Microsoft KB Archive/281614

= Program deployment is not successful due to lack of space in SYSVOL =

Article ID: 281614

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

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This article was previously published under Q281614



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to add a deployed program to a Group Policy Object (GPO), you may receive the following error message:

Add operation failed. Unable to extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the package to ensure that the package is correct.

In addition, the following event is logged in the Application Log:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Software Installation

Event Category: None

Event ID: 103

Date: 12/14/2000

Time: 5:29:05 PM

User: N/A

Computer: MACHINENAME

Description: Software Installation failed to deploy package appname.msi. The following error was encountered: The system cannot find the path specified.



CAUSE
These errors occur if the drive that contains the SYSVOL directory has no more free space available for storage.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, relocate any files that reside on the drive that contains SYSVOL. It is not recommended to move any files out of the SYSVOL structure. However, it may be possible to move files from other directories that reside on the same drive.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg KB281614

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