DOCUMENT:Q242924 06-AUG-2002 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Client Install Problems Using the SMS_LOCAL_DIR Variable PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 SP1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsetup kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200fix kbsms200sp2fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you set the SMS_LOCAL_DIR system variable to define the root folder of an SMS installation (for example, SMS_LOCAL_DIR = C:\PROGRA~1\SMS), the SMS installation does not work. Ccmbtldr.exe copies two files (Ccmcore.exe and Clicore.exe) in the %SystemRoot%\MS\SMS\Core\Bin folder (the wrong location), and the attempt to start Ccmboot.exe does not succeed. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, replace the Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 SP1 version of the Ccmbtldr.exe file with the original SMS 2.0 version. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 2. MORE INFORMATION ================ To install the hotfix, follow these steps at the SMS site server: 1. Stop the SMS_EXECUTIVE service. 2. Replace the Ccmbtldr.exe file in the \Bin\ folder with the hotfix version. 3. Restart the SMS_EXECUTIVE service. Additional query words: prodsms ccm wn_remote ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsetup kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200fix kbsms200sp2fix Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP1 Version : winnt:2.0 SP1 Issue type : kbbug 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 2002.