DOCUMENT:Q151648  27-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :Future Date Causes Access Violations in SMS Services
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2,2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:smssetup smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive "Access violation" error messages in Systems Management Server
(SMS) services if the date of the server is set to the year 2037 or later. Some
examples of error messages include:

   Siteins.exe
   Exception: access violation (0c00000005), Address: 0x1f328327.

   preinst.exe
   Exception: access violation (0c00000005), Address: 0x1f328327

   smsexec.exe
   Exception: access violation (0c00000005), Address: 0x1f328327

   pcmwin32.exe
   Exception: access volation (0c00000005), Address: 0x0040ec87

The memory address will be consistent.

RESOLUTION
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Change the system date, either from within Windows NT or in the system's BIOS,
back to the appropriate date.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : smssetup smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110 kbSMS120 kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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