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Q141243: SMS WinNT Client Install Fails If Path Contains Trailing Space

Article: Q141243
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you login from a Windows NT computer to a domain that is using Systems
Management Server login scripts, the client Setup fails.

CAUSE
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If an Windows NT workstation is also a dual boot MS-DOS computer and the path
statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains trailing spaces, the client install
will fail. This seems to only happen when using logon scripts.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms 1.10 sms

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110
Version           : :1.1

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