Errors are logged in the Secedit.log file when you use the Secedit.exe command-line utility to apply a local Group Policy object in Windows 2000

On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000, you use the Secedit.exe command-line utility to apply a local Group Policy object (GPO). You apply this GPO from an .inf file. When you do this, the Secedit.exe command-line utility stops processing registry permissions.

When this problem occurs, errors that resemble the following are logged in the Secedit.log file:

This problem occurs because the Secedit.exe command-line utility uses the RegQueryInfoKey function to obtain the SubKeyLen variable. The SubKeyLen variable is used to allocate the buffers for the subkey name that is returned by the RegEnumKeyEx function. Instead, the Secedit.exe command-line utility should use the maximum buffer size for a key name to allocate these buffers.

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.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed.

Restart requirement

You must 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 item in Control Panel.

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

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