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Q242924: SMS: Client Install Problems Using the SMS_LOCAL_DIR Variable

Article: Q242924
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200fix kbsms200sp2fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you set the SMS_LOCAL_DIR system variable to define the root folder of an
SMS installation (for example, SMS_LOCAL_DIR = C:\PROGRA~1\SMS), the SMS
installation does not work.

Ccmbtldr.exe copies two files (Ccmcore.exe and Clicore.exe) in the
%SystemRoot%\MS\SMS\Core\Bin folder (the wrong location), and the attempt to
start Ccmboot.exe does not succeed.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, replace the Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 SP1
version of the Ccmbtldr.exe file with the original SMS 2.0 version.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server
version 2.0 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION
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To install the hotfix, follow these steps at the SMS site server:

1. Stop the SMS_EXECUTIVE service.

2. Replace the Ccmbtldr.exe file in the <SMS_Root>\Bin\<Platform>
  folder with the hotfix version.

3. Restart the SMS_EXECUTIVE service.

Additional query words: prodsms ccm wn_remote

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200fix kbsms200sp2fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP1
Version           : winnt:2.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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