The Transfer Site Settings Tool Does Not Replicate the New Site Connection Settings Available in Service Pack 5 (816077)

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   10-Feb-2003  18:36  1.0.200.107       663,552  Transfersettings_enu.exe  

After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:

   Date         Time               Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   06-Feb-2003  14:32              48,937  Masterlist.xml

To apply this fix, follow these steps:

1. Install the Transfer Site Settings tool on an SMS .2.0 SP5 site.
2. Copy the new Masterlist.xml file from this fix to the Install drive\sms\bin\i386 folder.

This fix adds a "Site Properties" group to the Transfer Site Settings tool user interface (UI) that contains the new site connection settings that have been added in SP5.

Note The Transfer Site Settings tool replicates only the new settings to other SMS 2.0 SP5 sites. Propagation will fail to an SMS 2.0 Service Pack 4 ( SP)4 site, because the new settings are not available to SMS sites earlier than SP5. Therefore, the new settings are not available in the Transfer Site Settings UI if the tool is run on an SMS 2.0 SP4 site.