Microsoft KB Archive/833308

= &quot;%&quot; character in Terminal Services profile path appears as a numeric string when you use the TSPROF command in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 833308

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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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 (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you use an environment variable that contains a percent sign character (&quot;%&quot;) in your Terminal Services profile path, and you run the tsprof command to display the profile path, the &quot;%&quot; character appears as a numeric string. For example, if you specify a Terminal Services profile path of %logonserver%\ for your user account, and then you type tsprof /q / local  from a command prompt, the profile path appears as { 1237717237ogonserver\  }.



CAUSE
This problem occurs in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 because the tsprof command interprets the “%” character in the Terminal Services profile path as a printf function format specifier. When the printf function encounters the &quot;%&quot; character in the profile path, the function converts the value of the first argument after the &quot;%&quot; character and outputs the results as a numeric string.

Note Format specifications always start with a percent sign.



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

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must 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) 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    Platform 13-Jan-2004 18:16  5.2.3790.118       15,360  Tsprof.exe   x86 13-Jan-2004 01:14  5.2.3790.118       35,840  Tsprof.exe   IA-64



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional 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

Additional query words: tsprof numbers

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbtermserv kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB833308

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