Article ID: 829853
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade your Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4 client to a Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client, some advertisements that have been run previously may unexpectedly run again.
CAUSE
This behavior may occur if you have applied the Hotfix Rollup Package that Microsoft Knowledge Base article 323206 describes to the Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4 client before you upgrade to the Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
After you upgrade to the Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client, view the registry on the client computer to verify whether all the advertisements have been imported after the upgrade.
The following registry key contains the imported history:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Mobile Client\Software Distribution\Execution History\{Package ID}\{GUID corresponds to each program}
Any advertisement that has not been successfully imported may run again.
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