Microsoft KB Archive/323593

= &quot;The following entry in the [strings] section is too long&quot; error message when you add some administrative templates that are included in the French version of Windows XP to the Group Policy settings in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 323593

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q323593





SYMPTOMS
On your computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000, if you use the Group Policy settings to add some administrative templates that are included in the French version of Microsoft Windows XP to Administrative Templates, you may receive the following error message:

The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and has been truncated.

For example, you experience these symptoms if you try to add the System.adm file or the Wmplayer.adm file that is included in the French version of Windows XP.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the administrative template contains a string that has more than 256 characters and the string is not localized correctly when the administrative template is added to the Group Policy settings in Windows 2000.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed to apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 07-Aug-2002 22:42  5.0.2195.6002  118,544  Gptext.dll 13-Jun-2001 05:05  5.0.2195.3727    3,856  Svcpack1.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwin2ksp4fix kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB323593

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