SMS: Hardware Inventory Does Not Capture Environment Variables on Windows 9x Clients (259681)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2
This article was previously published under Q259681

SYMPTOMS

Some environment variables that are seen on a Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 client by a set command, are not reported during the hardware inventory cycle even though the Sms_def.mof file has been modified to do so.

CAUSE

Upon startup, Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) reads the global environment variables when it enumerates the Sms_def.mof. Any environment variables added after that time (such as through logon scripts), are not recognized because the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) does not requery the environment variables.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, you need to set environment variables prior to the start of WMI, such as in the Autoexec.bat file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbprb kbWBEM KB259681
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