Microsoft KB Archive/891351

= You cannot specify conditions that control when an operating system deployment program runs in Systems Management Server 2003 =

Article ID: 891351

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to locate the Environment tab in the Program Properties dialog box in Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 to set the conditions that control when an operating system deployment program runs, no Environment tab or similar option is available.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Create a new regular package that includes a program that does not deploy an operating system in the Command Line input box.
 * 2) In the Program Properties dialog box, click to select one of the following conditions on the Environment tab for the new program:
 * 3) * Only when a user is logged on
 * 4) * Only when no user is logged on
 * 5) * Whether or not a user is logged on
 * 6) In the Program Properties dialog box of the operating system deployment package, click the Advanced tab, and then click Run another Program first.
 * 7) In Program Properties, click to select the package and the program that were created in step 1.
 * 8) Distribute and advertise the operating system deployment package to the client computer as usual.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
The SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack is designed to let enterprises schedule operating system deployment based on their schedules. Therefore, the Operating System Deployment Feature Pack cannot control when an operating system deployment program runs. For example, operating system deployment programs cannot be set to run based on when users log on or log off.

