This page will contain an ongoing list of items to check for agent installs, especially in the case of failure to install.
- Under XP, is Simple File Sharing enabled? If so, disabled it.
- Can telnet to the server (per name specified in the policy!) at port 18082? If not, there is a networking problem need fixing.
- Logs showing 1606 errors? Try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886549
- A few others here: http://kb.gfi.com/articles/Skynet_Article/Agent-installation-failed