Microsoft KB Archive/937331

= On a Windows Server 2003-based computer, after you use the Diskpart command, the Disk Management utility does not respond =

Article ID: 937331

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

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

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition</li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
On a Windows Server 2003-based computer, after you use the Diskpart command at a command prompt, the Disk Management utility does not respond.

Also, the following event is recorded in the event log: Event Type: Error

Event Source: VDS Dynamic Provider 1.0

Event category: N/A

Event ID : 1

Date :

Time :

User : N/A

Computer :

Description : Provider has not been loaded. Error (8004241B)

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CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service cannot resolve a communication thread. The Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service is deadlocked.

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RESOLUTION
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

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STATUS
This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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Steps to reproduce the problem
<ol> Log on to a Windows Server 2003-based computer.</li> Type the following script in Notepad, and then save the script as a .cmd file:

%systemroot%\system32\sc config vds start= auto

%systemroot%\system32\sc start vds

echo select disk 0 > createvol.txt

echo create partition Primary size=800 >>createvol.txt

echo assign letter=i >>createvol.txt

diskpart /s createvol.txt

</li> Run the script that you created in step 2 at a command prompt.</li> Click Start, click Run, type diskmgmt.msc, and then click Ok.

The Disk Management utility does not respond.</li></ol>

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