Microsoft KB Archive/833862

= You cannot move a Legacy Client to another site in Systems Management Server 2003 =

Article ID: 833862

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2006

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

-





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, Legacy Clients cannot join multiple sites. Each Legacy Client can belong to only one site.

If you try to use the /F command-line switch with the Systems Management Installation Wizard (SMSman.exe) to move a client to another site, the following message is logged in the Wnmanual.log file on the client: /F option specified; this is not supported in this release.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the /F switch was removed from SMS 2003. The /F switch caused a run-time error in the Advertised Programs Monitor (Smsmon32.exe) in the pre-release version of SMS 2003. The run-time error occurred when the Systems Management Installation Wizard was advertised as a package to clients. The error occurred because the Advertised Programs Monitor was running in a different user context than the SMS client component launcher (Launch32.exe).



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Systems Management Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  25-Dec-2003  05:50  2.0.156.0       2,034,385  Ccmcore.exe 25-Dec-2003 05:50  2.50.2726.110   3,581,572  Clicore.exe 25-Dec-2003 05:50  2.50.2726.110       5,632  Cliver.exe 25-Dec-2003 05:50                         67  Compverbase.ini 25-Dec-2003 05:50  2.50.2726.110      77,824  Miniclreg.dll 06-Aug-2000 05:51  2000.80.194.0     274,489  Ntwdblib.dll 23-Feb-2003 06:05  2.0.1493.5011     855,312  Preinst.exe 25-Dec-2003 05:50  2.50.2726.110     495,678  Smsman.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix restores the /F switch to the Systems Management Installation Wizard. You can use the /F switch to change the site assignment of SMS 2003 Legacy Clients. Alternatively, you can use Client Push Installation to change the Legacy Client. For more information about Client Push Installation, see Part 4, Chapter 17 &quot;Discovering Resources and Deploying Clients&quot; in the SMS 2003 Concepts, Planning, and Deployment Guide.

For additional information, 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 query words: C++ runtime error SMSMON32.EXE beta RC1

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbadvertisement kbpackage kbclient kbsmsutil kbsmstopazfix kbupgrade kbsetup kbinterop kbsoftwaredist kbmisctools kbfix kbbug KB833862

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.