Security Group Policy Is Applied During Every Startup Process (329178)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
This article was previously published under Q329178

SYMPTOMS

The Security Group Policy is applied during every startup process if the following group policies are set:
  • The "Apply Group Policy for computers asynchronously during startup" policy is turned on.
  • The "Do not apply during periodic background processing" policy is turned on for "Security policy processing."

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone 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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix 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
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.5265     42,256  Basesrv.dll      
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.5907    222,992  Gdi32.dll
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.6137    709,392  Kernel32.dll     
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.6090    332,560  Msgina.dll       
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.6097    379,664  User32.dll
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.6140    370,960  Userenv.dll
   23-Nov-2002  01:53  5.0.2195.6139  1,643,344  Win32k.sys
   29-Oct-2002  18:59  5.0.2195.6108    179,472  Winlogon.exe
   25-Nov-2002  17:00  5.0.2195.6097    243,472  Winsrv.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbWin2kSP4fix kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWin2000preSP4Fix KB329178
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