On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 16:50:27 -0000, Stephen Taylor (Mitel Admin) wrote: >Thanks for the info, but we can't copy the MSI locally, either through a UNC >path or a networked drive. Yeah, especially when you want to roll out an app from a central share... Is this a msi-bug, or by design? >-----Original Message----- >From: Tim Mangan [mailto:tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: 01 December 2004 16:42 >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Problem Copying MSI File > > >There is a Microsoft kb article regarding this error (I'm too lazy to look >it up right now). Basically, MSI's will do this if run from a mapped drive. >Copy the msi locally and it usually solves the problem. > >Tim Mangan > >-----Original Message----- >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Taylor (Mitel >Admin) >Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 9:38 AM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Problem Copying MSI File > > >Hi There > >I was wondering if someone has seen the problem we are getting? >The problem is, we are rolling out Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 to all pc's. >So far everything has worked fine apart from 1 site. >The issue we have found is that when installing the package through active >directory the application doesn't get installed. >The application log has the following error "the system cannot read from >specified device". >After every reboot the application attempts to reinstall. >So we then tried to copy the application locally and then install, >but we get errors there too, either "path too deep" or "the specified device >is no longer available". > >We had the network checked and the wan link to the site was dropping >packets, >this has now been repaired, but still got the above problems. >Check Adobe's website, also and nothing helped. BW, Sorin > Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmfak.uu.se/organisk/ > Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >> 3 signals > >> GSM > Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46 (0)701-718023 > Box 574, Uppsala University, Fax: +46 (0)18-4714474 > SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b > > Public PGP key available on request. > > () ASCII ribbon campaign - Against html E-mail > /\ > > Harmless tagline follows: > > Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm