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WIN16 to Windows NT Upgrade Fails with Long Server Name

Article ID: 153249

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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This article was previously published under Q153249

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Windows NT upgrade package at a Systems Management Server Win16 client, the following error message is returned:
Failed to load _OSW16RC.DLL

CAUSE

This error occurs if the distribution server where the package is located has a name that is longer than 11 characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms

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