SMS: Repackage of Netscape Communicator 4.03 Fails to Show Icons (192498)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer 1.0
This article was previously published under Q192498 SYMPTOMS
When using Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer to do a repackage
of Netscape Communicator 4.03 Pro, the installation fails in several ways
depending on the platform. On Microsoft Windows NT systems, the icons
created by the Systems Management Server Installer do not correspond to
those created by the actual Netscape installation.
The problem occurs when the shortcut icon number generated by the Systems
Management Server Installer is greater than 127 in the installation expert.
When the number exceeds 127 and you click OK in the Installation Expert,
you are prompted to enter a number between 0 and 127, even though
Installation Expert put the higher number in the icon number field.
This occurs because the Installation Expert uses 7 bits to represent an
icon number, when it should be a 16-bit value.
On Microsoft Windows 95 computers, the failures are similar to those on
Microsoft Windows NT. In addition, a sub-group of the Netscape Start Menu
is not created on the Microsoft Windows 95 systems.
A "Normal" Netscape installation creates a Netscape Communicator
Professional Edition program group and also creates a subgroup called
Utilities when it is installed on either Windows NT or Windows 95. When
repackaging Netscape under Windows 95, the Utilities group is not created;
all the items that are normally installed in this group are placed in the
Netscape Communicator Professional Edition group (with incorrect icons).
CAUSE
The icon numbers for each installation are as follows:
SMS Installer Netscape (Actual)
Icon Name Icon Number Icon Number
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IBM Host On-Demand 4 5
Collabra 31 4
Composer 155 3
Messenger 187 11
Navigator 254 1
Netcaster 28 6
User Profile Manager 27 7
This problem has the potential of occurring with every icon that has a
value greater than 127.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
Installer builds 1.0.24 and earlier for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows
95.
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| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB192498 |
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