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by robert_dwyer

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I trying to add the admin rights to another user under local users and group. Under users I select the individual user and go to its properties. Under the properties I select the Members of tab and try to add a new a new member of and I receive the object picker Object Picker "Cannot Open Because no Locations from Which to Choose Objects Can Be located". I am running Windows 2000 (not Server or Advanced Server) with all of Microsoft patches and fixes. I saw the article that you guys had posted in 2001 and tried that to resolve the problem, but it didn't work. I also placed the CD of the OS in incase it wanted to search the CD for another files or DLL's. I have also experienced this issue on several other boxes and went ahead and re-built those systems. That did solve the problem, but I have two more boxes that have the same problem and would like to avoid re-building them. Anyway, if you could help I would appreciate it.
Thank You, Robert

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by joseph moore

Error Message: Object Picker Cannot Open Because no Locations from Which to Choose Objects Can Be... (Q263231)

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 , Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 , Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to select objects from an Active Directory domain, you may receive the following error message:

Object Picker cannot open because no locations from which to choose objects can be found.

CAUSE
This problem can occur with computers that are multi-homed if the internal network interface connection is not listed as the first connection to be used by DNS and other network services in Network and Dial-up Connections Advanced Settings.

RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, change the order in which network connections are used:

Click Start , point to Settings , click Control Panel , and then double-click Network and Dial-up Connections .

On the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings .

On the Adapters and Bindings tab, click your internal local area connection in the Connections box.

Click the Up arrow at the right-side of the box until it is the first connection in the list, and then click OK .

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

by joseph moore

OR, maybe this one:

Error Message: Object Picker Cannot Open Because No Locations from Which to Choose Objects Could Be Found (Q284914)

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 , Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 , Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 , Professional

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SYMPTOMS
When you add users to a global group by using Active Directory Users and Computers, you may receive the following error message:

Object picker cannot open because no locations from which to choose objects could be found.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have stopped the Remote Registry service on the domain controller to which the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in is connected. This error, however, is not reported when the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in is connected to the primary domain controller (PDC) operations master.

NOTE : When you attempt to add users to a local group, the domain that the domain controller is a member of, is not listed. However, all trusted domains are listed.

RESOLUTIONTo resolve this behavior:

Start the Computer Management Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

Click to expand Services And Applications , and then click Services .

Set the Startup type of the Remote Registry service to Automatic , and then start the service.

by joseph moore

Or the last possible reason is if there are more that 15 IP addresses assigned on the domain controller. That can cause this error. The only "official" fix is to remove some addresses. This is in Technet article Q258960

hope this helps

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