Q255959: SMS: Turning Off Software Inventory on a Single Client

Article: Q255959
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbhowto
Last Modified: 02-MAR-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following procedure describes how to disable software inventory on a single
client server, such as a large file server.

MORE INFORMATION
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To turn off software inventory on a single client, create the Skpswi.dat hidden
file and place it in the root of each drive to turn off software inventory.

Software inventory cannot start on the treated server again unless this file is
deleted from all drives on the client computer.

Additional query words: prodsms skpswi dat

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbhowto 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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