Microsoft KB Archive/886659

= You may receive an access violation in Cmd.exe or in Command.com when you send command prompt output in Windows XP SP1, in Windows XP SP2, or in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 =

Article ID: 886659

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the &quot;greater than&quot; symbol (>) to send command prompt output from a system folder to a text file, or you use the pipe character (|) to send command prompt output from a system folder to another command, you may receive an access violation in Cmd.exe or in Command.com.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you use a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, and you have a Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) installed on your computer.



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

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.

Windows XP SP1
  Date         Time   Version           Size  File name -  27-Oct-2004  01:55  5.1.2600.1605  255,488  Cmd.exe

Windows XP SP2
  Date         Time   Version           Size  File name -  27-Oct-2004  16:51  5.1.2600.2539  389,120  Cmd.exe



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinxppresp3fix kbhotfixserver KB886659

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