Microsoft KB Archive/263198

= SMS: Error Message: You Have Referenced the Variable DEST 9. This Variable Has Not Been Previously Defined =

Article ID: 263198

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 5

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This article was previously published under Q263198



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Repackage functionality in Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer 2.0 and you install a program on a drive other than the system drive, you may receive the following error message:

You have referenced the variable DEST 9. This variable has not been previously defined.



CAUSE
This error message occurs if you install a program on a drive other than the system drive and files are installed in more than eight different folders. SMS Installer is designed to support eight destination subfolders.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsms200presp3fix KB263198

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