SMS: Enabling Terminal Services on Windows 2000 Server Does Not Remove Advertised Programs Control Panel Icons (263441)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2

This article was previously published under Q263441

SYMPTOMS

If a Microsoft Windows 2000-based server is an existing Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 client, and then Windows 2000 Terminal Services is enabled, the Software Distribution components reconfigure themselves automatically. SMS Client Component Installation Manager (CCIM) detects that the client state has changed, and triggers all components to run a verification cycle, where components are reinstalled if required.

The Advertised Programs and Advertised Programs Monitor tools are not removed from Control Panel as expected, as a part of the component reinstallation.

CAUSE

Software Distribution on Windows 2000-based servers running Terminal Services is not intended to interact with the logged on user. The results of enabling Terminal Services on an existing SMS 2.0 client may cause unpredictable Software Distribution behavior.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, remove and reinstall SMS 2.0 Client components from the Terminal Services enabled server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The client verification cycle performed by Available Programs Manager and Software Distribution does not remove the user mode tools from Control Panel. The Advertised Programs Manager cannot schedule any advertisements to run in the context of the currently logged on user because of the component verification.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/14/2006
Keywords:	kbBug kbinfo kbnofix kbsms200preSP3 kbTermServ KB263441