DOCUMENT:Q160986 30-JUL-2001 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Dosetup.exe Fails with "Runs with UNC Name" Option Enabled PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:1.1,1.2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.1, 1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When Dosetup.exe is used on the Configuration command line of a shared network application, it will fail to configure the registry of a computer running Windows NT or Windows 95, when the package properties are defined with the option "Runs with UNC Name." CAUSE ===== This problem is due to a limitation of all 16-bit applications. Because Dosetup.exe is a 16-bit application, it cannot get a current working directory of a UNC name. This limitation is also documented in the Systems Management Server 1.2 Release Notes under "Shared Applications and UNC Paths." WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, set up the package to either use "Requires Drive Letter" or "Requires Specific Drive Letter." MORE INFORMATION ================ When the client runs the shared application, the user will receive a message stating that a one-time installation is required for this application. Continuing, the client will then receive the following message: '' has not been successfully configured. The Pgg.log file on the client shows the following information: [10/26/96 13:04:28] Program Group Control ==> An Application specific error occurred: SMSSETUP - : Cannot access SETUP.EXE on application server. [10/26/96 13:05:16] Program Group Control Start ==> '' has not been successfully configured. Additional query words: prodsms win95 app ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110 kbSMS120 Version : winnt:1.1,1.2 ============================================================================= 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.