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Adding Connection Manager 1.3 to the service profile

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Adding Connection Manager 1.3 to the service profile

Users must install Connection Manager 1.3 to run a Connection Manager 1.3 service profile. If your users do not already have it installed, you should include the software in your service profile. In the CMAK wizard, you can specify that this software be included in the service profile being built, so the software is installed when the user installs the service profile.

If you include Connection Manager 1.3 in the service profile and a user already has a previous version of Connection Manager installed, the software is automatically upgraded at installation. Connection Manager cannot be installed if the current or a newer version is already installed on the user's computer. For example, Connection Manager 1.3 is a component of the Windows XP operating system, so it does not get installed on computers running Windows XP. However, the service profile installs, even if the Connection Manager software included in the profile does not install.

Notes

  • You must include the Connection Manager 1.3 software for profiles intended for installation on computers running Windows 2000.

  • Be sure to include the size of the Connection Manager software when calculating the size of your installation package. For more information on the size of the Connection Manager software, see Planning for effective implementation.