Computer Management Snap-in May Display Incorrect Type for Disk Defragmenter (248415)

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 Q248415

SYMPTOMS

When you are running the Computer Management snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC), you may see incorrect or illegible information in the Type column in the right pane for Disk Defragmenter if you click Storage in the left (Tree) pane.

Some of the incorrect or illegible values include:

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Logical Drives
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tive Registrations
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CAUSE

This behavior is caused by pointer corruption.

RESOLUTION

This problem is harmless and does not affect the functionality of the Computer Management snap-in. To work around the behavior, quit and then restart the Computer Management snap-in. The Type value for Disk Defragmenter is reset to its correct value (Extension Snapin).

STATUS

Microsoft 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
Keywords:	kbprb KB248415