Microsoft KB Archive/201764

= SMS: Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Upgrade Fails =

Article ID: 201764

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q201764



SUMMARY
Package Command Manager might not complete the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 upgrade successfully if some system files on the client are newer than the source package.



MORE INFORMATION
PACMAN (PCM service log) on the client will show the following:

Job still running............~  $$ Job still running............~  $$ Job still running............~  $$  Source D:\i386\filename.exe

Target C:\winnt\system32\filename.exe

The target file exists and is newer than the source.

Overwrite the newer file?

No   No to All   Yes

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

175980 Error Msg Applying Service Pack 3 in Unattended Mode

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbinfo kbsoftwaredist KB201764

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