Microsoft KB Archive/839215

= INFO: Devices that use the MultiPortSerial setup class cannot be installed server-side =

Article ID: 839215

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit for Windows 2000
 * Microsoft Windows XP Driver Development Kit
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Driver Development Kit

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INTRODUCTION
The Microsoft Windows operating systems that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section do not permit devices that use the MultiPortSerial setup class to be installed server-side. If the device installation package meets all other requirements for a server-side installation, the driver package will be installed silently by a client-side process. Therefore, because the package is installed client-side instead of server-side, only a user who has administrator credentials and who is logged on can complete the installation.



MORE INFORMATION
You are not permitted to perform a server-side installation of those kinds of devices that use the MultiPortSerial setup class. This limitation occurs because MultiPortSerial class co-installers that are currently in use display user interface components. The requirements for a server-side installation specify that the class installer of the device and the co-installers of the device do not display property pages.

