Microsoft KB Archive/829866

= Some Client Computers Do Not Run an Advertised Program After You Re-enable Its Dependent Program =

Article ID: 829866

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
In the following Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 scenario, some client computers process the request to run the program, while other client computers do not:
 * 1) You advertise a program that is dependent on another program.
 * 2) You disable the dependant program.
 * 3) You re-enable the dependant program.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the both of the following conditions exist:
 * You have SMS Advanced Client installed on some client computers and SMS 2003 Legacy Client installed on other client computers.
 * The package trigger condition has passed.

In Systems Management Server 2003, client computers that are running SMS Advanced Client can successfully run a program that processes a request to run a re-enabled dependent program after the trigger condition has passed. However, client computers that are running SMS 2003 Legacy Client cannot.



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



MORE INFORMATION
The following example illustrates the behavior that occurs with each type of client in the scenario that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article:
 * 1) You advertise program A. It depends on the execution of program B.
 * 2) You advertise program B.
 * 3) You disable program B until the schedule where the client computers can process the request to run program A has passed.
 * 4) You re-enable program B.

In this scenario, you experience the following behaviors:
 * On client computers that are running SMS Advanced Client, program B runs, and then program A runs.
 * On client computers that are running SMS 2003 Legacy Client, neither of the advertised programs run.

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