Article ID: 909899
Article Last Modified on 3/26/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You run an Automated System Recovery (ASR) backup on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems. Then, you restore the operating system by using ASR. After you restore the operating system, a partition that was originally in the master boot record (MBR) format is converted to a GUID partition table (GPT) partition unexpectedly.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003
Hotfix Information
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer. For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003
Restart Requirement
You do not have to 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 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.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform | SP requirement | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syssetup.dll | 5.2.3790.2606 | 1,947,648 | 30-Dec-2005 | 11:33 | IA-64 | SP1 | Not Applicable |
| Wsyssetup.dll | 5.2.3790.2606 | 1,047,552 | 30-Dec-2005 | 11:33 | x86 | SP1 | WOW |
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
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: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbexpertiseinter kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB909899
