SMS: "Could Not Spawn Initmain.exe" Error Message

Last reviewed: March 25, 1997
Article ID: Q165183

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server, version 1.2

Systems Management Server clients may encounter the following error message during the execution of the Smsls.bat file:

   Could Not Spawn Initmain.exe

This error message may occur when inventorying a computer by means of a logon script, and the computer is low on executable memory (possibly because Emm386 is not loaded).

Additional query words: prodsms initmain
Keywords : smsinv smssetup kberrmsg kbnetwork kbconfig
Version : 1.2
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 25, 1997
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