This was a real pain….

I was installing Symantec Corporate on a MS 2000 server because it did not meet the minimum requirements to install teh new Symantec Endpoint.

The console installed perfectly, but I could not get the server portion installed. I kept getting the error “Network name cannot be found” although the program was able to see the server on the network. Didn’t make sense, until I found this lil tid bit…. I love google!

“Typically this is the error we get when we cannot connect to the administrative share. From the machine with the SSC installed, try connecting to the C$ share on the remote computer before trying the install. If this doesn’t work, then the install will fail.” This is from the Symantec support forum and of course a solution was not posted but it pointed me in the right direction. I needed to restore the administrative shares on the server.

This is what I did:
1.Click Start, and then click Run

2.Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

3.Locate and then click the AutoShareServer value in the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Note: The AutoShareServer value must be set as a REG_DWORD type. When this value is set to 0 (zero), Windows does not automatically create administrative shares. This setting does not apply to the IPC$ share or to shares that you create manually.

4.Either delete the AutoShareServer value or set the value to 1.

To do so, use one of the following methods:
•To delete the AutoShareServer value, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes
•To set the AutoShareServer value to 1, click Modify on the Edit menu. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK

5.Quit Registry Editor.

6.Stop and then start the Server service:
a.Click Start, and then click Run
b.In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK
c.At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:
net stop server
net start server
d.Type exit, and then press ENTER.

It was that simple really.

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