SMSINST: "Please Enter a Positive Integer" Error

Last reviewed: June 27, 1997
Article ID: Q169134

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server, version 1.2
Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use a comma when you type in a number greater than 999 in the Line Number field of the "Add to Autoexec.bat or Config.sys" dialog box, you will receive the following error message:

   Please enter a positive integer.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not use a comma when typing the line number.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms SMS
Keywords : kbbug1.00 kbbug1.20 kbnetwork smsinst
Version : 1.0 1.2
Platform : Windows
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: June 27, 1997
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