The Systems Management Server 2003 or SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 Advanced Client computer cannot connect to the Management Point
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows SYMPTOMSA Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or SMS 2003
Service Pack 1 (SP1) Advanced Client computer cannot connect to the Management
Point. This symptom occurs if the proxy server that is specified in the
WinHttpSettings value is not valid. Additionally, you experience the following
symptoms:
CAUSEThis problem occurs because of an incorrect value in the
WinHttpSettings registry entry. The WinHttpSettings registry entry is located
in the following registry subkey on the SMS 2003 Advanced Client computers: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections Windows HTTP services (WinHTTP) only accepts the following type of
value:ServerName For example, this problem occurs if you use an incorrect value of
the following type:ServerName.DomainName.com Note The Connections registry key makes WinHTTP use the proxy server
that is mentioned in the WinHttpSettings value. This proxy server selection
occurs during the initialization of WinHTTP.RESOLUTIONWarning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk. To resolve this problem, remove the WinHttpSettings value from the following registry key on the SMS 2003 Advanced Client computers: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections Then, restart the SMS Agent Host serviceSTATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section. MORE INFORMATIONYou can use the Proxycfg.exe proxy configuration tool on the
SMS 2003 Advanced Client computers to configure WinHTTP to use a proxy server.
To do this, use the following Proxycfg.exe command: proxycfg -p
ProxyServerName The WinHttpSettings value is created in the following registry key
after you run the previous command:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections Note By default, WinHTTP does not use a proxy server.For more information about the Proxycfg.exe proxy configuration tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384069.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384069.aspx) For more information about the WinHttpOpen function, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384098.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384098.aspx) For more information about the Winhttptracecfg.exe trace
configuration tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384119.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384119.aspx) APPLIES TO
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