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Q309650: SMS: Error Message: There Are No Forms Available

Article: Q309650
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start the Mifwin.exe tool after you install the Microsoft BackOffice
Resource Kit version 4.5, you may receive the following error message:

  There are no forms available

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem:

1. Copy the following files from the BackOffice Resource Kit 4.5 to the
  Windows\Ms\SMS\Noidmifs folder:

   - Mifwin.exe
   - _mif.dll
   - Uinfo.xnf

  You can do this by creating a package from an SMS Installer script that
  contains the files (or a variety of other ways), and then creating an
  advertisement that targets the clients. The initial advertisement can also
  run the Mifwin.exe tool to bring up the form for the user to fill out.

  NOTE: The SMS version 1.2 files of the same name will not work with SMS
  version 2.0.

2. Create an advertisement to run the Windows\Ms\SMS\Noidmifs\Mifwin.exe program
  on the client whenever an update to the user information is needed.

  A Uinfo.mif file will be created or updated whenever the form is saved, and a
  User Information section will be created under the Hardware section of the
  Resource Explorer for the computer.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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