Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 articles, fixes and updates - letter A

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 starts with letter A that have been released. The list is daily updated.

• 926464 A new version of the Windows Update offline scan file, Wsusscn2.cab, is available for advanced users Q926464 KB926464 January 25, 2021
• 826841 A list of the available remote control registry values on the Systems Management Server client Q826841 KB826841 April 20, 2018
• 895477 A computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Systems Management Server 2003 may stop responding Q895477 KB895477 April 18, 2018
• 871161 A description of inbox folders and how they are used in Systems Management Server Q871161 KB871161 March 30, 2017
• 867490 A list of log files that are created in Systems Management Server 2003 Q867490 KB867490 March 30, 2017
• 918911 After you perform SQL Server security hardening procedures, you cannot open the SMS Administrator Console Q918911 KB918911 February 16, 2017
• 961726 Available command line switches for PatchInstall.exe Q961726 KB961726 January 16, 2015
• 941395 A hotfix rollup package that provides an updated Client.msp is available for Systems Management Server 2003 Q941395 KB941395 January 16, 2015
• 940619 After you install Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3 or System Center Configuration Manager 2007, the Client Configuration Manager may return incorrect error codes when a remote client computer is unreachable Q940619 KB940619 January 16, 2015
• 933870 Advertisements that have a recurring schedule are off by one hour in SMS 2003 when the time changes between British Summer Time (BST) and Coordinated Universal Time Q933870 KB933870 January 16, 2015
• 924148 A Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 client computer stops responding when you try to perform a software update scan of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) on a computer that is running SMS 2003 Q924148 KB924148 January 16, 2015
• 917676 A Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Advanced Client computer may be slow to receive SMS advertisements Q917676 KB917676 January 16, 2015
• 913666 An SMS 2003 server locator point stops working on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 Q913666 KB913666 January 16, 2015
• 910748 An SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) update may be unsuccessful when both Automatic Updates and ITMU are configured to update a client computer Q910748 KB910748 January 16, 2015
• 909387 An advertisement may not run on remote roaming Advanced Clients after you configure the advertisement to run from a remote distribution point in SMS 2003 Q909387 KB909387 January 16, 2015
• 907416 A Systems Management Server deployment package is available that includes security update MS05-052 for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 Q907416 KB907416 January 16, 2015
• 905794 An advertised program does not run when a user logs on to the SMS 2003 Advanced Client computer Q905794 KB905794 January 16, 2015
• 903741 A Systems Management Server deployment package is available that includes security update MS05-038 for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 Q903741 KB903741 January 16, 2015
• 960712 A monthly recurring advertisement skips November in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3 systems if the scheduled day is after the first Sunday in November Q960712 KB960712 January 15, 2015
• 936739 Asset Management reports in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3 contain information about obsolete computers Q936739 KB936739 January 15, 2015
• 935628 An SMS 2003 advertised package stops responding, and the package does not automatically install an MUI on a client computer Q935628 KB935628 January 15, 2015
• 932089 Advertisements immediately rerun in SMS 2003 Advanced Client after you remove and then re-add the SMS 2003 Advanced Client to a collection Q932089 KB932089 January 15, 2015
• 927497 An incorrect organizational unit name appears in the Discovery data list of a discovered object after you run the Active Directory System Discovery method in SMS 2003 Q927497 KB927497 January 15, 2015
• 926130 After you deploy a new image on an SMS 2003 client computer, the SMS client computer is not discovered by Active Directory discovery methods Q926130 KB926130 January 15, 2015
• 925142 After you import a Package Definition File (.pdf) that contains dependent programs in SMS 2003, the dependent programs are not run Q925142 KB925142 January 15, 2015
• 924842 An SMS 2003 management point computer receives many 10907 status messages and stops responding Q924842 KB924842 January 15, 2015
• 923026 After you remove software updates from an SMS 2003 package, the package update link table incorrectly lists these programs Q923026 KB923026 January 15, 2015
• 922367 A SMS 2003 site system role does not work correctly when you remove and then reinstall Internet Information Services Q922367 KB922367 January 15, 2015
• 922364 An SMS 2003 Advanced Client cannot locate a distribution point Q922364 KB922364 January 15, 2015
• 913627 After you upgrade a Windows 2000-based SMS 2003 management point server to Windows Server 2003, the management point no longer works Q913627 KB913627 January 15, 2015
• 906554 An access violation occurs when you use the Distribute Software Updates Wizard in the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for HP ProLiant and Integrity Updates Q906554 KB906554 January 15, 2015
• 905799 An error message may be logged in the Execmgr.log file on a SMS 2003 Advanced Client computer when you try to deploy a package Q905799 KB905799 January 15, 2015
• 900257 After you click Next on the "Identify the SMS Package" page in the Distribute Software Updates Wizard, you may experience a long delay in SMS 2003 Q900257 KB900257 January 15, 2015
• 952939 A monthly reccurring advertisement runs one hour off schedule on an SMS 2003 site server Q952939 KB952939 January 14, 2015
• 921463 Active Directory System Group Discovery may update the time stamp for SMS clients that no longer update their DNS records on a computer that is running SMS 2003 with Service Pack 2 Q921463 KB921463 January 14, 2015
• 906318 A transfer is not resumed immediately after the SMS_EXECUTIVE service is restarted in Systems Management Server 2003 Q906318 KB906318 January 14, 2015
• 840276 Access violation when you use the Client Push Installation method to install the SMS 2003 client on a computer that is running the Italian version of Windows 2000 Q840276 KB840276 January 9, 2015
• 890193 An "Access denied error" entry is added to the Ccm.log file if the client push process tries to install the Advanced Client on an SMS 2003 site server Q890193 KB890193 January 8, 2015
• 885266 A registry entry remains on a Systems Management Server 2003 Advanced Client computer after you remove a software update that was built by using the Windows Installer version 3.0 SDK Q885266 KB885266 January 7, 2015
• 886022 An Office update package cannot be installed on the SMS 2003 client computer successfully if Office on the client is installed as a per-user installation Q886022 KB886022 January 6, 2015
• 832105 Advanced Clients do not report inventory after you upgrade a Systems Management Server beta 2 site Q832105 KB832105 December 29, 2014
• 843293 All the files that the root of drive C contains may be deleted when you run Scanwrapper.exe on a Systems Management Server 2003 client Q843293 KB843293 December 28, 2014
• 830618 An error message is logged to the Client.msi.log file when you install Systems Management Server 2003 Advanced Client Q830618 KB830618 December 28, 2014
• 829858 Advanced Clients Do Not Run Mandatory Advertisements and They Return Status Message 10052 Q829858 KB829858 December 25, 2014
• 909388 A 10702 status message appears on the Systems Management Server 2003 site server Q909388 KB909388 October 27, 2013
• 923114 Active Directory Security Group Discovery in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Q923114 KB923114 October 26, 2013
• 917366 An error is logged when you use the Distribute Software Updates Wizard in the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for HP ProLiant and Integrity Updates: "Install Failed" Q917366 KB917366 October 26, 2013
• 901034 A software update has been released for the SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 Advanced Client Q901034 KB901034 October 26, 2013
• 890740 An SMS 2003 site server does not immediately receive the status of an advertisement when you send the advertisement to Advanced Client computers that are running SMS 2003 with SP1 Q890740 KB890740 October 26, 2013
• 890055 An access violation may occur in the SMS Agent Host service when you run a software inventory on an Advanced Client that is running SMS 2003 with SP1 Q890055 KB890055 October 26, 2013
• 323826 Add/Remove Programs tool does not display Systems Management Server 2003 software distribution packages in Windows 2000 Q323826 KB323826 October 26, 2013
• 923113 After you upgrade SMS 2003 sites to SMS 2003 Service Pack 1, performance may decrease significantly Q923113 KB923113 October 21, 2013
• 918455 A documentation error occurs in the German release of Systems Management Server 2003 SP2 Online Library where the Release Notes are in French Q918455 KB918455 October 21, 2013
• 816051 An SMS primary site processes discovery and inventory data very slowly Q816051 KB816051 July 6, 2012
• 941214 A hotfix rollup package that provides an updated Client.msi is available for Systems Management Server 2003 Q941214 KB941214 October 8, 2011
• 937882 After you install SMS 2003 SP3, the Wmiprvse.exe process may generate high CPU usage on client computers during hardware-inventory operations Q937882 KB937882 September 11, 2011
• 886136 A package is sent to the wrong clients or is not sent at all if you try to distribute a package to a collection that is based on a query in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886136 KB886136 May 30, 2008
• 886135 A Spanish language client computer may receive an English message when you try to use an SMS 2003 computer to control it remotely Q886135 KB886135 November 30, 2007
• 555970 "A database could not be found with the name supplied" Q555970 KB555970 August 28, 2007
• 555961 Addlocales value doesn't work in Inventory Tool for Microsoft Update v3 Q555961 KB555961 August 14, 2007
• 896497 A program may not run successfully on a SMS 2003 Advanced Client computer Q896497 KB896497 July 24, 2007
• 873384 Advertised programs can run on unsupported operating systems in Systems Management Server 2003 Q873384 KB873384 July 24, 2007
• 840198 An SMS 2003 Advanced Client may copy files from a remote distribution point instead of from a local distribution point when it repairs a package Q840198 KB840198 July 24, 2007
• 837658 All programs in a package are deleted on SMS child sites Q837658 KB837658 July 24, 2007
• 836553 A backlog in schedule.box slows performance and delays site-to-site communication in SMS Q836553 KB836553 July 24, 2007
• 831962 A remote desktop session may experience a long delay when you try to log off an Advanced Client computer Q831962 KB831962 July 24, 2007
• 896008 After you install the Device Management Feature Pack, SMS 2003 cannot retrieve inventory information from a mobile device Q896008 KB896008 June 27, 2007
• 884053 Advanced Clients on a VPN connection cannot locate the management point in Systems Management Server 2003 Q884053 KB884053 June 27, 2007
• 899713 An .exe file may not be signed after you compile the .exe file by using SMS Installer with the “Create a code-signed installation” option in SMS 2003 Q899713 KB899713 May 25, 2007
• 886629 A site upgrade from SMS 2.0 to SMS 2003 may not succeed if SQL replication is configured on the site database in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886629 KB886629 May 21, 2007
• 833180 ARCserve backup job does not run on a Systems Management Server 2003 Advanced Client Q833180 KB833180 May 9, 2007
• 886017 An SMS Advanced Client cannot report software or hardware inventory to a Systems Management Server 2003 site Q886017 KB886017 February 7, 2007
• 916797 A custom status MIF file does not return a "10009 - success" installation status message as expected in SMS 2003 Q916797 KB916797 October 27, 2006
• 913000 After you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, you can no longer connect to the SMS site server by using a remote SMS Administrator console Q913000 KB913000 October 27, 2006
• 892685 Advertised programs may not run after you restart a Systems Management Server Client computer Q892685 KB892685 October 27, 2006
• 891358 A failure occurs when you add an action to an operating system deployment program in System Management Server 2003 Q891358 KB891358 October 27, 2006
• 890151 After you select the "Only when the device is docked" option in the Distribute Software to Device Wizard, you cannot download a program to a Systems Management Server 2003 device client Q890151 KB890151 October 27, 2006
• 886163 Advanced Client computers cannot run a package in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886163 KB886163 October 27, 2006
• 886156 Advertised programs may not finish successfully in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886156 KB886156 October 27, 2006
• 886117 Advanced Clients cannot download and install programs that are made available by optional advertisements in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886117 KB886117 October 27, 2006
• 886112 An Advanced Client falls back to its assigned management point when it roams to a new site in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886112 KB886112 October 27, 2006
• 886102 A blank screen appears after you upgrade the operating system of a Windows 2000-based client computer to Windows XP Q886102 KB886102 October 27, 2006
• 886082 An advertisement for a program that uses the Software Updates Installation Agent does not run in Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Q886082 KB886082 October 27, 2006
• 886069 After you advertise a program to a Legacy Client, the program never runs on the client in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886069 KB886069 October 27, 2006
• 886054 A Windows 98-based client may not receive advertisements that are distributed to its user group in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886054 KB886054 October 27, 2006
• 886046 A software package does not appear in the software inventory for a client in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886046 KB886046 October 27, 2006
• 886018 Advanced Clients cannot download content from a BITS-enabled distribution point after a site reset or after a site upgrade in Systems Management Server 2003 Q886018 KB886018 October 27, 2006
• 886013 A Systems Management Server 2003 management point computer cannot copy messages that are sent by Systems Management Server 2003 client computers Q886013 KB886013 October 27, 2006
• 885997 A new advertisement may be locked after you create it by using the Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator Console Q885997 KB885997 October 27, 2006
• 842717 "An error was encountered while checking for updates" error message when users try to run a Software Updates package in Systems Management Server 2003 Q842717 KB842717 October 27, 2006
• 830027 Advanced Client upgrade is not throttled Q830027 KB830027 October 27, 2006
• 829889 Advanced Clients cannot report inventory or download policies after you run the ACL Reset tool Q829889 KB829889 October 27, 2006
• 829875 "10003: An error occurred while preparing to run the program" error message when you try to run an advertised program on Windows NT or Windows 2000 Q829875 KB829875 October 27, 2006
• 829863 Advertisement Has a Status of "Succeeded" Even Though the Packaged Program Has Not Run On the Client Computer Q829863 KB829863 October 27, 2006
• 829856 Active Directory Objects Have a Question Mark (?) After SMS Active Directory User Discovery or Active Directory System Discovery Q829856 KB829856 October 27, 2006
• 829853 Advertisements are run again if you upgrade a Systems Management Server 2.0 client to a Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client Q829853 KB829853 October 27, 2006
• 829851 Advertisement Names Are Incorrect in the SMS 2003 Administrator Console Q829851 KB829851 October 27, 2006
• 829821 Advanced Clients Receive New Package Notifications for Packages That Contain No Content When a Site Is Attached to a Hierarchy Q829821 KB829821 October 27, 2006
• 829809 Advertisement Schedule Scroll Bars Are Disabled Q829809 KB829809 October 27, 2006
• 826843 Accounts and groups that are installed by Systems Management Server 2003 Q826843 KB826843 October 27, 2006
• 891634 An SMS 2003 Advanced Client computer cannot retrieve user-based policies from the SMS 2003 server Q891634 KB891634 October 25, 2006
• 885438 An SMS 2003 management point is not rolled back to a previous state after you remove a management point hotfix Q885438 KB885438 October 25, 2006
• 885278 A race condition occurs when more than one Sender thread tries to process the same send request at the same time in SMS 2003, SMS 2003 SP1, and SMS 2.0 SP5 Q885278 KB885278 October 25, 2006
• 872811 Active Directory User group names have a backward slash mark inserted and are truncated during Systems Management Server 2003 Active Directory User Discovery Q872811 KB872811 October 25, 2006