A Knowledgebase article is now available which documents the recent issue discovered after installing SMS 2003 SP3. This article is available via the following link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937882 and has an article number which is different...

This issue was first reported on in newsgroups. Here is what you need to know (Screen shots included!) The Problem : The SMS_DEF.MOF class SMS_AutoStartSoftware introduced with SP3 may conflict with Autorun items in some client configurations. ...

A recent update to the Windows Update Agent to version 3.0 has been released. This update can help improve Scan Performance with ITMU (as well as non SMS related scanning and patching activities) and is compatible with the ITMUv3. The Windows Update Agent...

After upgrading your Site to SMS 2003 SP3 but before you upgrade your clients to SP3 you may encounter problems with hardware Inventory actions involving the SMS_Processor class and data. This condition occurs for SP2 clients reporting to an SP3 Site...

Today I have three items to bring to your attention which may seem connected yet are distinct issues. This blog is an attempt to alert the community, educate, and disentangle these three items so you can keep your eye on the prize of a healthy site and...

Updated 5-8-2007 The KB is now live and communicates the needed information better than this quick posting did. Please reference the following information and KB regarding this issue. ------------------ If you have ITMU v3 installed on...

Following an upgrade to SMS 2003 problems similar to the issues described in KB 913119 may be experienced. This could impact most of the Server Roles and may be related to the following issue. SMS 2003 relies heavily on DCOM to accomplish its...

If you have not gotten word by other means, SMS 2003 SP3 has shipped and is available on the web for download here ! There has however been some confusion over the SMS 2003 R2 product in conjunction with the SP3 release which I hope is cleared up...