Symptoms

This hotfix resolves the following issues.

Issue 1

Assume that you have a client computer in a domain environment. The computer is running one of the following operating systems:

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows 7

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

You deploy Group Policy preferences (GPP) to the client computer by using item-level targeting using security groups. In this situation, a user of the client computer experiences a long domain logon time. This issue becomes more noticeable if the domain controller is only reachable over a slow link.Note If you use network monitoring tools to troubleshoot this issue, you can see many Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) queries that are checking the object type of group members in the domain. These LDAP queries originate from the computers that received GPP through item-level targeting.

Issue 2

When you apply GPP by using item level targeting for security groups, local ports are leaked in an OPEN_WAIT state. After some time, the nonpaged pool is depleted and the computer stops responding.Note To determine whether you are experiencing this issue, run the netstat -ano command at a command prompt to look for connections to port 389. The netstat -ano command returns output that resembles the following:TCP 172.22.244.52:49186 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 TCP 172.22.244.52:49227 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 TCP 172.22.244.52:49258 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 TCP 172.22.244.52:49284 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 TCP 172.22.244.52:49300 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 TCP 172.22.244.52:49315 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 TCP 172.22.244.52:49331 172.22.244.50:389 CLOSE_WAIT 968 If you run this command again after some time (or if you run the gpupdate /force command) you will notice that the number of open ports grows. To temporarily work around this issue, restart the computer. This action resolves the problem temporarily as it will close the open ports.Issue 2When you apply GPP by using item level targeting for security groups, you notice the SVCHOST instance running the Group Policy Service is leaking virtual memory.

Cause

Issue 1

This issue occurs because item-level targeting uses recursive group membership queries to determine which groups the computer is a member of. The expected behavior of item-level targeting is to query the groups that the computer is a member of.

Issue 2

This issue occurs because the ports are not closed as expected.Issue 3Along with the leaked ports, the component also leaks memory in the LDAP library.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. 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. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems:

  • Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)

  • Windows Server 2008

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Vista service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

935791 How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service packFor more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notesImportant Windows Vista hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only "Windows Vista" is listed on the Hotfix Request page. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows Vista" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.Important: If the hotfix is uninstalled on Windows Vista, the GP Preference Client Side Extension is removed from the System. In case the Hotfix should be de-installed, but a previous Version of GP Preferences should remain on the System, the previous hotfix needs to be re-installed on the affected systems.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version

    Product

    SR_Level

    Service branch

    6.0.600 1. 18xxx

    Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

    SP1

    GDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • Service Pack 1 is integrated into the release version of Windows Server 2008.

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 and for Windows Vista" section. MUM files and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Gpprefcl.dll

6.0.6001.18880

648,768

09-Nov-2012

22:21

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Gpprefcl.dll

6.0.6001.18880

846,400

09-Nov-2012

22:21

x64

Gpprefcl.dll

6.0.6001.18880

648,768

09-Nov-2012

22:21

x86

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notesImportant Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version

    Product

    SR_Level

    Service branch

    6.1.760 0. 21xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    LDR

    6.1.760 1. 21xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7600.21009

587,776

15-Jul-2011

07:19

x86

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7601.21771

587,776

15-Jul-2011

05:42

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7600.21009

787,456

15-Jul-2011

07:20

x64

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7601.21771

787,456

15-Jul-2011

05:17

x64

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7600.21009

587,776

15-Jul-2011

07:19

x86

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7601.21771

587,776

15-Jul-2011

05:42

x86

For all supported IA-64–based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7600.21009

1,510,912

15-Jul-2011

07:12

IA-64

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7601.21771

1,511,936

15-Jul-2011

04:06

IA-64

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7600.21009

587,776

15-Jul-2011

07:19

x86

Gpprefcl.dll

6.1.7601.21771

587,776

15-Jul-2011

05:42

x86

Status

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

More Information

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updatesFor more information about item-level targeting, visit the following Microsoft TechNet website:

General information about item-level targeting

Additional file information for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista and of Windows Server 2008

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

24,767

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:26

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_grouppolicy-preferences-cse-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_8d8e3f8c228a8769.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,384

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:20

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..icy-policymaker-mof_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_b9f6c5157d325115.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,700

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:20

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_36f2c4c3493cbca2.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

101,531

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:20

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista and of Windows Server 2008

File name

Amd64_grouppolicy-preferences-cse-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_e9acdb0fdae7f89f.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,746

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:40

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-g..icy-policymaker-mof_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_16156099358fc24b.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,997

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:40

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_93116047019a2dd8.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

101,535

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:40

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

24,921

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:49

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18880_none_9d660a9935faefd3.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

67,110

Date (UTC)

13-Nov-2012

Time (UTC)

00:20

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

X86_1ff50dbe13675ffa81ba433eb1971d66_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_4b670becd0db086a.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

711

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

X86_2462b787c6a4f7837beeaa3525793b34_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_224079ca7c5f4aae.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

711

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_38038a09c328d3f6.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,968

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

07:59

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_39965d29c08f057f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,968

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

06:11

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Amd64_003d3dafcbb1c3da7c62195cf8122923_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_4a7b0ecb92c6be5d.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_1105a78640206d34b9a47ddde4953fcb_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_9c7978550ff79d84.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,070

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_1ff50dbe13675ffa81ba433eb1971d66_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_a785a770893879a0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_2462b787c6a4f7837beeaa3525793b34_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_7e5f154e34bcbbe4.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_296a1ca085a29a1e18b417d6008b61d0_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_d5093e4639145fef.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_6ca5cc33f597bcfbe558a99ec3da6429_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_c2067be95b7ae6c5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_b67ffba55e56db544c10c3888d8145d9_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_7a2878cc1a145919.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,070

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_b915eec607eb25c49b5762b00c2c5393_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_a2ea0cd7a6408d78.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_9422258d7b86452c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,972

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

08:48

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_95b4f8ad78ec76b5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,972

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

06:58

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_9e76cfdfafe70727.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

34,836

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

07:44

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_a009a2ffad4d38b0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

34,836

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

06:03

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_38038a09c328d3f6.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,968

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

07:59

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_39965d29c08f057f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,968

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

06:11

Additional files for all supported IA-64–based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Ia64_1ff50dbe13675ffa81ba433eb1971d66_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_4b68afe2d0d91166.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

712

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Ia64_2462b787c6a4f7837beeaa3525793b34_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_22421dc07c5d53aa.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

712

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Ia64_2a93650d02fbfc426bb56134841b8556_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_070040cf7a11fbd9.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Ia64_4a865f4f25fce7c407696c982272c2e4_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_05a4e9fa33bafe43.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

17:54

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_38052dffc326dcf2.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,970

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

08:44

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_3998011fc08d0e7b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,970

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

07:24

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21009_none_38038a09c328d3f6.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,968

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

07:59

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21771_none_39965d29c08f057f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

53,968

Date (UTC)

15-Jul-2011

Time (UTC)

06:11

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