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Q207661: SMS Installer Watch Doesn’t Support Command Line Arguments

Article: Q207661
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0; winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer versions 1.0, 2.0 
- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When passing an argument to the Watch feature of the Systems Management Server
Installer, the following error might appear:

  The file C:\winnt\program.exe argument is not a valid Win32 application. You
  must use the 32-bit edition of the Microsoft SMS Installer to run Win32
  applications and the 16-bit edition to run Win16 applications.

CAUSE
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The Systems Management Server Installer Watch function executes the entire
string passed to it from the Watch "Application Path" line.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, put the command line with the arguments in a batch
file and call the batch file from the Systems Management Server Installer Watch
"Application Path."

Additional query words: prodsms smsinst

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMSI100 kbSMSI200
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0; winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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