SMS: How to Remove a Systems Management Server 2.0 Client

ID: Q199078

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

There are three methods for initiating the removal of the Systems Management Server client software from a client. The three methods are:

Run the SMSMAN wizard, and select the Remove Systems Management Components check box.

Modify the client's registry to add a removal value.

Change the site's boundary to exclude the Internet Protocol (IP) subnet or Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) network number used by a client or clients.

These options are discussed further in the MORE INFORMATION section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Using the SMSMAN Wizard

Run SMSMAN from the following path:

\\server\smslogon\x86.bin\00000409

Click Next.

Select Remove Systems Management Components and then click Next.

Setting a Registry Key

To use the registry method, perform the steps below corresponding to the operating system you are using.

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).

Windows 95

Use Regedit.exe to add the string value SMS Client Deinstall to the client registry under the following key and set it to TRUE:
```
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Client\Configuration\Client Properties 
```

Restart the client to launch Clisvc95.exe to start a CCIM maintenance cycle.

NOTE: A restart is not required; the CCIM polling interval is 23 hours, so if you do not restart the computer, the CCIM maintenance cycle will occur later.

Windows NT

Use Regedit.exe to add the string value SMS Client Deinstall to the client registry under the following key and set it to TRUE:
```
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Client\Configuration\Client Properties 
```

Stop and start the SMS Client Service to start a CCIM maintenance cycle.

Removing Client's Subnet or Network Number From the Site Boundary

You can remove Systems Management Server software from clients by removing the client's subnet/network number from the site boundaries (so that the client is no longer assigned to a Systems Management Server site). The Systems Management Server client software is removed from that client during the next maintenance interval, or by restarting the client.

To remove the subnet or network number from the site boundary, perform the following steps from in the Systems Management Server Administrator console:

Expand the Site Database property.

Expand the Site Hierarchy property.

Right-click the site and click Properties on the shortcut menu.

Click the Boundaries tab.

Right-click the subnet/network number to remove and click Delete on the shortcut menu.

Additional query words: prodsms cli32 uninstall deinstall flag

Keywords : kbClient kbSMS200
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo