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SMSINST: Add Device To System.ini Command Causes GPF

Article ID: 173642

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q173642

SYMPTOMS

You can add a device entry to the 386Enh section of the System.ini file with the Add Device to System.ini script item. When you run a script on Windows 95 with the Add Device to System.ini command in it, you receive the following error message:

This program has performed and illegal operation and will be shutdown

The error details show SMSISTUB caused a general protection fault (GP fault) in module ~GLC0003.TMP at 0002:0000dd20.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: 1.20 prodsms

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