SMS: Advertisements Report Multiple Successes for One Successful Run (272174)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP3

This article was previously published under Q272174

SYMPTOMS

When you view the Advertisement Status messages after a program has run successfully, two entries are listed for each successful run.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is set to Program restarts computer, or SMS restarts computer.

WORKAROUND

The Advertview.exe tool can be used to provide more accurate and realistic reports, and is included in the SMS 2.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Support Tools files. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

When you view Advertisement Status messages you may receive two 10008 messages, or one 10008 and one 10009 message.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbsms200fix KB272174