SMS: Command Fails When Running an Advertisement Using the %windir% Environment Variable (235136)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q235136 SYMPTOMS
When you run a command line or batch file that uses the %windir% variable, the command may fail or the resulting output file content may be empty or incorrect. This often occurs with packages that have been migrated from Systems Management Server 1.2 to version 2.0.
WORKAROUND
To correct this behavior, replace the %windir% variable with the %systemroot% variable. Keep in mind that the %systemroot% variable may not exist on Windows 95 and Windows 98 machines.
Another method to work around this issue is to start the application using a batch file that first executes SET WINDIR=%SYSTEMROOT%. Some applications specifically look for WINDIR and can't easily be changed to look for SYSTEMROOT.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbAdvertisement kbBug kbClient kbConfig kbnofix kbPackage kbSoftwareDist KB235136 |
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