for music that you purchased online by contacting the online service directly. However, you will not be able to fix this issue for protected and recorded TV content if you did not install the update installing this version of Windows Vista.

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