Hi everyone! Each time i restart the sms_executive service the above folder is created. The site systems are running Windows Server 2008 R2 with ConfigMgr07 R2 SP2. UAC is disabled. Can someone tell me, why this folder is created and what it does? BTW: This folder is empty. Thanks a lot! Kind regards, Markus

Hi,Components of the SMS Executive service on a SMS/SCCM site may stop responding (hang) or experience performance degradation when the SMSExec_Prochist.dat file grows to a large size. The SMS Executive service does not delete the SMSExec_Prohist.dat file when the service is started. Because of the nature of this problem, it is not easily noticed. Consequences of this problem might include packages taking too long to get distributed in the site or to other sites, or client component upgrades at the site might not get propagated to Client Access Point servers in a timely manner. The process history file (SMSExec_Prochist.dat) is used in conjunction with status messages reported by the components of the SMS Executive service. Before creating a status message, the component thread scans the file. If the file has grown to a size larger than 500 kilobytes (KB), there may be an adverse affect on the overall performance of the site server. In severe cases, certain components may appear to have completely stopped without producing any error messages.So, try this way:On your ConfigMgr server: Stop the SMS Executive service. Delete the SMSExec_Prochist.dat file. Start the SMS Executive service. thank's.Bechir Gharbi. MCP, MCSA, MCSE M+S, MCITP Server/Enterprise Administrator, MCT, MCTS Configuration Manager/Forefront

Thanks for the reply. The article you described is for sms2.0 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237611) </cite> The next thing is, that this is a empty folder and not a file which is located under %systemdrive% and not \sms\data\... So i think this is not the same as described in this article.

Hi,I know that a procedure for SMS 2.0, but once I solved the same Pb on ConfigMgr with this method. I have found SMSExec_Prochist.dat file under %SYSTEMDRIVE%\PROCHIST\ I have deleted it and pb is resolved. Good luck.Bechir Gharbi. MCP, MCSA, MCSE M+S, MCITP Server/Enterprise Administrator, MCT, MCTS Configuration Manager/Forefront

ok. I undestand. But is it normal, that this folder is recreated every time i restart the smsexecutive service?