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This download helps you evaluate the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2. You’ll have the opportunity to try new and improved features and functionality of Windows Server 2008 R2 free for 180 days.

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1. Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or a Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2.
2. Jun 29, 2011 Windows Storage Server is an OEM-only product, which means Microsoft OEM partners package and offer Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 NAS appliances. So you may try to contact the OEM partner to find whether they can provide you a trail version of Windows Storage Server. Find OEM partners with Windows Storage Server based solutions and learn how.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Download Note: The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022 (for a list of what's in scope, see the FAQ). Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition evaluation copy with 180-day trial VHD images are available to download from Microsoft. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days.

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

• In Windows Internet Explorer, you open Internet Options, then you select Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed under the Advanced tab. Then, you click OK to save the setting.

• You download and run an .exe file directly by using Internet Explorer.
  Note You do not select 'Save as' to download the file and save it on the computer.

• You close Internet Explorer, and then you reopen it.

• You try to download another file by using Internet Explorer.

In this scenario, you cannot download the file, and you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Note You can temporarily resolve this issue by restarting the computer.

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Cause

This issue is caused by a handle leak that occurs in Windows. The handle leak then prevents Internet Explorer from emptying the Temporary Internet Files folder after you close Internet Explorer. Therefore, after you reopen Internet Explorer, you cannot download any files.

Resolution

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 to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The 'Hotfix download available' form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To apply this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes
Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under 'Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2' on the page. Always refer to the 'Applies To' section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

• The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.1.760 1.22xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	SP1	LDR

• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the 'Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2' section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintaining the state of the updated component. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

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For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the 'Applies to' section.

More Information

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For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

824684Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

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Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

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