Windows Vista: Incorrect start dates are displayed for the scheduled tasks that are deployed by Group Policy preferences in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

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Consider the following scenario:You join a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista to a Windows Server 2008-based domain.You enable a Group Policy preferences setting that schedules a task to run at a specific time in a Group Policy object (GPO).You apply the GPO to the computer.In this scenario, an incorrect date for the scheduled task is displayed on the computer. This incorrect date is one day earlier or one day later.For example, you use the Central Time (US and Canada) time zone and schedule the task to run at the 6:00 PM 12/30/2009 time on the computer. However, the 6:00 PM 12/29/2009 time that is one day earlier is displayed. This issue occurs because the Group Policy preferences engine handles the date incorrectly when it saves a scheduled task. This behavior causes the wrong day to be used to start the scheduled task. Hotfix information
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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 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 Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support) Note 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
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To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems:Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)Windows Server 2008Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)Additionally, you must have hotfix 943729 installed if you are running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Vista SP2. 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  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935791/ ) How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 968849  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968849/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008 Registry information
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To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.Restart requirement
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You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.Hotfix replacement information
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This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.File information
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The English (United States) 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 notes
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Important 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. 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.Collapse this tableExpand this table VersionProductSR_LevelService branch 6.0.600 1 . 22xxxWindows Vista and Windows Server 2008SP1LDR 6.0.600 2 . 22xxxWindows Vista and Windows Server 2008SP2LDRService Pack 1 is integrated into the release version of Windows Server 2008. Therefore, RTM milestone files apply only to Windows Vista. RTM milestone files have a 6.0.0000.xxxxxx version number.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 maintaining the state of the updated component. 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
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Collapse this tableExpand this tableFile nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatformGpme.dll6.0.6001.22670722,43214-Apr-201017:52×86Gppref.dll6.0.6001.226703,838,97614-Apr-201017:52×86Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6001.22670691,20014-Apr-201017:52×86Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6001.22670202,24014-Apr-201017:52×86Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6001.22670222,72014-Apr-201017:52×86Propshts.dll6.0.6001.226702,139,64814-Apr-201017:52×86Gpme.dll6.0.6002.22382722,43214-Apr-201019:00×86Gppref.dll6.0.6002.223823,838,97614-Apr-201019:00×86Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6002.22382691,20014-Apr-201019:00×86Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6002.22382202,24014-Apr-201019:00×86Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6002.22382222,72014-Apr-201019:00×86Propshts.dll6.0.6002.223822,139,64814-Apr-201019:00×86For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista
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Collapse this tableExpand this tableFile nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatformGpme.dll6.0.6001.22670771,58414-Apr-201018:15×64Gppref.dll6.0.6001.226704,331,00814-Apr-201018:15×64Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6001.22670956,92814-Apr-201018:15×64Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6001.22670265,72814-Apr-201018:15×64Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6001.22670290,81614-Apr-201018:15×64Propshts.dll6.0.6001.226703,104,25614-Apr-201018:15×64Gpme.dll6.0.6002.22382771,58414-Apr-201018:57×64Gppref.dll6.0.6002.223824,331,00814-Apr-201018:57×64Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6002.22382956,92814-Apr-201018:57×64Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6002.22382265,72814-Apr-201018:57×64Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6002.22382290,81614-Apr-201018:57×64Propshts.dll6.0.6002.223823,104,25614-Apr-201018:57×64Gpme.dll6.0.6001.22670722,43214-Apr-201017:52×86Gppref.dll6.0.6001.226703,838,97614-Apr-201017:52×86Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6001.22670691,20014-Apr-201017:52×86Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6001.22670202,24014-Apr-201017:52×86Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6001.22670222,72014-Apr-201017:52×86Propshts.dll6.0.6001.226702,139,64814-Apr-201017:52×86Gpme.dll6.0.6002.22382722,43214-Apr-201019:00×86Gppref.dll6.0.6002.223823,838,97614-Apr-201019:00×86Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6002.22382691,20014-Apr-201019:00×86Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6002.22382202,24014-Apr-201019:00×86Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6002.22382222,72014-Apr-201019:00×86Propshts.dll6.0.6002.223822,139,64814-Apr-201019:00×86For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
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Collapse this tableExpand this tableFile nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatformGpme.dll6.0.6001.226701,038,84814-Apr-201017:45IA-64Gppref.dll6.0.6001.226705,992,96014-Apr-201017:45IA-64Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6001.226701,842,68814-Apr-201017:45IA-64Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6001.22670480,25614-Apr-201017:45IA-64Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6001.22670563,20014-Apr-201017:45IA-64Propshts.dll6.0.6001.226705,739,00814-Apr-201017:45IA-64Gpme.dll6.0.6002.223821,038,84814-Apr-201018:36IA-64Gppref.dll6.0.6002.223825,992,96014-Apr-201018:36IA-64Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6002.223821,842,68814-Apr-201018:36IA-64Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6002.22382480,25614-Apr-201018:36IA-64Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6002.22382563,20014-Apr-201018:36IA-64Propshts.dll6.0.6002.223825,739,00814-Apr-201018:37IA-64Gpme.dll6.0.6001.22670722,43214-Apr-201017:52×86Gppref.dll6.0.6001.226703,838,97614-Apr-201017:52×86Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6001.22670691,20014-Apr-201017:52×86Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6001.22670202,24014-Apr-201017:52×86Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6001.22670222,72014-Apr-201017:52×86Propshts.dll6.0.6001.226702,139,64814-Apr-201017:52×86Gpme.dll6.0.6002.22382722,43214-Apr-201019:00×86Gppref.dll6.0.6002.223823,838,97614-Apr-201019:00×86Gpprefbr.dll6.0.6002.22382691,20014-Apr-201019:00×86Gpprefcn.dll6.0.6002.22382202,24014-Apr-201019:00×86Gpregistrybrowser.dll6.0.6002.22382222,72014-Apr-201019:00×86Propshts.dll6.0.6002.223822,139,64814-Apr-201019:00×86 Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the “Applies to” section. For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates Additional file information
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Additional file information for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008
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Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista and of Windows Server 2008
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Collapse this tableExpand this tableFile nameAmd64_3933fe7a3f5e3a57cacf7a2465b84bbc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22382_none_3afb269d8be0071d.manifestFile versionNot ApplicableFile size1,090Date (UTC)15-Apr-2010Time (UTC)11:30PlatformNot ApplicableFile nameAmd64_79c51d59f8ceca57974618b385b8fc78_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22670_none_bbf18c37d5bbc1e7.manifestFile versionNot ApplicableFile size1,090Date (UTC)15-Apr-2010Time (UTC)11:30PlatformNot ApplicableFile nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-g..rveradmintools-gpme_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22670_none_12917dd9827122bb.manifestFile versionNot ApplicableFile size1,362,376Date (UTC)15-Apr-2010Time (UTC)00:45PlatformNot ApplicableFile nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-g..rveradmintools-gpme_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22382_none_146f20697f9dc67e.manifestFile versionNot ApplicableFile size1,362,376Date (UTC)14-Apr-2010Time (UTC)21:18PlatformNot ApplicableFile nameUpdate.mumFile versionNot ApplicableFile size2,262Date (UTC)15-Apr-2010Time (UTC)11:30PlatformNot ApplicableFile nameX86_microsoft-windows-g..rveradmintools-gpme_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22670_none_b672e255ca13b185.manifestFile versionNot ApplicableFile size1,362,318Date (UTC)15-Apr-2010Time (UTC)00:41PlatformNot ApplicableFile nameX86_microsoft-windows-g..rveradmintools-gpme_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22382_none_b85084e5c7405548.manifestFile versionNot ApplicableFile size1,362,318Date (UTC)14-Apr-2010Time (UTC)21:32PlatformNot ApplicableAdditional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
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