SMS: NetworkType Not Updated Upgrading from WFWG to Windows NT

ID: Q157832

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

If you upgrade your NetWare Windows for Workgroups client to Windows NT, and then try to upgrade your Microsoft Systems Management Server Client software by connecting to a supported logon server (Windows NT) and running UPGRADE, the "NetworkType" flag will not be updated.

WORKAROUND

A workaround is to add a /f switch to the upgrade batch file command lines. The /f switch forces an update.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: IPX Novell Netware WFWG Windows client upgrade

Keywords : kbnetwork smssetup kbbug1.20 kbfix1.20.sp1 kbfix1.20.sp2
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
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