Microsoft KB Archive/930016

= On a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, a Web page that contains a diagnostic report for DFS replication returns no data =

Article ID: 930016

Article Last Modified on 1/9/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

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SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, you try to create a diagnostic report for DFS replication in the DFS Management console. However, the Web page that is generated in this situation returns no data. Additionally, the Web page stops responding (hangs) after it displays the following message:

Report Loading, Please Wait



CAUSE
This issue occurs if the default settings for the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration component have been modified.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps.Warning This workaround may make a computer or a network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk.
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.
 * 2) In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
 * 3) In the Windows Component Wizard dialog box, click Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration, and then click Details.
 * 4) Click to clear the For administrator groups check box, click OK, and then click Next.
 * 5) After the wizard finishes the configuration process, click Finish.
 * 6) Try to create a diagnostic report for DFS replication.



MORE INFORMATION
In a default Windows Server 2003 R2 configuration, the For administrator groups check box for the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration component is not selected. The DFSR diagnostic reports are not designed to work when this check box is selected. For more information about the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration component, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

815141 Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration changes the browsing experience

For more information about DFS Replication diagnostic reports, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/bc1d6055-24cf-435c-b5ad-748688da5d511033.mspx?mfr=true

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