Article ID: 826277
Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Japanese version of Windows Server 2003 and you run the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) wmic /? command from Special Administration Console (SAC), the SAC client console is not updated correctly, and no characters are returned.
CAUSE
This issue occurs because of how NULL characters are interpreted when you use SAC in the Japanese version of Windows Server 2003. (NULL characters are returned when you use the wmic /? command.) For SAC to return NULL characters correctly, the NULL characters must be represented as spaces.
RESOLUTION
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:
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:
File Information
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05-Aug-2003 00:28 5.2.3790.74 24,576 Sacsess.exe x86 04-Aug-2003 20:32 5.2.3790.74 77,824 Sacsess.exe IA-64
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 the SAC and SAC commands, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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