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JSI Tip 1586. Upgrade Client Applications menu is missing on upgraded SBS 4.5?

If you upgraded from SBS 4.0 and the subject menu is missing, use Regedt32 to navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\SMALLBUSINESS\CONSOLE\TODOLIST\MICROSOFT

1. Double-click the LinkCount value name in the right hand pane and add 1 to it.

2. Click OK to save the new LinkCount.

3. On the Edit menu, Add Key, naming it Linkx, where x is the value of LinkCount from step 2.

4. Select the new Linkx key and Add Value the following:

Value Name: Action
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: <Drive:>\smallbusiness\scw.exe replacing <Drive:> with the drive on which SBS is installed.

Value Name: Enabled
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Value Name: Target
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Value Name: TitleText
Date Type: REG_SZ
Value: Upgrade Client Applications

Value Name: URL
Date Type: REG_SZ
Value: <Blank>

Value Name: DescriptionText
Date Type: REG_SZ
Value: Click Upgrade Client Applications to upgrade the applications on client computers attached to your Small Business Server network. You need to perform this task once for each client computer attached to your network.


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