Microsoft KB Archive/307475

= Long Delay When You Use the NetGroupGetInfo Function to Query in Large Groups =

Article ID: 307475

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q307475



SYMPTOMS
When you use the NetGroupGetInfo function to query for the properties of a domain group, it may take a long time for the function to return results if you use the function in a large group.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the NetGroupGetInfo function counts the members of the group regardless of the query level that you specify when you use the function.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
When you use the NetGroupGetInfo function, you can specify the level of the information that you want returned:   Value  Meaning -  0      Returns the global group name 1     Returns the global group name and a comment 2     Returns detailed information about the global group, including the count of members If you use this function and you specify a level of zero (0) or one (1), the group members are counted but the number of group members is not returned.

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