The SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 Patch Installation Agent does not populate the TimeAuthorized value in the Win32_PatchState and Win32_PatchState_Extended classes

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SYMPTOMS

After you use the Patch Installation Agent (PatchInstall.exe) that is included with Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you discover that the Patch Installation Agent does not populate the TimeAuthorized value in the Win32_PatchState and Win32_PatchState_Extended classes.

Note The TimeAuthorized value indicates the date and time at which the administrator authorizes the software update.

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

885643 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885643/ ) How To obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2003 service pack

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Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date             Time       Version                  Size         File name
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14-Jun-2004      05:20      2.0.156.0                254,455      Deployac.exe     
25-Oct-2004      00:40                               362,496      Sms2003ac-sp1-kb899800-x86.msp
25-Dec-2003      01:00      2.50.2726.154             40,960      Smsse.dll        
25-Oct-2004      00:40      2.50.3174.1151           100,864      Updatesevaluator.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected In Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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