You Must Install a Hotfix to Install GPMC on Windows XP Professional (326469)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q326469

SYMPTOMS

You cannot install Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 unless you have an updated version of Gpedit.dll.

CAUSE

GPMC requires Gpedit.dll version 5.1.2600.1186 or later when running on Windows XP Professional. To satisfy this requirement, install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), or install Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 1 and the hotfix provided through this article.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

Microsoft has released a hotfix that updates your Gpedit.dll file to version 5.1.2600.1186.

Note Beta versions of GPMC that were included in an earlier version of this hotfix installed Gpedit.dll version 5.1.2600.1. If you have installed prerelease versions of GPMC, you must remove GPMC and remove the earlier version of the hotfix before you install this version.

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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.

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. Windows XP
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name   Platform
   ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
   17-Mar-2003  18:18  5.1.2600.1186  542,208    Gpedit.dll  x86
Windows XP 64-Bit
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name    Platform
   ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   17-Mar-2003  18:18  5.1.2600.1186  1,342,464  Gpedit.dll   IA-64 
   14-Mar-2003  19:33  5.1.2600.1186    542,208  Wgpedit.dll  x86
Note Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Windows XP Service Pack 1.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

On Windows XP Service Pack 1, GPMC requires that hotfix 326469 is installed. Each language version of GPMC includes the hotfix in that language, and GPMC Setup will only install the hotfix if the language of the operating system matches the language of GPMC. If the languages do not match, GPMC Setup will quit, and you must install the hotfix before you can continue.

GPMC requires Gpedit.dll version 5.1.2600.1185. GPMC Setup prompts you to install Windows XP hotfix 326469 if it is not already present. This hotfix updates your version of Gpedit.dll to version 5.1.2600.1186.

REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2005
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