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Q152637: Cli_dos Error Reading from Drive X - Abort Retry Fail

Article: Q152637
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup smssetup
Last Modified: 13-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 Cli_dos.exe is run, the computer returns the following message:

  Error reading from drive D - Abort Retry Fail

When you run it in verbose mode, the output is as follows:

  Attempting to execute file (\\smsserver\sms_shr\x86.bin\cli_dos.exe)
  Reading configuration......
  Invalid media type reading drive D:
  Abort Retry Fail

CAUSE
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Cli_dos fails to recover from detecting a partition or a second drive that is
unformatted or was formatted with an unrecognized operating system.


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

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Keywords          : kbsetup smssetup 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110
Version           : :1.1

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