DOCUMENT:Q192664 30-JUL-2001 [sms] TITLE :SMS: How to Disable the PCM Welcome Screen PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:1.2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbPCM smspcm ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Some administrators want the Package Command Manager (PCM) Welcome screen to not be displayed to their client computers immediately upon installation. This article documents the steps involved in how to accomplish this: MORE INFORMATION ================ To prevent the PCM Welcome screen from being displayed to the client computers, perform the following steps: 1. Create a blank Sms.ini file. 2. Add a [Local] section. 3. Add the line "ShowPCMIntroDialog=False" (without the quotation marks) to the Local section. 4. Use a logon script or another method to distribute the Sms.ini template file you created to the clients. The Welcome screen will still be displayed the first time Package Command Manager is called, but it will not be displayed immediately after installation. Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbPCM smspcm Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 Version : winnt:1.2 Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.