How to resolve "Waiting for Content" error 10035 in SMS 2003

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 allows you to manage Windows based computers with a centralized infrastructure. Patching, software installation, inventory, and metering are a few of the capabilities SMS provides.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• An SMS 2003 Infrastructure

1. Make sure the package has been deployed to distribution points and is available to clients.
2. Check the distribution point (DP) to make sure BITS is enabled. Also check to see that the DP web site is functioning properly.
3. Check your SMS 2003 site boundaries. A client is often located in an IP Subnet which is not configured within Site or Roaming Boundaries.
4. Finally, check the client logs, starting with the cas.log and execmgr.log.