SMS: Distribute Software Wizard May Generate Internal Error if Site Has Large Number of Packages

ID: Q235751

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to use the Distribute software wizard by right-clicking on a collection and choosing the distribute software item in the all-tasks pop-up menu, the following error message appears:

Wizard internal error: invalid WBEM query result. Please exit the Wizard

After selecting OK the distribute software wizard is displayed but none of the existing packages are listed in the table at the bottom of the window.

CAUSE

This is caused by a problem in the way that the distribute software wizard obtains the list of available packages from the site database.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug