"Could not write registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_EXECUTIVE\
Threads\
SMS_DISCOVERY_DATA_MANAGER" on computer DAHLAK. The operating system reported error 1723: The RPC server is too busy to complete this operation."

Microsoft's answer is to use a shutdown script as follows. It seems to be a timing issue with the services shutting down. As the shutdown script will run before the SCM will tell any services to die, it hides the problem.

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Stopping SMS_Executive Service prior to shutting down the Windows 2000 Server will stop these errors.

Use the following commands to stop SMS_Executive:

NET STOP SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER

NET STOP SMS_EXECUTIVE

Use of a shutdown script on the Windows 2000 Server, acting as a SMS 2.0 Site server, would automate this.

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