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I am trying to set up the above system as a SBS client using the "add
computer" option. The Alpha is running NT4 Workstation with SP3.

My SBS system is also running (successfully) on an Samsung Alpha cpu.
I can create setup disks for WIN95 without any problems. When I select
NT4 as the client operating system, I get a setup disk created as
normal. There is no selection for i386/Alpha variants but as the
server system is Alpha, I expected it to create Alpha setups as there
is no intel code on the machine.
When I try to run the setup file from the floppy, I get -

"The image file  A:\setup  is valid but for a machine type other than
the current machine".

I assumed this was in fact an intel image, and ran the setup file
under FX!32. The problem then is that the setup.exe runs OK (which
confirms its an Intel image) but fails because it then finds Alpha
images on the disk instead of intel ones.

So my problem is that the setup.exe is created as an intel image and
so will not run directly on my Alpha system, but the images for
installation BY the setup.exe are alpha images and so FX!32 doesn't
work.

Is there a work around for this, or can someone tell me how to
manually add all the options that the setup program normally would
do??

                Ray.

You should still be able to connect to the server for basic file and print
sharing and even email using TCP/IP

What ever name the setup disk created change your workstation to that name
Then configure TCP/IP on your workstation to take advantage of DHCP and the
domain for the SBS server
and then reboot workstation and login as the account name you created

The various clients (proxy fax modemsharing, etc) will not install but you
should have file and print and email and should even be able to browse
internet if you set up browser to go through the proxy (10.0.0.2)

Cris Hanna, BS, MCP

Cris,

Thanks for the info...I was begining to suspect that this would be the
case.
The login/printer/email/web works as you suggested, so I'll settle for
that.
Thanks again...

                                Ray.

Quote:>Ray
>Not sure why but even though MS supported SBS Server on the Alpha Platform
>they did not support the setup disk for Alpha clients

>You should still be able to connect to the server for basic file and print
>sharing and even email using TCP/IP

>What ever name the setup disk created change your workstation to that name
>Then configure TCP/IP on your workstation to take advantage of DHCP and the
>domain for the SBS server
>and then reboot workstation and login as the account name you created

>The various clients (proxy fax modemsharing, etc) will not install but you
>should have file and print and email and should even be able to browse
>internet if you set up browser to go through the proxy (10.0.0.2)

>Cris Hanna, BS, MCP

Although you do not get the option to create setup disk for an Alpha client,
all of the client software is on the server..so if you get connected to the
server as I described on the Newsgroup...then you should be able to get to
the software for fax, modemsharing etc.

To manually install the fax software go to:
\\<server name>\clients\ms\fax\alpha\setup.exe

To manually install the modemsharing software go to:
\\<server name>\clients\ms\modemshr\alpha\setup.exe

Hope this helps

Cris Hanna, BS, MCP