You receive a "Installation of Command Administration UI failed" error message when you try to install Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (891758)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to install Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Installation of Command Administration UI failed.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because of a problem in the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 installation program. This issue may occur if you try to install a version of Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 that is earlier than version 8.0.1969.1.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain the latest version of Windows Services for UNIX 3.5. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/downloads/default.asp

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, follow these steps.

Note After you follow these steps, you cannot install the modified Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 files in Microsoft Windows 2000.

Copy the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 installation files to a folder on your hard disk.
In the installation folder where you copied the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 installation files, open the Manage\Provreg.mof file by using a text editor such as Notepad.
Under the ImpersonationLevel = 1; entry, insert the following line:
```
Hostingmodel = "localservicehost";
```
Save the changes to the Provreg.mof file, and then install Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 from the installation files on the hard disk.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sfu/default.mspx