ERROR 00004E53 MESSAGE FROM THE SERVER TOO LONG

[Guest]

Received the following error message when installing XP Pro via RIS from
Windows 2003 server. The only information I can finds is on the amount of
characters in the Description and Help fileds in the .sif file. It was never
an issue before and we are only hosting 4 images. Error is intermitent.

ERROR 00004E53 MESSAGE FROM THE SERVER TOO LONG WHEN DOING A RIS
THE SERVER ATTEMPTED TO SEND MESSAGE SCREEN THAT WAS TOO LONG TO DISPLAY
WITHIN THE CLIENT INSTALLATION. CONTACT YOUR ADMIN. FOR ASSISTANCE
ONLY OPTION ON THIS SCREEN IS F3 - RESTART

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

'The server <ServerName> attempted to send a message screen that
was too long to display within the client installation wizard'?
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBP/tip7700/rh7783.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Received the following error message when installing XP Pro via RIS from
| Windows 2003 server. The only information I can finds is on the amount of
| characters in the Description and Help fileds in the .sif file. It was never
| an issue before and we are only hosting 4 images. Error is intermitent.
|
| ERROR 00004E53 MESSAGE FROM THE SERVER TOO LONG WHEN DOING A RIS
| THE SERVER ATTEMPTED TO SEND MESSAGE SCREEN THAT WAS TOO LONG TO DISPLAY
| WITHIN THE CLIENT INSTALLATION. CONTACT YOUR ADMIN. FOR ASSISTANCE
| ONLY OPTION ON THIS SCREEN IS F3 - RESTART

 

[Guest]

Thanks...I saw that and also the MS KB article that this is based on. I
modified the .sif to limit the Help and Description fields to 16 charaters
and the problem persists.