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Q150512: Client Setup is Unable To Validate Windows Path

Article: Q150512
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbsetup smssetup
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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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 run a shared installation of Windows from a NetWare server, where your
Windows directory also resides on a NetWare server, the following error will
occur while running cli_dos in verbose mode:

  Reading configuration...Could not Validate Windows path:
  <Path to Windows directory>

where <Path to Windows directory> denotes the complete path to the Windows
directory on the NetWare server. For example, \USERS\JOHNDOE\WIN31.

NOTE: This problem occurs on NetWare clients running NETX only. This problem does
not occur on NetWare clients running VLM.

WORKAROUND
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When you run the setup /n from the Windows administrative share on the NetWare
server, specify that the Windows directory be installed locally (that is,
C:\windows).

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 in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q140781, "How Systems Management Server Detects
a Windows Client," states the following:

NOTE: Shared Windows is currently not supported by Systems Management Server, but
a reasonable effort has been made to contend with it.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbsetup smssetup 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.1
Issue type        : kbprb

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