SMS: Distribute Software Wizard May GPF if Collection Table Has Invalid Name for Custom Collection

ID: Q226908

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

While using the Systems Management Server Distribute Software Wizard it is possible for an error to be generated similar to the following:

Wizard internal error: invalid WBEM ExecMethod result. Please exit the Wizard.
The following error message displays next:
Win32 Exception in MMC Admin UI! WIN32 Exception : ACCESS_VIOLATION Description : The thread tried to read from or write to a virtual address for which it does not have the appropriate access. Entry Point : CWnd::WindowProc Operation : WM_NOTIFY Command Line: C:\WINNT\System32\mmc.exe "D:\SMS\bin\i386\sms.msc" "mmc.exe "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4" "%5" "%6" "%7" "%8" _" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Trace : MMF Build Info : SMS 2.0 Beta (1239)
Select OK. The following error message appears:
Win32 Exception in MMC Admin UI! WIN32 Exception : ACCESS_VIOLATION Description : The thread tried to read from or write to a virtual address for which it does not have the appropriate access. Entry Point : CComponentDataImp::Command Operation : Command Line: C:\WINNT\System32\mmc.exe "D:\SMS\bin\i386\sms.msc" "mmc.exe "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4" "%5" "%6" "%7" "%8" _" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Trace : MMF Build Info : SMS 2.0 Beta (1239)
An error similar to the following may also be generated and the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) must be shutdown:
The instruction at "0x203a3754" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read".


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 advertisement package program collection gpf crash exit 


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

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999