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                  Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit
                   Systems Management Server Tools
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This directory contains updates to the Alpha version of the NT Inventory
File Collector application of the BackOffice Resource Kit.

The Alpha version of this application was not available on the BackOffice
Resource Kit CD because the installation instructions supplied in the Help file
(SMSTOOLS.HLP) were incomplete.  The instructions in the file INVCOLAL.DOC should
be used instead for the installation of the NT Inventory File Collector.

Directory contents:

invcolal.doc  - Instructions for installing and running the Alpha version of the
                NT Inventory file collector
Pollinv.exe   - The NT Inventory File Collector application
Pollreg.exe   - The application to register Pollinv.exe
Remvpoll.exe  - The application to deregister Pollinv.exe


Usage information for the SMS utilities can be found in the Resource Kit Tools
help file.  (SMSTOOLS.HLP)

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If you have problems with the patches or any of the utilities on the
BackOffice Resource Kit, please send email to RKINPUT@MICROSOFT.COM

Thank you,
Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit Team.