SMS: Processor Name Is Not Consistent for All Platforms (164544)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q164544

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Windows NT inventory (INVWIN32) and Microsoft DOS inventory (INVDOS) do not report the same processor name for a client computer. For example, if the processor on the client computer is an Intel 486, INVWIN32 reports it is as 80486DX, whereas INVDOS reports it is as 486DX-33.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbInventory kbnetwork KB164544
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