Re: SMS Admin Console closing sporadically

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From: Sai Wong [MSFT] (saiwong_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:17:39 -0800

For the issue of the console closing, is it sporadically
closing for ANY sequence of actions or only a specific
set of actions. If it is the second case please give
detailed repro steps of the actions you took to get the
console to close.

Sai

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>-----Original Message-----
>The refresh was the console closing unexpectedly. I
haven't seen this happen
>since, but a few days ago it happened continually.
>
>I don't think the node was being enumerated, it may have
been after I closed
>another SMS window.
>
>If I see it happen again, I will try and be more helpful.
>
>"Miho Urabe [MS]" wrote:
>
>> For the ? characters issue, did it get resolved after
you refreshed?
>> If so, it is due to MMC caching. You can also
sometimes see node/instance
>> appear like Yes, No, something else.
>> For the sporadical close, could you give me more
information? Did it happen
>> while your node was being enumerated?
>> Did you see any errors?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Miho
>> >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
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>> >>rights.
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>> "Dave Robinson" <DangerousOz@gmail.com.no.spam.me>
wrote in message
>> news:AF89F1F5-EEA7-480B-A74D-
BDF14549AE3C@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have the following configuration:
>> > SMS 2003 SP1
>> > Windows Server 2003
>> > SQL Server 2000 SP3a
>> >
>> > I am using a TS console (mstsc.exe /console) from XP
SP2, connecting to
>> > the
>> > Central server.
>> > Periodically the Admin console closes without
warning. Sometime I can see
>> > that a node (random) changes. For example Tools may
change to "Wb??001".
>> > (Yes, with the ? characters.) The ? characters do
not always appear.
>> > This
>> > just happened to me the last time.
>> > A few console clicks later, the console will close
unexpectedly.
>> >
>> > Has anyone else experienced a problem with the admin
console? Is this a
>> > known bug?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>
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