Q168541: SMS: PCM Should Close After Job Completes

Article: Q168541
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbPCM smspcm
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Package Command Manager (PCM) for Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT does
not close after completing a job.

Package Command Manager should close its window after completion of a job or
queue of multiple jobs. This is documented in Chapter 7, "Package Command
Manager," of the Systems Management Server 1.2 Administrator's Guide, under the
section entitled "Package Command Manager for the Windows and Windows NT
Systems."

WORKAROUND
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Currently, you must manually close the Package Command Manager window after all
jobs are complete.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft
Systems Management Server 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. 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

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbPCM smspcm 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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