You cannot use the Secedit.exe command-line tool to export the local security policy settings on a stand-alone workstation that is running Microsoft Windows XP

You cannot use the Secedit.exe command-line tool to export the local security policy settings on a stand-alone workstation that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

This problem occurs because Windows XP SP1 and Windows XP SP2 does not store the local security policy settings in the local security policy database (Secedit.sdb). Therefore, Secedit.exe does not find the settings in the database.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

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

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 XP, 64-bit Itanium-based versions with Service Pack 1

Windows XP, 32-bit versions with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This hotfix contains an updated version of Secedit.exe that can export the local security policy settings on a Windows XP-based stand-alone workstation. To use this version of Secedit.exe to export these settings, type the following command at a command prompt:In this command, cfg_filename is the file name of the security template, and log_filename is the file name of the log file for the process.

Note When you export the local security policy settings on a Windows XP-based stand-alone workstation, the /db switch has no effect. For more information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: