"File Transfer Failed to Complete" Error Message When You Transfer Binary Files to a Windows 2000-Based Computer

When you use the Bmfilexfer.exe tool to transfer files to a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer that is running the Administration Agent and that is managed by Automated Deployment Services (ADS), you may receive the following error message: When you boot the Windows 2000-based computer into the Deployment Agent (a memory-resident, minimal operating system) or when you perform the same file transfer operation on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 (with the Administration Agent installed), the file transfer operation completes successfully.

This issue occurs if the Windows 2000-based computer is not booted into the Deployment Agent. Except for the bmonitor /reboot and bmonitor /shutdown commands, you cannot run Bmonitor internal commands on a Windows 2000-based computer if the computer has not been booted into the Deployment Agent. This behavior is by design in ADS 1.0.

Most Bmonitor internal commands use Ntoskrnl calls. These calls are not a component of the Ntoskrnl.exe program in Windows 2000, and therefore, they do not work in Windows 2000. The Deployment Agent is based on Windows Server 2003 kernel files, and the Bmonitor internal commands are intended for use in a Deployment Agent environment or in a Windows Server 2003 environment. In situations where you have to transfer binary files to a computer that is running Windows 2000, create a batch file that copies the files to the local hard disk, and then call the batch file by using a task sequence.

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