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1. ITMU questions (v2 vs v3, plus windows installer hotfix, plus following the kb article)
2. Question about the flags Yes vs. No at different Primaries. No specific answer; but it could be caused by certain combinations of discovery events.
3. Question about Software Metering--any plans for a future version to differentiate between an application running in the foreground vs. background? No specific answer, but via Asset Metrix (sms2003 sp3 & sccm); there will be a richer result set.
4. If an inexperienced SMS Admin accidentally deploys software/advert, what is the quickest way to resolve? Sort of answer: there is no current big red button to "stop" sms. Do not disable the Advertisement--disable the program. That does require a policy update refresh on the clients, so that might not be quick enough. Todd Hemsell suggested removing the gateway address from the NIC on primary sites (MPs). You could still rdp into the server from another server on the same lan.