SYMPTOMS
Assume that you use the Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Administrator console to create a new collection. While the
Collection Properties dialog box is open, you right-click
Software Updates, and then you click
Distribute Software Updates.
If you close the
Collection Properties dialog box, and then you click
Next on the
Specify a Software Update Type page of the
Distribute Software Updates Wizard, a
Win32 Exception dialog box may appear that contains the following error message:
SMS could not provide the data that you requested.
Please refer to the SMS documentation for troubleshooting information.
WIN32 Exception: Access Violation
Description: The thread tried to read from or write to a virtual address for which is does not have appropriate access.
Entry Point: CWnd::WindowProc
Operation: WM_NOTIFY
When you click
OK in the
Win32 Exception dialog box, an access violation occurs, and the SMS Administrator console closes.
This problem may also occur if the
Collection Properties dialog box is open, and you right-click the
Packages node in the SMS Administrator Console and then click
Distribute Software. In this case, if you close the
Collection Properties dialog box, and then you click
Next on the
Distribution points page in the
Distribute Package wizard, you receive the error message.