Re: Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer for "public" use

From: TerryM (terry_at_nospam.com)
Date: 01/18/05

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    Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:30:03 -0500

    I may be wrong but I believe "legally"...
    You need a SMS CAL to create the exe, you do not need a SMS cal to execute a
    exe made by SMSI as stated below.

    Terry

    "David James [MSFT]" <djam@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:%231sc5BO$EHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    > Legally, the SMSI should only be used to create installation programs that
    > will work on machines which have an SMS CAL.
    >
    > However, there is nothing technical that enforces that restriction. The
    > fact that the program doesn't work is due to some bug in their script; not
    > to do with any SMS Client issue.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Thanks,
    > David James [MSFT]
    > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
    > rights.
    >
    >
    >
    > "Steve Perry" <jsperry@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:csgulg$9ke@dispatch.concentric.net...
    >>I downloaded a install package from one of our vendors that was designed
    >>to
    >> apply certificates so that certain Active X components would work on
    >> their
    >> site. Their program would not execute, no error, it just didn't work.
    >> When
    >> I looked at the properties, it showed that it was created using the
    >> Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer. I thought that this was
    >> used
    >> for pushing applications on a network and not for "public" consumption.
    >> Is
    >> this why the program will not execute?
    >>
    >> Thanks
    >>
    >> --
    >> Steve Perry
    >> IT Director
    >> Costello & Sons
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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