Microsoft KB Archive/297048

= SMS: Programs That You Start When You Log On to Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Clients Lose Focus When SMS Client Components Start =

Article ID: 297048

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q297048



SYMPTOMS
When you log on to a computer, various other user-mode programs may continue to load, including Systems Management Server (SMS). If you start a program before SMS finishes loading (particularly Wuser32.exe and Smsapm32.exe), the program that you started loses the focus in preference to the SMS program because the SMS program is loaded after your program.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur after you log on if various programs (including SMS 2.0) continue to load components while you begin work. Programs that load as you log on can be specified in various locations, including the System.ini or Win.ini files, or in the registry under the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUN

SMS components load from the registry at this location.

This behavior occurs on Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) clients. This behavior does not occur on a Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000 client because SMS programs are loaded as services.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, click the program window of the program that you want to use to return the focus to that program.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbbug kbclient kbhelpdesk kbinterop kbnofix kbremoteprog KB297048

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