Symptoms
Assume that you set some AppLocker rules to control which applications can run on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. However, when you try to start applications that are not blocked by the AppLocker rules, AppLocker incorrectly prevents the applications from running and you receive the following error message:
The system cannot execute the specified program
Cause
AppLocker maintains a cache to store the file attributes of the applications that are installed on a computer. AppLocker uses this cache to look up the file attributes quickly every time that you start an application, instead of computing those attributes again. When the cache reaches its maximum size, AppLocker removes entries from the cache to make room for new entries. Because of an issue in the way that AppLocker purges entries from the cache, the cache can sometimes become corrupted. In this situation, cache lookups start to fail. Therefore, AppLocker prevents applications from running, even though the AppLocker rules that are configured on the computer allow these applications.
The default size of the cache is large enough that most users will not experience this issue for a long time. Users who run lots of applications are more likely to experience this issue, because the cache reaches a size that triggers the purging logic.
Resolution
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 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:
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Windows 7
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
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Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
For 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 apply this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.
File information
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 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes
Important 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.
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The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
Version
Product
Milestone
Service branch
6.1.760
0.21xxxWindows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
RTM
LDR
6.1.760
1.22xxxWindows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
SP1
LDR
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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 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2» section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are critical 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 7
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Discache.sys |
6.1.7600.21230 |
33,280 |
09-Jun-2012 |
02:37 |
x86 |
|
Discache.sys |
6.1.7601.22015 |
33,280 |
09-Jun-2012 |
02:28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discache.sys |
6.1.7600.21230 |
40,960 |
09-Jun-2012 |
02:58 |
x64 |
|
Discache.sys |
6.1.7601.22015 |
40,960 |
09-Jun-2012 |
02:54 |
x64 |
For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discache.sys |
6.1.7600.21230 |
93,184 |
09-Jun-2012 |
02:18 |
IA-64 |
|
Discache.sys |
6.1.7601.22015 |
93,184 |
09-Jun-2012 |
02:15 |
IA-64 |
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 updates
Additional file information
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_14af4431f7119bc9975d3649bc19f519_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21230_none_e18b4398c5278956.manifest |
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File version |
Not applicable |
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File size |
701 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
09:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
X86_e9a0a94078d9900448e055c1e12f9a57_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22015_none_e25bbf5e3adb1f85.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
701 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
09:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
X86_microsoft-windows-systemindexer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21230_none_d62cfdd09d75d3a8.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
3,265 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
05:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
X86_microsoft-windows-systemindexer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22015_none_d82dfc209a878665.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
3,265 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
05:03 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2
|
File name |
Amd64_3901d5a739eebee27fdbb3624409e117_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22015_none_124c70570159d9a7.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
705 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
09:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Amd64_e3790bc5118391b20a7264c9aaab5837_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21230_none_2ef07aeb15a434de.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
705 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
09:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Amd64_microsoft-windows-systemindexer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21230_none_324b995455d344de.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
3,269 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
06:05 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Amd64_microsoft-windows-systemindexer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22015_none_344c97a452e4f79b.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
3,269 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
06:04 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2
|
File name |
Ia64_20955a3bf2a4ad8cf1a1a40ac21240f4_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22015_none_ecf08088af9d4175.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
703 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
09:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Ia64_90a3eff49736b803d7d321d6398ca496_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21230_none_d4f7cdb64f77ae99.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
703 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
09:08 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Ia64_microsoft-windows-systemindexer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21230_none_d62ea1c69d73dca4.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
3,267 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
05:53 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Ia64_microsoft-windows-systemindexer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22015_none_d82fa0169a858f61.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
3,267 |
|
Date (UTC) |
09-Jun-2012 |
|
Time (UTC) |
05:40 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
Hi, Karnal. I got the same error on the exact same computer running the same OS: 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. Here is the solution.
You can check the BIOS version by pressing fn+esc while the computer is running. You can do this before and after the procedure to verify that the update occurred. (This will also tell you the computer’s serial number and some additional information.)
Make sure that the computer is plugged in, i.e., on external power, before you begin! 8-[]
BACKGROUND: I presume (from the messages that you’re getting) that you’ve already updated the HP Support Assistant to its latest release, but if not, do that first. Search the HP download site for it. In my case it updated the Support Assistant to release 8.3.50.9, and it also updated something called the HP Framework. NOTE: whenever I run the Support Assistant, I do it by right-clicking on it and selecting Run as administrator.
PROBLEM: The reason the BIOS installer throws «Unable to execute the specified command line!» is that the careless dolt(s) who put the package together neglected to ensure that the executable that that batch file is trying to call is in the %PATH%.
SOLUTION: In my case the Support Assistant got far enough to unpack the BIOS update stuff into a directory named C:SWSETUPSP77794 …so here is what I did:
- In Windows explorer, I went into directory C:SWSETUPSP77794
- There is a one-line batch file named Update.bat whose only line is: @Start HPBIOSUPDREC.exe
- Locate the file that that batch file is trying to launch, in this case HPBIOSUPDREC.exe; it should be in that same directory. (NOTE: Since I am on the 64-bit OS, I was tempted to run HPBIOSUPDREC64.exe instead, but I went with the one that the installer was going to run. I don’t think it matters. I suspect that either installs the same BIOS update.)
- Right-click on that *.exe file and select Run as administrator. Give it plenty of time to run.
I am now on: System BIOS 01.41 — 09/29/2016
Finally, launch Support Assistant again and delete the message about the BIOS update.
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I have recently downloaded Visual Studio 2019 with the C/C++ extension.
I have tried to implement a simple TripleX game. The program seems to be compiling and running fine until I ask for user input.
As soon as I wrote
int PlayerGuess;
std::cin >> PlayerGuess;
std::cout << "You entered: " << PlayerGuess;
I am receiving the error message:
The system cannot execute the specified program.
I have unblocked VS Code from my firewall, I have also tried installing the c++ build tools within the VS Installer, however I am still receiving this message?
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