SMS: Restart Required on Windows 9x Computers to Complete Client Upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2) (264969)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2
This article was previously published under Q264969

SUMMARY

One or two restarts are required on Windows 9x computers to complete the upgrade of Systems Management Server clients to Service Pack 2 (SP2).

MORE INFORMATION

When the SP2 upgrade process starts on a Windows 9x client, the client base components are upgraded first. A restart is necessary to allow the client to continue the upgrade process.

After the restart, the remainder of the client agents are upgraded. If the software distribution client agent is then installed, another restart of the Windows 9x client is required to finish the upgrade of this component. A second restart is not required if the software distribution client agent is not installed.

The next Client Configuration Installation Manager (CCIM) cycle upgrades all other client components without a restart, even if the software distribution client agent has not yet been upgraded. The other client agents are not installed immediately because the upgrade process freezes while waiting for a restart after the software distribution client agent is upgraded. The CCIM cycle (which can take up to 23 hours) triggers the upgrade to proceed on all other client agents except for the software distribution client agent.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kbClient kbConfig kbinfo kbsms200fix kbSoftwareDist kbUpgrade KB264969
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