Article ID: 899800
Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1
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.
RESOLUTION
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:
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:
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 "Applies to" 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
