DOCUMENT:Q264221  06-AUG-2002  [sms]
TITLE   :Year 2000 Product Analyzer Database Not Updated After March 2000
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbYear2000 kbDatabase kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbProdComp

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run the Year 2000 Product Analyzer tool, the database is not updated.
You may receive a message stating that the location or file is no longer
available.

CAUSE
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The product database will not be updated or modified after March, 2000.

WORKAROUND
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You can configure the Year 2000 Product Analyzer tool to update the database
every thirty days. To prevent this from occurring after March, 2000:

1. Run the Y2kscan.exe tool from the Sms\Y2k\Y2kscan\<Platform> folder.

2. Click the Next button to step through the Product Analyzer Wizard.

3. Click Custom, and then click Next.

4. In the Update Database dialog box, click to clear the Update Database check
   box.

5. Continue through the wizard to finish the configuration.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about the Year 2000 Product Analyzer tool, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q224328 MPA -Microsoft Year 2000 Product Analyzer

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbYear2000 kbDatabase kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbProdComp 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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