Microsoft KB Archive/911597

= The Actions pane displays &quot;Object&quot; as the title for the list of actions after you cancel a multiple selection in an MMC snap-in in Windows Server 2003 R2 =

Article ID: 911597

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you select multiple items in a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, and you then click in a blank area to cancel the selection, the Actions pane displays Object as the title for the list of actions that you can perform.

Additionally, the actions area and the description area continue to appear in the Actions pane after you cancel the selection.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because an item retains the focus when you cancel a selected item, even though the item is no longer selected. In this state, the &quot;Object&quot; string appears and the Actions pane displays Object as the title for the list of actions that you can perform.

When you cancel a selection, the actions area and the description area continue to appear in the Actions pane if the following conditions are true:
 * The MMC core does not send a deselect notification to the snap-in.
 * The snap-in does not clear the actions area and the description area.



MORE INFORMATION
Three areas are populated in the actions pane, depending on what is selected:
 * A scope actions area
 * A selection actions area
 * A description area

The scope actions area includes view actions. When you cancel a selection in the snap-in, the selection actions area and the description area do not appear in the Actions pane.

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