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Q250976: SMS: Software Metering Does Not Use Original Program Name Policy

Article: Q250976
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.2,2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix
Last Modified: 07-FEB-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.2, 2.0, 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using software metering in Offline mode, the original program name
policy is not used. The original program name policy setting requires that the
Software Metering client agent check the file header instead of the Explorer.exe
name.

This also affects the use of the Forbidden Programs list when you are using the
original program name policy. The Forbidden Programs list is a list that is
downloaded locally by the client. You can add programs to the Forbidden Programs
list by metering a program and then restricting the use of the program to 24
hours a day. With Offline metering, if you are using an original program name
policy, and a program that is in the Forbidden Programs list is renamed on a
metering client, the program can be run successfully.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack

WORKAROUND
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To work around this issue, use software metering in Online mode.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :1.2,2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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