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Q191342: SMS: PGC Fails to Configure Shared Applications on WFW Clients

Article: Q191342
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.2 SP2,1.2 SP3,1.2 SP4,2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbPGC smspgc
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.2 SP2, 1.2 SP3, 1.2 SP4, 2.0, 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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After applying Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 2 or later, the
updated Appsta16.exe file fails to run the configuration command line for shared
applications that have the option "Runs with UNC Name" selected.

This version of Appstart.exe is only used on client computers running Windows 3.1
or Windows for Workgroups 3.11. They normally receive the following error:

  Cannot configure <app name>. Cannot obtain the configuration program
  name.

It is also possible for different errors to occur as well.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do either of the following:

- Configure the shared application to run with a drive letter and not a UNC
  connection.

-or-

- Copy all of the files used by the configuration command line to the
  SMS\Site.srv\Maincfg.Box\MStest directory. This may not always be a very
  desirable solution if the configuration requires a large number of files.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms sp sp2 setup fails program group control

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Keywords          : kbPGC smspgc 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS120SP2 kbSMS120SP3 kbSMS120SP4 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :1.2 SP2,1.2 SP3,1.2 SP4,2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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