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Q188880: SMS: OSR2 and Internet Explorer 4.0 Inventoried as Windows 98

Article: Q188880
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbInventory smsinv
Last Modified: 27-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
========

On systems installed with Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) and Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 (build 4.03.1212), Systems Management Server inventories
the operating system as Windows 98.


WORKAROUND
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned in the STATUS section of
this article, or wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack. The
hotfix should have the following timestamp:

  Intel
  -----

  5/18/98   6:11pm   110,560   Invproc.dll

Additional supporting inventory files:

  3/30/98   12:45pm  149,632   Dbcnv12a.exe
  3/10/98   7:56pm    19,444   Getcomp.exe
  2/19/98   1:34pm   282,560   Inv32cli.exe
  2/19/98   1:34pm   295,312   Invwin32.exe
  8/06/98   4:15pm   536,608   Base4.dll

  Alpha
  -----

  5/18/98   6:10pm   227,328   Invproc.dll

Additional supporting inventory files:

  3/30/98   12:45pm  578,320   Dbcnv12a.exe
  2/19/98   1:33pm   866,064   Inv32cli.exe
  2/19/98   1:33pm   881,936   Invwin32.exe
  8/06/98   4:13pm   917,264   Base4.dll


STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 1.2. 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: invdos invdos.exe win95 win98 prodsms IE

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Keywords          : kbInventory smsinv 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : :1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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