Microsoft KB Archive/906450

= The Gpresult.exe tool stops responding or displays incorrect results when you run the Gpresult.exe tool together with the &quot;/v&quot; or &quot;/z&quot; switch on a Windows XP-based computer =

Article ID: 906450

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition  Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1a, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li> Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Gpresult.exe command-line tool together with the /v or /z switch on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
 * The Gpresult.exe tool stops responding and an access violation error occurs.
 * The Gpresult.exe tool displays incorrect results.

Note This problem occurs only if the data to be displayed contains a &quot;%&quot; character.

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CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Gpresult.exe tool does not correctly handle the &quot;%&quot; character.

When the data to be displayed contains a &quot;%&quot; character, the Gpresult.exe tool passes path strings to a printf function. The printf function scans the path strings for substitution strings such as &quot;%S.&quot; Then, the printf function tries to make character substitutions by using random data.

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Service pack information
For more information about how to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack, 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. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.

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WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version of the Gpresult.exe tool.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB906450

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