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Q164544: SMS: Processor Name Is Not Consistent for All Platforms

Article: Q164544
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbInventory smsinvkbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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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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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
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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 WinNT

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbInventory smsinv kbfixlist
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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