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Advertisements are run again if you upgrade a Systems Management Server 2.0 client to a Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client
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After you upgrade your Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4 client to a Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client, some advertisements that have been run previously may unexpectedly run again.
This behavior may occur if you have applied the Hotfix Rollup Package that Microsoft Knowledge Base article
323206Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=323206/
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describes to the Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4 client before you upgrade to the Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
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After you upgrade to the Systems Management Server 2003 advanced client, view the registry on the client computer to verify whether all the advertisements have been imported after the upgrade.
The following registry key contains the imported history:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Mobile Client\Software Distribution\Execution History\{Package ID}\{GUID corresponds to each program}
Any advertisement that has not been successfully imported may run again.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
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