Microsoft KB Archive/282305

= Scripting Error When You Run the Add/Remove Programs Tool =

Article ID: 282305

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q282305



SYMPTOMS
After you set Group Policy to enable the &quot;Hide Change or Remove Programs page&quot; policy, a scripting error may be displayed when the Add/Remove Programs tool is started.



CAUSE
This problem typically occurs on older hardware with slower processors.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Size     File name ---  24-Jan-2001  15:54  296,208  Appwiz.cpl



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, acknowledge the error message and then start the Add/Remove Programs tool again.



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 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbShell

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbshell kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbhotfixserver KB282305

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