Re: XP SP2 Hosed Active Directory

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From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/11/04


Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:46:00 +1100

Hi

This isn't an issue I've heard of before. If you uninstall 842933 from one
of the effected clients, does it resolve the issue?

Kind regards

-- 
Mark Renoden [MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
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"Patrickm" <pmatthews@paysbig.com> wrote in message 
news:%238HnmgByEHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for all the help. New Issue: Now that I have applied the fix for KB 
> 842933. ALL workstations running Outlook 2000 hang when closing Outlook 
> since applying this fix, regardless to OS. You have to do an "End Task" in 
> the Task Manager numerous times before it will finally shutdown. Is my 
> Exchange 2000 server somehow affected by this mess?? I did also have the 
> the Exchange System Manager on my workstation when I upgraded to SP 2. Is 
> there a similar problem with Exchange too??
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:udFO$F3xEHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> You can also update the .adm files on the 2000 servers with the later 
>> ones ...
>>
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=92759D4B-7112-4B6C-AD4A-BBF3802A5C9B&displaylang=en
>>
>> Beware of
>>
>>    842933 "The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and 
>> has been
>>    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=842933
>>
>> Kind regards
>> -- 
>> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
>> Windows Platform Support Team
>> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>>
>> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email 
>> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>>
>> "ptwilliams" <ptw2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:OlJfjI2xEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> You edited a GPO with XP, thus the new XP SP2 .adm templates have been
>>> uploaded to the DCs.
>>>
>>> Solution: Only edit GPOs with a Windows XP SP2 machine running the 
>>> Win2003
>>> admin tools or the Group Policy Tool.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Paul Williams
>>>
>>> http://www.msresource.net
>>> http://forums.msresource.net
>>>
>>>
>>> "Patrickm" <pmatthews@paysbig.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ODND%236zxEHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> My PC is running Win XP Pro, I have installed all the domain admin tools 
>>> on
>>> it. My domain is is a Win 2k AD domain. I recently installed XP service 
>>> pack
>>> 2 on my workstation, NOW when I go to any domain controller in the 
>>> domain
>>> and try to view, modify, or edit any domain policy I get hundreds of
>>> "Adminstrative Template" errors and cannot open any of my group 
>>> policies.
>>> Many of these errors that pop up are refencing Windows XP SP2, these are
>>> errors that are popping up on the domian controller running Win 2k. I 
>>> can
>>> however open ADU&C on my XP workstation and open the group policies but 
>>> many
>>> of the sub categories do not appear. Please help,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 


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