Microsoft KB Archive/213027

= SMSINST: SMS Installer Is Unable to Display a Wait Message During Wait Periods =

Article ID: 213027

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007

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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 Q213027



SYMPTOMS
If a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer script includes an operation that requires an extended period of time to run, SMS may appear to stop responding while this operation is taking place. No message box appears to inform the user that the operation is running and to wait until it has been completed.



CAUSE
In SMS Installer, there are currently no script items available that can be used to display a message box on the screen while another operation is being performed.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Use a graphics editor to create a bitmap image of the message dialog box that can be displayed during the operation.
 * 2) Use a graphics editor to create another bitmap image with the same dimensions of (or smaller than) your message dialog box, and with the previous message removed.
 * 3) Use SMS Installer's Script Editor to insert a Display Graphic action at the beginning of any script block that requires an extended period of time to run.
 * 4) Edit this script item to display your message dialog box.
 * 5) Insert a Display Graphic item at the end of the script block, this time specifying your second graphic image.



MORE INFORMATION
SMS Installer does not provide a script item to display a dialog box that can be displayed and removed at the script editor's discretion. The Display Message action is not effective in this scenario because it pauses the script until the user clicks Yes, No, or Cancel.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbadvertisement kbbug kbclient kbconfig kbinterop kbnofix kbpackage kbprb kbsmsutil kbsoftwaredist KB213027

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