Re: Can't Load Client Software
From: Al Williams (donotreplydirect_at_usenewsgroup.com)
Date: 03/04/04
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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:32:25 -0700
Are you adding a new computer with a new user or adding a new computer with
an existing user? If it's the former then try adding a new computer but use
an existing user.
The setup/install program is stopped by the existence of a dummy file called
"Installed"
in the clients response folder, located in
\Smallbusiness\Clients\Response\Clientname (replace Clientname with the
PC's name). If the dummy file exists, the install program should run when
the script runs,
to stop it simply copy the "Installed" file over from one of the
working clients and the installs should stop (note that you may have to
delete the SBS file from the "Startup" folder on the wonky client as well).
To start it, simply
delete the dummy file and it should run on the client next time they login.
Things to check:
- make sure the NT permissions for the entire
\Smallbusiness\Clients\Response\ path are set to RW for everyone.
- make sure the administration shares still exist: \\Servername\Clients,
\\Servername\Clientapps, \\Servername\mspclnt and there permissions are
setup for all to access
- for XP, the user must be a member of the local administrators group and
you don't install the standard applications anyway (except for proxy, which
can be installed from \\Servername\mspclnt)
For 98, you may be able to use the \\Servername\Clientapps and
\\Servername\mspclnt shares to manually install the apps you want. In
reality you'd only need to install the proxy client (\\Servername\mspclnt)
and modem/fax stuff anyways (\\Servername\Clientapps). Most of the other
apps are too old to use anyways (unless you've managed to update them).
-- Allan Williams "Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:50c701c3ffaa$a8144610$a101280a@phx.gbl... > We've had SBS 4.5 running successfully for years. Now, > for unknown reasons, we cannot get new clients added > through the SBS console wizard. > > Using the console to setup a new machine it appears that > the setup works. There are no error messages and we do > get a message that setup was successful. However, when > we then attempt to setup a client machine nothing > happens - no software is installed from the SBS server to > the client. This is true for any client we try (Win 98 > using the client setup disk or Win XP following > instructions from MS that indicate the setup disk should > be created but not used.) > > We have the appropriate number of licenses so that should > not be a problem. Also have confirmed that there is no > virus problem. > > Have uninstalled Proxy Server 2 and NT Option Pack per MS > knowledge base articles and re-installed. Re-install was > successful was but still can't get clients to setup. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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