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Christopher Stauffer at www.MyITForum.com Releases SMS SP3 Installation Notes Document

I read Chris' notes this morning and they're excellent, detailing not only all the steps necessary to install the newest SMS service pack but also what changes upon installation (there is a lot that changes).

His fix for the "SMS SP3 Inventory Causes 100% CPU" problem looks pretty solid too. If you haven't seen this problem, it has been making its way around the forums. According to Chris...

..."This issue is caused by one bug in SMS_AutoStartSoftware class. This new class added in SP3 collects auto run software information from the clients. When you have some files in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (or some other auto run locations), the file language is a mixed language, and also the current user locale is different than the file language, SMS_AutoStartSoftware class cannot handle that correctly. The result is it went into a dead loop, and generated high CPU utilization."

The workaround for this is to disable the SMS_AutoStartSoftware class in sms_def.mof.

Check out the document at:
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/8/view.asp?id=10220

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Greg Shields, is an independent author, instructor, and IT consultant based in Denver, Colorado, and a co-founder of Concentrated Technology. With nearly 15 years of experience in information technology, Greg has developed extensive experience in systems administration, engineering, and architecture specializing in Microsoft systems management, remote application, and virtualization technologies. Greg is a Contributing Editor for Redmond Magazine, MCPmag.com, and Virtualization Review Magazine and is the author of five books, including Windows Server 2008:  What’s New / What’s Changed. Greg is also a highly sought-after instructor and speaker, speaking regularly at conferences like TechMentor Events, and producing computer-based training curriculum for CBT Nuggets.  Greg is a recipient of Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" award with a specialization in Windows Terminal Services.