SMSINST: REG_MULTI_SZ Entries Repackaged by Installer Are Not Recreated with Terminating Double Nulls

ID: Q235782

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0
Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SUMMARY

When an application adds REG_MULTI_SZ values to the registry that has been repackaged with the Systems Management Server Installer, the executable that is generated by Systems Management Server Installer fails to recreate these registry entries correctly. This can cause errors when attempting to use the repackaged application at a later time. REG_MULTI_SZ values are normally terminated by two consecutive nulls. Systems Management Server Installer fails to insert the second null which normally indicates the end of a REG_MULTI_SZ value.

For more information on the various value types in the registry see the following article:

Q101230 Definition of Registry Value Data Types.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server and Systems Management Installer version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server and Systems Management Installer version 2.0. 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: prodsms

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug smsinst
Version : WINDOWS:2.0; winnt:2.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo