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Q263198: SMS: Err Msg: You Have Referenced the Variable DEST 9. This…

Article: Q263198
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsmsInst kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix
Last Modified: 07-FEB-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Repackage functionality in Systems Management Server (SMS)
Installer 2.0 and you install a program on a drive other than the system drive,
you may receive the following error message:

  You have referenced the variable DEST 9. This variable has not been
  previously defined.

CAUSE
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This error message occurs if you install a program on a drive other than the
system drive and files are installed in more than eight different folders. SMS
Installer is designed to support eight destination subfolders.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsmsInst kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMSI200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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