DOCUMENT:Q228324 06-AUG-2002 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Delete File(s) "Remove Dir. Containing Files" Option Fails PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0,2.0; winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 - Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer versions 1.0, 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The Remove Directory Containing Files option of the Delete File(s) action in the Script Editor view of Systems Management Server Installer may fail to remove the target directory. If you try to manually delete the directory using Windows Explorer, the following error might appear: Cannot remove folder : There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. WORKAROUND ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q236325 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack Service Pack 1. Additional query words: prodsms installer smsinst ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMSI100 kbSMSI200 Version : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0; winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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 2002.