Error Messages Adding .adm File with Long Path in System Policy Editor (227864)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q227864 SYMPTOMS
When you are using System Policy Editor (Poledit.exe), attempting to add an .adm file with a path length longer than 256 characters results in the following error message and event ID:
Dr. Watson For Windows 2000
An application error has occurred and an application error log is being
generated.
POLEDIT.EXE Exception access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0xXXXXXXX
The application event log records the following information:
Event ID: 4097
Source: DrWatson
The application, exe\poledit.dbg, generated an application error. The
error occurred on date @ time. The exception generated was c0000005 at address 0xXXXXXXX.
CAUSE
Poledit.exe uses a global variable named MAX_PATH. Poledit.exe is limited to a 256-character string because of the MAX_PATH variable. When the path is longer than 256 characters, the MAX_PATH value exceeds its limit and overruns its memory allocation, causing the error message.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, reduce the length of the path to less than 256 characters.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB227864 |
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