SMSINST: Error Creating Registry Keys with Empty Values (171067)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer 1.0

This article was previously published under Q171067

SYMPTOMS

When you are logged on as an administrator and try to run an executable from the Systems Management Server Installer, the following error message appears:

**
ERROR
You do not have access to make the required system configuration modifications. Please rerun this installation from an administrators account.
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CAUSE

This problem may occur when the Systems Management Server Installer attempts to write to the client's registry and the configuration requires that the registry contain a subkey that actually has no values in it. This may occur with most Windows NT services that are installed.

WORKAROUND

Add a value with no data, to allow the subkey to be copied and installed, as in the following example:

MainKey
SubKey
Value = Keep; REG_SZ; Data=""

STATUS

This problem was corrected in the latest version of the Systems Management Server Installer.

MORE INFORMATION

To obtain the latest version of the Systems Management Server Installer, go to http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/downloads/install.asp.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	6/14/2005
Keywords:	kbBug kbenv KB171067