Microsoft KB Archive/314978

= How to use Adminpak.msi to install a specific server administration tool in Windows =

Article ID: 314978

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q314978



IN THIS TASK

 * SUMMARY
 * Use MSIEXEC to install a specific server administration tool that is contained in Adminpak.msi
 * Abbreviations for the Windows 2000 administrative tools
 * Abbreviations for the Windows Server 2003 administrative tools
 * Tools that appear in the Windows 2000 Adminpak.msi file but not in the Windows Server 2003 Adminpak.msi file
 * Troubleshooting
 * REFERENCES



SUMMARY
This article describes how to install individual server administration tools from the following Administration Packs:
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Administration Pack (Adminpak.msi) on Windows 2000-based computers
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack (Adminpak.msi) on Microsoft Windows XP-based computers and on Windows Server 2003-based computers

Note You can install Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack only on Windows XP-based computers and Windows Server 2003-based computers.

The Windows 2000 Adminpak.msi file is not available on the Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM. But you can install it from the CD-ROM that is included with the following products:
 * Windows 2000 Server
 * Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Windows 2000 Datacenter

This article refers to this CD-ROM as the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.

To remotely administer Windows 2000-based and Windows Server 2003-based computers, you can install and run the administration tools from the Windows 2000 Adminpak.msi file on the following computers:
 * Windows 2000 Professional-based computers
 * Windows 2000 Server-based member computers
 * Windows 2000-based domain controllers

The Windows Server 2003 Adminpak.msi file is not available on the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM. But you can install it from the CD-ROM that is included with the following products:
 * Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

This article refers to this CD-ROM as the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.

To remotely administer Windows 2000-based and Windows Server 2003-based computers, you can install and run the administration tools from the Windows Server 2003 Adminpak.msi file on the following computers:
 * Windows XP Professional-based member computers
 * Windows Server 2003-based member computers
 * Windows Server 2003-based domain controllers

In rare cases, Windows 2000 administration tools have limitations when you use them to remotely administer Windows Server 2003-based computers. In rare cases, Windows Server 2003 administration tools have limitations when you use them to remotely administer Windows 2000-based computers. For more information about these limitations, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

304718 How to use the Administration Tools Pack to remotely administer computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

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Use MSIEXEC to install a specific server administration tool that is contained in Adminpak.msi
By default, when you install the Administration Pack, all the available tools in the Administration Pack are installed. However, you can use Windows Installer command-line switches to install specific server administration tools.

For example, you can run the following command from a command prompt:

msiexec /i adminpak.msi ADDLOCAL= /qb

Note is the abbreviated name of the server administration tool that you want to install and that is contained in the Windows 2000 Adminpak.msi file or the Windows Server 2003 Adminpak.msi file.

Note You must copy the Adminpak.msi file to a location on the hard disk that is included in the Windows path, or you must include the path of the Adminpak.msi file in the command line.

For example, to use the WINS snap-in to install a specific individual server administration tool, follow these steps:  Insert the Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD into the CD drive. In Windows Explorer, open the I386 folder on the Windows 2000 Server CD or on the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD. Copy the Adminpak.msi file to the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder on the hard disk. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

msiexec /i adminpak.msi ADDLOCAL=FeWINSConsole /qb

To locate the WINS snap-in, click Start, point to Programs, and then click Administrative Tools.

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Abbreviations for the Windows 2000 administration tools
You can use the method that is described in this article to install individual or additional Windows 2000 administration tools from the Windows 2000 Adminpak.msi file on Windows 2000-based computers by substituting the appropriate abbreviation of the server administration tool that you want to install. The following list contains more information about the abbreviations of the individual server administration tools.

Note When you use the abbreviated names of the server administration tools in the method that is described in this article, the abbreviated names are case sensitive. You must type the abbreviated name exactly the way it appears in the following table when you are using the Windows Installer command-line switches.

Note Active Directory Tools include the following three snap-ins:
 * Active Directory Domains and Trusts
 * Active Directory Sites and Services
 * Active Directory Users and Computers

Terminal Services Tools include the following two snap-ins:
 * Terminal Services Licensing
 * Terminal Services Manager

You cannot install the Terminal Services snap-in individually.

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Abbreviations for the Windows Server 2003 administration tools
To install individual or additional Windows Server 2003 administration tools from the Windows Server 2003 Adminpak.msi file on Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 computers, use the method that is described in this article. Substitute the appropriate abbreviation of the server administration tool that you want to install in the command line. The following list contains more information about the abbreviations of the individual server administration tools.

Note When you use the abbreviated names of the server administration tools in the method that is described in this article, the abbreviated names are case sensitive. You must type the abbreviated name exactly the way it appears in the following table when you are using the Windows Installer command-line switches.

Tools that appear in the Windows 2000 Adminpak.msi file but not in the Windows Server 2003 Adminpak.msi file
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Troubleshooting
When you try to use Windows Installer command-line switches to install a server administration tool, you may receive the following error message:

Internal Error 2711

This issue may occur if you type the command line incorrectly. When you use the method that is described in this article, make sure that you type the abbreviated names of the server administration tools exactly as they appear in the tables earlier in this article.

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