Microsoft Management Console stops responding when you try to change the default security of certain auxiliary classes on a Windows Server 2003-based computer (870995)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the Active Directory Schema snap-in to change the default security of certain auxiliary classes on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) stops responding.

The following error is logged in the Application event log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: (100)
Event ID: 1000
Date: date
Time: time
User: N/A
Computer: computername
Description:
Faulting application mmc.exe, version 5.2.3790.0, faulting module aclui.dll, version 5.2.3790.0, fault address 0x0000afb0.

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http://support.microsoft.com.

Data:

0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 6d 6d 63 ure mmc
0018: 2e 65 78 65 20 35 2e 32 .exe 5.2
0020: 2e 33 37 39 30 2e 30 20 .3790.0 
0028: 69 6e 20 61 63 6c 75 69 in aclui
0030: 2e 64 6c 6c 20 35 2e 32 .dll 5.2
0038: 2e 33 37 39 30 2e 30 20 .3790.0 
0040: 61 74 20 6f 66 66 73 65 at offse
0048: 74 20 30 30 30 30 61 66 t 0000af
0050: 62 30 b0

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

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

Hotfix information

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 Server 2003 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.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Note If you are using the Aclui.dll file when you apply the hotfix, you must restart the computer.

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 file attributes) 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 Server 2003, Itanium-based versions

   Date         Time   Version           Size     File name    Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   08-Sep-2004  04:22  5.2.3790.209      283,648  Aclui.dll    IA-64
   08-Sep-2004  04:28  5.2.3790.209      114,176  Waclui.dll   x86

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versions

   Date         Time   Version           Size     File name  
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   08-Sep-2004  16:58  5.2.3790.209      114,176  Aclui.dll