Microsoft KB Archive/912263

= The &quot;Getting the domain information&quot; part of the GPResult.exe command-line process takes a long time to finish on a member server that is running Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 912263

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You run the Group Policy Results (GPResult.exe) command-line tool on a member server. The member server is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003. In this scenario, the &quot;Getting the domain information&quot; part of the tool's execution process takes a long time to finish. For example, this part of the process may take several minutes or more to finish.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you run the Group Policy Results tool in an Active Directory forest where one or both of the following conditions are true:
 * There are many domains in the forest.
 * Many trusts in the forest are configured to external domains.

This problem occurs because the Group Policy Results tool parses every trust in the forest as part of the process to verify all the policy settings. If the Group Policy Results tool encounters one or more domains that are not reachable, the process takes longer to finish.



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 apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your 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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems


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 first corrected in Microsoft 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: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB912263

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