KBConsider the following scenario:

  • You create a deployment package on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server.
  • You create a program in the package. The name of the program contains extended ASCII characters.
  • You create a task sequence, and you add an Install Software step to the task sequence.
  • You select the Install multiple applications option, and you configure the Base variable name setting to include the program that contains extended ASCII characters in the Install Software step.
  • You deploy the task sequence to a client computer.

This issue occurs because an incorrect data type is used to handle the program name that contains extended ASCII characters.

For more details and a downloadable hotfix for this issue see the following:

KB2507187 - Program does not run in a task sequence on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client if the program name contains extended ASCII characters

J.C. Hornbeck | System Center Knowledge Engineer

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