Cli_dos Error Reading from Drive X - Abort Retry Fail (152637)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1
This article was previously published under Q152637

SYMPTOMS

When Cli_dos.exe is run, the computer returns the following message:
Error reading from drive D - Abort Retry Fail
When you run it in verbose mode, the output is as follows:
Attempting to execute file (\\smsserver\sms_shr\x86.bin\cli_dos.exe)
Reading configuration......
Invalid media type reading drive D:
Abort Retry Fail

CAUSE

Cli_dos fails to recover from detecting a partition or a second drive that is unformatted or was formatted with an unrecognized operating system.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbsetup KB152637
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