SMSINST: Extract Option Truncates File Names After 19 Characters

ID: Q189313

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When running a Systems Management Server Installer executable with the /X (Extract) option, file names longer than 19 characters are truncated at the 19th character.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: filename filenames cut chopped off SMS

Keywords : smsinst
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug