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Q272174: Advertisements Report Multiple Successes for One Successful Run

Article: Q272174
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0 SP2,2.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200fix
Last Modified: 28-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0 SP2, 2.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you view the Advertisement Status messages after a program has run
successfully, two entries are listed for each successful run.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is set to
"Program restarts computer", or "SMS restarts computer".

WORKAROUND
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The Advertview.exe tool can be used to provide more accurate and realistic
reports, and is included in the SMS 2.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Support Tools
files. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/downloads/default.asp

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you view Advertisement Status messages you may receive two 10008 messages,
or one 10008 and one 10009 message.


Additional query words: prodsms Win9x Win95 Win98

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP2 kbSMS200SP3
Version           : :2.0 SP2,2.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug

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