Microsoft KB Archive/832213

= Error message when a Windows 2000-based computer or a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Remote Installation Services cannot display all its operating system images =

Article ID: 832213

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you start a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) client from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer or a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer that is running Remote Installation Services (RIS), you may receive the following error message:

The server  attempted to send a message screen that was too long to display within the client installation wizard. Contact your network administrator for assistance.

Note This error comes from the 00004e53.osc file.

Alternatively, you may not see all the images that are available on the RIS server.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the amount of information that you can display in the Client Installation Wizard (CIW) is limited. If you use the maximum number of characters for both the &quot;Description&quot; and the &quot;Help&quot; subsections under the &quot;OSChooser&quot; section of each .sif file, CIW can only display 16 operating system images. However, if you limit the amount of text in each of these subsections, you can display up to 26 operating system images.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, limit the number of characters in both the “Description&quot; and the &quot;Help&quot; subsections of each .sif file. You can also set access control lists (ACLs) in the .sif files so that only certain images appear for users.

Additional query words: incomplete list

Keywords: kberrmsg kbfix kbprb kbwinservperf kbmgmtservices KB832213

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