Installation, Clients
Windows Firewall Must Be Configured To Allow Client Push Installation on Computers Running Windows Vista
Client Push installation fails on computers running Windows Vista if the Windows Firewall is enabled in the default configuration.
WORKAROUND: Follow these steps to configure your firewall settings on Vista.
Open firewall settings in Vista
Enable the exception for File and Printer sharing.
Choose one of the following:
Enable the firewall exception for WMI.
Set the Remote Registry service to automatic and reboot the machine.
SMS 2003 Advanced Client Installs Hotfixes or Redistributable Components During Installation Process
The Advanced Client installs the following components and hotfixes, which are required for successful installation and operation of the client:
BITS 1.5 Client (bits_v15_client_setup.exe) is installed on Windows 2000, Windows 2000 SP1, Windows 2000 SP2, Windows 2000 SP3, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, and Windows XP SP1.
WinHTTP (Hotfix: KB814841) is installed on Windows 2000, Windows 2000 SP1, Windows 2000 SP2, Windows 2000 SP3, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, and Windows XP SP1.
WMI (Hotfix: Q322850) is installed on Windows XP.
Client push may not work with a local account on Windows Vista
If you configure a local account in the SMS client push client installation property, it may not work for Vista in domain even if this local account has local admin permission on Vista. This is because Windows Vista in a domain does not allow local accounts, except the administrator account, to connect to its admin$ share. You can use a domain account with local admin permission to connect to Vista's admin$ share.
WORKAROUND: Use a domain account with local admin permission in SMS client push client installation property.