SMS: Error 529 When Installing a Client (158020)

SYMPTOMS

When installing a Systems Management Server 1.2 client, the installation script (SMSLS or RUNSMS) fails with the following error message:

ERROR: 529
Veuillez contacter votre administrateur systeme.

The error message is NOT displayed in English. The translation is: "Please contact your system administrator."

A verbose output shows that CLISETUP (Cli_dos.exe for MS-DOS) fails with an Error 529.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when both of the following conditions are true:

The language setting in Control Panel Regional Settings is set to something other than "English" on the client. -and-
A Systems Management Server 1.1 site with the Multi-Lingual Client Pack for Systems Management Server 1.1 has been upgraded to Systems Management Server version 1.2, but the Multi-Lingual Client Pack is still the "old" 1.1 version.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do either of the following:

Remove (making a backup copy of the files first) the Systems Management Server 1.1 Multi-Lingual Client Pack for Systems Management Server 1.1, in order to install a default U. S. version of Systems Management Server 1.2 Client. For a French version, remove Sms\Logon.srv\X86.bin\0000040C. -or-
Upgrade the Multi-Lingual Client Pack to the Systems Management Server 1.2 version.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The Systems Management Server tree is affected as shown by the following:

Sms\Logon.srv\X86.bin\00000409 (Systems Management Server 1.2, US resources)
Sms\Logon.srv\X86.bin\0000040C (Systems Management Server 1.1, FR resources) NOTE: This problem may affect all international clients.

The following list summarizes most of the existing country codes:

00000405=cz      00000414=no      0000080C=be
00000406=dk      00000415=pl      00000813=be
00000407=gr      00000416=br      00000816=po
00000409=us      00000419=ru      00000C0C=cf
0000040A=sp      0000041A=yu      00001009=us
0000040B=su      0000041B=sl      0000100C=sf
0000040C=fr      0000041D=sv      00010409=dv
0000040E=hu      00000807=sg      0001040A=sp
0000040F=us      00000809=uk      00010C0C=cf
00000410=it      0000080A=la      00020409=us
00000413=nl