SBS: "Upgrade Client Applications" Does Not Appear in "To Do" List

• Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5

SYMPTOMS

The Small Business Server (SBS) 4.5 To Do list may not display the Upgrade Client Applications option.

CAUSE

The Upgrade Client Applications option should be displayed on SBS 4.5-based computers that are upgraded from SBS 4.0. However, the upgrade process may not create the necessary registry key for the Upgrade Client Applications option.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this issue, manually add or modify the following registry keys:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).



2. Locate the following key in the registry:




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\SMALLBUSINESS\CONSOLE\TODOLIST\MICROSOFT

3. Double-click the LinkCount value. Increase the current LinkCount value by one. Click OK to save the value.



4. On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then add a key named Linkx, where x is the number of the LinkCount value in step 3.



5. Click the Linkx key.



6. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry values:



• Value Name: Action
  Data Type: REG_SZ
  Value: %SystemDrive%\smallbusiness\scw.exe (Note: replace %SystemDrive% with the drive on which SBS is installed



• Value Name: Enabled
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 1



• Value Name: Target
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 0



• Value Name: TitleText
  Date Type: REG_SZ
  Value: Upgrade Client Applications



• Value Name: URL
  Date Type: REG_SZ
  Value: <Blank>



• Value Name: DescriptionText
  Date Type: REG_SZ
  Value: Click Upgrade Client Applications to upgrade the applications on client computers attached to your Small Business Server network. You need to perform this task once for each client computer attached to your network.



7. Quit Registry Editor.

Additional query words: smallbiz

Keywords : kbenv
Version : winnt:4.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb