Chris Nackers

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PolicyMaker registry extension crashes Group Policy snap-in

2009-08-24

From the archive (2009). Written for the tools of the time, so some details may be out of date.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938611

Thank you Microsoft :)

If you use PolicyMaker, there is a nice issue whenever you try to view the PolicyMaker extensions in a GPO it will crash your MMC session.  Looks like it’s an issue with IE7

To resolve this issue, configure the following registry value in Registry Editor:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_OBJECT_CACHING\mmc.exe

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

  2. Locate the following registry subkey, and then right-click it:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_OBJECT_CACHING

  3. Point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

  4. Type mmc.exe to name the value, and then press ENTER. Leave the value at 0.

  5. Exit Registry Editor.