Microsoft KB Archive/899800

= The SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 Patch Installation Agent does not populate the TimeAuthorized value in the Win32_PatchState and Win32_PatchState_Extended classes =

Article ID: 899800

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS
After you use the Patch Installation Agent (PatchInstall.exe) that is included with Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you discover that the Patch Installation Agent does not populate the TimeAuthorized value in the Win32_PatchState and Win32_PatchState_Extended classes.

Note The TimeAuthorized value indicates the date and time at which the administrator authorizes the software update.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

885643 How To obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2003 service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now 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 this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or 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. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the 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 file attributes) 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 --- 14-Jun-2004     05:20      2.0.156.0                254,455      Deployac.exe 25-Oct-2004     00:40                               362,496      Sms2003ac-sp1-kb899800-x86.msp 25-Dec-2003     01:00      2.50.2726.154             40,960      Smsse.dll 25-Oct-2004     00:40      2.50.3174.1151           100,864      Updatesevaluator.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected In Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For more 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

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbfix kbexpertiseinter kbsms2003spfix kbsms200sp2fix KB899800

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