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Q164329: SMS: System Fails to Restart After Applying Windows NT 4.0 SP2

Article: Q164329
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbPCM smspcm
Last Modified: 20-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Package Command Manager (PCM) service (Pcmsvc32.exe) to apply
Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 2 to a server, the system stops responding
when it shuts down at the end of applying the service pack.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do either of the following:

- After the service pack is applied, shut down and restart the system from the
  console.

  -or-

- Use the Package Command Manager executable (Pcmwin32.exe). However, this
  method requires that a user be logged on to the system, in order to start the
  Package Command Manager program.


STATUS
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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


Additional query words: prodsms prodnt 4.00 sp2

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbPCM smspcm 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : :1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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