DOCUMENT:Q235782 11-JUL-1999 [sms] TITLE :SMSINST: REG_MULTI_SZ Entries Repackaged by Installer Not Same PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.0; winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug smsinst ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= When an application adds REG_MULTI_SZ values to the registry that has been repackaged with the Systems Management Server Installer, the executable that is generated by Systems Management Server Installer fails to recreate these registry entries correctly. This can cause errors when attempting to use the repackaged application at a later time. REG_MULTI_SZ values are normally terminated by two consecutive nulls. Systems Management Server Installer fails to insert the second null which normally indicates the end of a REG_MULTI_SZ value. For more information on the various value types in the registry see the following article: Q101230 Definition of Registry Value Data Types. STATUS ------ Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server and Systems Management Installer version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server and Systems Management Installer version 2.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): S E R V P A C K Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 kbsms200bug smsinst Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMSI200 Version : WINDOWS:2.0; winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbinfo Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.