Microsoft KB Archive/821308

= Process Object Names Are Truncated in Performance Monitor =

Article ID: 821308

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
A process object name may appear in Performance Monitor with part of the file name extension truncated. For example, &quot;PhoneControlEventNotification.exe&quot; may appear as &quot;PhoneControlEventNotification.ex&quot;. This problem may cause other programs that depend upon these files to run incorrectly.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you installed the hotfix that is mentioned in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 327384. For additional information about that hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

327384 Unrecognizable Characters Appear in Instance Names of Performance Counters or Incorrect Performance Data Is Collected After You Apply Windows 2000 Service Pack 3



Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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.

Prerequisites
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later is required to install this hotfix.

Restart Requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information
The English version of this fix 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 --  26-Jun-2003  20:03  5.0.2195.6763      28,944  Perfproc.dll 14-Mar-2003 12:48  5.3.16.5            6,656  Spmsg.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB821308

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