Microsoft KB Archive/899515

= You receive a &quot;Mmc.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows&quot; error message when you run a filtered search in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 899515

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You open Active Directory Users and Computers and then add a Member of attribute as a column in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. After you do this, you run a filtered search on an account. In this case, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) crashes. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Mmc.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the length of the Member of attribute on one of the accounts is 260 characters in length.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required to install this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you 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 file attributes) 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.

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

Keywords: kbinfo kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbprb kbpubtypekc kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB899515

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