Microsoft KB Archive/238315

= SMS: How to Use SMS 1.2 and SMS 2.0 to Deploy Windows NT 4.0 SP6a =

Article ID: 238315

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q238315



SUMMARY
This article describes how to use Systems Management Server (SMS) to distribute Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a).

For additional information about how to obtain Windows NT SP6a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246009 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Available



How to Use SMS 2.0 to Install Windows NT SP6a
The procedure that is described in this section assumes that you have already downloaded the Windows NT SP6a files (Sp6i386.exe) from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e396d059-e402-46ef-b095-a74399e25737&DisplayLang=en.

NOTE: You can also obtain Windows NT 4.0 SP6a from the Windows NT 4.0 SP6a CD-ROM. The Windows NT 4.0 SP6a CD-ROM contains the N4sp6a.pdf file, which you can use to automatically populate the SMS package and program properties.  Extract the Sp6i386.exe files to a Temporary folder. Create a new folder named "NT4sp6a", and then move the Sp6i386.exe files to the new folder.

NOTE: The NT4sp6a folder is the source of the Windows NT4 SP6a SMS package. Start the SMS Administrator console, and then create a new package with "NT4sp6a" as the source folder.

For more information about SMS software distribution and package creation options, refer to SMS Online Help.

NOTE: This example describes how to create the SMS package and the SMS program and advertisement separately. You can also use the Distribute Software Wizard or the Windows NT 4.0 SP6a Package Definition File (Nt4sp6.pdf) if these tools are available. Use the following command line to create a new program for the package you created in step 3:

update\update.exe /q

You can also manually edit the command line to use any of the Update.exe command-line switches that are described in the "Update.exe Command-Line Switches" section of this article.

NOTE: It is important to verify that this command line conforms to the specific package source folder structure you have created. SMS is not able to browse the folder structure and the program will fail if it does not have the correct path to Update.exe. Open the program properties, click the Environment tab, and then ensure that the program is either set to run with administrative rights or it is using a Windows NT client software installation account that has the proper administrative rights (if the Windows NT user does not have local administrative rights or if no user is logged on when you create the program).

Typically, a Windows NT client software installation account is used only if either the installation source files are not on an SMS distribution point or if the installation process needs to access files that are not on an SMS distribution point. Select the distribution points to which you want to send the NT4sp6a package. Create a new advertisement for the NT4sp6a package or program that you created in step 4.

Make sure that you select the correct package, program, and collection settings on the General tab of the advertisement.</li> If you want to run the service pack installation automatically, open the advertisement properties, click the Schedule tab, and then create a mandatory assignment for the program.</li></ol>

How to Use SMS 1.2 to Install Windows NT SP6a
<ol> Use the procedure that is described in the preceding section to create the package source.</li> Use the following command line to create a new package for Windows SP6a:

update/update.exe /q

</li> Verify that the workstation command-line options are correctly set for the type of installation that you are using.

The type of installation you select depends on the rights of the user that is logged on to the target client.</li> If you are targeting either a low-rights user who does not have local administrative rights or a server to which no one logs on, click System (Background) Task.

The Package Command Manager service handles the installation.

NOTE: For any package that is using the Package Command Manager service to finish successfully:

<ul> You must configure the package to run completely silently and require no user interaction.</li> You must set the System (Background) Task option.</li> You must set the job to run as Mandatory.</li></ul>

You must manually install the Package Command Manager service on SMS clients. For more information about how to use Rservice.exe to manually install Pcmsvc32.exe, refer to the Install.doc file that is included in SMS Service Pack 4 (SP4). If you do not select the System (Background) Task option, the installation is handled by the Package Command Manager program, it is run in the foreground, and it requires a logged-on user to have local administrative rights to finish the service pack installation.</li> Create a new job to distribute the Windows NT SP6a package, and then target it at the clients you want to upgrade.

If you select the System (Background) Task option for your package, make sure to set the job to run as Mandatory. The mandatory date is set to one week in advance by default.</li></ol>

Both SMS 1.2 and 2.0 SP6a installations require you to restart the client after the installation is complete.

NOTE: The service pack Setup program requires you to have administrative rights after you restart the computer. Windows NT SP6a adds several keys to the RunOnce registry key. If you have administrative rights, you must to log on to the client for the service pack Setup program to complete. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

255987 Service Pack Requires Logon with Local Administrative Rights

For more information about software distribution by using Systems Management Server 2.0, refer to the Systems Management Server 2.0 Administrator's Guide, Chapter 12, "Distributing Software." For more information about Systems Management Server 1.2 software distribution, refer to the Systems Management Server 1.2 Administrator's Guide, Part 2, "Software Management."

Update.exe Command-Line Switches
The following command line describes the syntax for Update.exe:

update [-u] [-f] [-n] [-o] [-z] [-q]

You can use the following switches with Update.exe:
 * -u: Use this parameter for Unattended mode.
 * -f: Use this parameter to force other programs to close when you shut down the computer.
 * -n: Use this parameter if you do not want to back up files when you uninstall the program.
 * -o: Use this parameter if you do not want to be prompted when the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) files are overwritten.
 * -z: Use this parameter if you do not want to restart the computer when the installation is complete.
 * -q: Use this parameter for Quiet mode (no user interaction).

To view help for this command, type update /? .

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