Microsoft KB Archive/823726

= Software Restriction Policies feature does not log events as expected =

Article ID: 823726

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows XP Professional, you (an administrator) can use the Software Restriction Policies feature to restrict a user's ability to run particular programs. You can implement these policies either through Local Group Policy or through a Group Policy object from the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory directory service.

When you implement software restriction policies, users who try to run a restricted program in Windows XP Professional receive a message that the program has been restricted by the administrator and will not run. You expect an event to be logged in the event log so that you can audit the instances when users try to start restricted programs. However, although the Software Restriction Policies feature restricts the user from running the program, an event is not logged in the event log. After you install this hotfix, an event is logged in the application event log when a user tries to run a restricted program. For additional information about software restriction policies in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

310791 Description of the Software Restriction Policies in Windows XP



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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

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

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. 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 30-Jun-2003 17:25   5.1.2600.1240    566,272   Advapi32.dll    x86 06-Jun-2003 21:39   5.1.2600.1232     80,512   Ksecdd.sys      x86 10-May-2003 01:03        5.3.16.6      6,656   Spmsg.dll       x86 11-May-2003 20:26        5.3.16.6     89,088   Spuninst.exe    x86 30-Jun-2003 17:25   5.1.2600.1240  1,585,664   Advapi32.dll    IA-64 06-Jun-2003 21:39   5.1.2600.1232    227,456   Ksecdd.sys      IA-64 09-May-2003 22:36        5.3.16.6      6,144   Spmsg.dll       IA-64 09-May-2003 22:36        5.3.16.6    214,528   Spuninst.exe    IA-64 30-Jun-2003 16:02   5.1.2600.1240    566,272   Wadvapi32.dll   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. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: LGP GPO

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbqfe kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB823726

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