Software Distribution - Missing Registry Keys

[crowhue]

Ive packaged up some software into SMS Installer and advertised it via SMS 2 (Sp4). The package contains both HKEY_Local_Machine and HKEY_Current_User registry keys. When you run the packaged application outside of SMS it runs fine. When you run it inside SMS it doesnt update the Current User settings. The environment is set to run as Administrative user. If you change this to run as the user then the Current User settings work OK but the Local Machine settings fail!

 

[kealiak]

I am also seeing this issue. SMS sp3 in a mixed enviroment of Win2k, Winnt & Win95 machines. I created an exe with SMS installer to change a couple registry settings. It works fine locally on all OS's and also works if the exe is run from a network drive. When I push it via an SMS advertisement it only changes the registry setting on the Win95 machine. The program does appear to run as the finished informational window comes up on all OS's.

 

[crowhue]

Glad Im not the only one! This has been driving me nuts for about 2 weeks. I should also have mentioned that I am distributing just to Windows 2000 systems.

 

[Dartanyon]

Hi,

Did anyone find a fix for this issue? I am installing a WinInstall LE package via SMS to XP clients and it is not updating Current_User or Classes_Root keys. However, if I install without SMS, it updates all the required keys.

Thanks in advance.

 

[kealiak]

Yes, Here's the issue. When you change a current user setting via an SMS push, the current user is NOT the current logged on user. It is the SMS service account. I was not happy to hear that as that is pretty useless to me, however you work with what you're given. So.. One way to work around this is copy a reg file to the local box, then create an entry under HKLM...windows\run to kick it off at next logon. Hope this helps or at least points you in the right direction.

 

[Dartanyon]

Many thanks for this.