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SMS: Err Msg: "A Temporary File Needed for Initialization Could Not Be Created"
When you send packages to a Systems Management Server client, the following error message appears on the desktop of the client: %systemdrive%\WINNT\MS\SMS\Clicomp\Apa\Bin\Pea32.exe%systemdrive%\temp\. A temporary file needed for initialization...
SMS: "#$#$#$#$#$ ERROR" Appears in Clisvc.log File
This article covers some of the most common reasons why the error "#$#$#$#$#$ Error" appears in the Clisvc.log file on a Systems Management Server (SMS) client. This error is an indication of a file Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) mismatch between...
SMS: 16-Bit MS-DOS-Based Programs Not Supported for Software Metering
Most 16-bit and 32-bit Windows-based programs are supported for Software Metering. However, Software Metering cannot track or meter 16-bit MS-DOS-based programs on Microsoft Windows NT Software Metering clients. In Windows NT, MS-DOS-based...

SMS: Advertisements May Not Run If the Screen Saver Runs
If you specify that an advertisement for a program should run only when a user is not logged on, the advertisement may not run if a screen saver runs. In the \Ms\Sms\Logs\Smsapm32.log (where is the path to the Ms folder) file, the following information...
An expired advertisement reruns on clients after you reactivate the advertisement in SMS 2.0
Provides an update for Systems Management Server 2.0 that prevents advertisements from running after the advertisements expire.
Large .tmp File Is Created When You Install or Upgrade an SMS 2.0-based Client
When you install or upgrade a client computer that is running Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0, a large temporary (.tmp) file may be created in the \MS\SMS\Core\Bin folder on the client. Typically, this file is named ~GLH000*.tmp. When this issue...

SMS: Error Message: No Server Path Specified
When you use the Systems Management Server (SMS) script file (Smsls.bat) to install the SMS-based client components, the workstation may not successfully install the components, and an error message may be logged in the Wn_logon.log file: =======...
SMS: SMS 2.0 Client Minimizes Full-Screen MS-DOS-Based Program at Startup
When the Systems Management Server (SMS) client components are starting on a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98, an MS-DOS-based program that is running in Full-Screen mode is minimized to a button on the taskbar....
SMS: Remote MS-DOS Command Window Displays Broken Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) Characters
When you start a remote session from a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 site, Microsoft Windows 95 (SMS 1.2) clients may display broken double-byte character set (DBCS) characters in an MS-DOS command window. To work around this issue...

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