Microsoft KB Archive/826865

= How to exclude computers from the SMS 2003 Client Push Installation process =

PSS ID Number: 826865

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to exclude specific computers from the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 push installation process. Clients in the ExcludeServers list will still be discovered.



MORE INFORMATION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.If you must exclude specific computers from Client Push Installation, you can specify the computers in the registry on the SMS 2003 site server. To do so, follow these steps.

Note These steps must be performed on the SMS 2003 site server.  Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:

 Under the  subkey, enter on a separate line the name of each computer that you want to exclude. To position each computer name on a separate line, press ENTER after you enter each computer name. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.

Note If you delete the computer name from the  list, the computer will automatically install the SMS 2003 client by using the Client Push Installation method. Alternatively, you can run the SMS 2003 client setup file on the client computer to manually install the client components.

