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SMS: Batch File Program on Windows 9x Not Closing Command Window
Batch file programs, executing on Microsoft Windows 95-based and on Microsoft Windows 98-based computers, may not close the MS-DOS Prompt window if the batch file was not called with a 'command /c' prefix. This causes the Advertised Program...
SMS: How SMS Uses the SMS_DEF.MOF in Hardware Inventory
In Systems Management Server, clients use the SMS_DEF.MOF file to determine what information will be collected during the next hardware inventory. The SMS_DEF.MOF file can be found on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Window NT systems in the...
Overview of advertisements in Systems Management Server 2003
Advertisements in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 are objects that make programs available to clients. You must advertise a program before clients can run the program. Programs can be advertised to systems, user accounts, and user...

You receive a "0x80041001 - Generic failure" error message when you query SMS_Program in Systems Management Server 2003
Updates the SMS Provider to prevent the 0x80041001 error message when you use the SMS Administrator Console or other tools to query the WMI SMS Program class (SMS_Program).
Run Advertised Programs displays only eight categories on a System Management Server 2003 Advanced Client
Fixes a problem in SMS 2003 where the SMS 2003 Advanced Client displays only the first eight categories that are defined for advertised programs.
The SMS 2003 Administrator Console stops responding when you connect to a SMS 2.0 site server
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to use the SMS 2003 administrative console to manage a SMS 2.0 site. When you try to expand the SMS 2.0 site, the console stops responding.