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Q174767: SMS: Program Group Control Does Not Warn User If Not Logged On

Article: Q174767
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1,1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbPGC smspgc
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.1, 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When attempting to run a shared network application delivered by Program Group
Control (PGC) from a client computer running Windows for Workgroups, the user is
not notified if he or she is not logged on to the network. For PGC to function
properly, a user must be logged on to the network.

Instead of an appropriate error message, the following message appears:

  Could not start <application>. The shared package could not be found.
  Has it been sent?

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 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 execute

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Keywords          : kbusage kbPGC smspgc 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.1,1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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