Microsoft KB Archive/182419

= SMS: SMSEXEC Dr. Watson When Decompressing a Package File =

Article ID: 182419

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 Q182419



SYMPTOMS
When you run SMSEXEC, a Dr. Watson error may occur when decompressing a Package File if the path length of the package's directory structure is longer than 200 characters.

If the package's directory structure exceeds 200 characters, the Systems Management Server Despooler Service generates the following error when it attempts to decompress the package:

SMSEXEC.EXE - Application Error

The instruction at "0x1f359f78" referenced memory at "0x2e6e6f69". The memory could not be "written".

Note that the memory values may vary.

The last entry in the Despool.log file will be:   Decompressing package to C:\_S M0000.TMP



CAUSE
In a package that contains subdirectories and files, the path and filename combination can not exceed 200 characters. For example, if a sharing package is defined with the following directory structure   \\Directory 1\Directory 2\Filename.txt where  is the root of the package source directory, then the length of the path "\Directory 1\Directory 2\Filename.txt" cannot exceed 200 characters.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsmsutil KB182419

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