SMS: SMSEXEC Dr. Watson When Decompressing a Package File

ID: Q182419

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

When you run SMSEXEC, a Dr. Watson error may occur when decompressing a Package File if the path length of the package's directory structure is longer than 200 characters.

If the package's directory structure exceeds 200 characters, the Systems Management Server Despooler Service generates the following error when it attempts to decompress the package:

SMSEXEC.EXE - Application Error
The instruction at "0x1f359f78" referenced memory at "0x2e6e6f69". The memory could not be "written".

Note that the memory values may vary.

The last entry in the Despool.log file will be:


   Decompressing package <file name> to C:\_S M0000.TMP

CAUSE

In a package that contains subdirectories and files, the path and filename combination can not exceed 200 characters. For example, if a sharing package is defined with the following directory structure


   \<RootDir>\Directory 1\Directory 2\Filename.txt

where <RootDir> is the root of the package source directory, then the length of the path "\Directory 1\Directory 2\Filename.txt" cannot exceed 200 characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbbug1.20 smsutil
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug