PC Win: Missing _MSSETUP.EXE Causes Setup to Abort (105107)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0b
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q105107 SYMPTOMS
In versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, when you run
the Setup program (SETUP.EXE), the Windows client Setup screen flashes
momentarily and then returns to File Manager or Program Manager without
completing the setup process.
CAUSE
If you run _MSSETUP.EXE instead of SETUP.EXE to install Mail for Windows,
the file will delete itself and will not run the setup process.
If you then run SETUP.EXE and _MSSETUP.EXE is not present in the same
directory as SETUP.EXE, the blue setup screen will momentarily flash
on the screen and quickly disappear because the setup program is
unable to find _MSSETUP.EXE.
RESOLUTION
For version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail, copy _MSSETUP.EXE directly from the
original Microsoft Mail disk 4 into the Mail executables directory. The
_MSSETUP.EXE file is 9813 bytes and it is not compressed; therefore, you do
not need to use EXPAND.EXE.
For version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail, _MSSETUP.EXE is located on the original
Microsoft Mail disk 1. You must either use the Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.0
EXPAND.EXE program or reinstall the Windows client.
In some cases (with Mail 3.2), the _MSSETUP.EXE file may be missing from
the original Microsoft Mail disk 4. In this event, if the computer is
running version 5.0 or later of MS-DOS, you can use the UNDELETE.EXE
command to retrieve the file.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 3.0, 3.0b, 3.2,
3.2a, and 3.5 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
as it becomes available.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/19/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB105107 |
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