You cannot create a diagnostic report for DFS replication on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer during the month of December

When you try to create a diagnostic report for DFS replication on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, the operation is unsuccessful. Additionally, you receive the following error message:The following information appears on the Errors tab:Note In this message, ReplicationGroupName is the name of the replication group against which you were running a health report.

You experience this problem when the system date is in the month of December on the following systems:

• The server that you use to create the report
• The servers that you include in the diagnostic report

This problem occurs because of an "off-by-one" error in the custom date formatting functionality in Windows Server 2003 R2.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Download information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Server 2003

Download the 912154 package now.

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

Download the 912154 package now.

Release Date: March 2006

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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.

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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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 R2, x86-based versions

Windows Server 2003 R2, x64-based versions

Windows Server 2003 R2, Itanium-based versions

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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For more information about how to create a diagnostic report for DFS replication, visit the following Microsoft Web site: