SYMPTOMS
Unattended and Computer Profile Setup (CPS) fails to install original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) network interface cards (NICs).
If you follow the instructions in Cpsread.txt of the Windows NT 3.5
Resource Kit and Cps.hlp of the Windows NT 3.51 Resource Kit explaining how
to profile systems with OEM netcards, the following noncritical error
message appears:
An error has occurred.
External library procedure Copysinglefile reported the following error:
Unable to do the specified copy operation.
If you click the Ignore button, you will receive the following setup
message:
A network card of this type is already installed in the system.
Do you want to continue?
If you click the OK button you will receive the following network warning
message:
The dependency service or group failed to start.
This error prevented the network from starting.
At this point your only option is to click the OK button, after which you
will receive the following network malfunction message:
The network software failed to start successfully.
Choose YES to return to the Network dialog to reconfigure the software.
If you choose NO to continue with the installation you will unable to
join a domain at the present time.
Choosing Yes will cycle you back to the dependency error.
Choosing No will continue with the rest of Setup, and although network
software will be installed, the network services will not start because of
a failure in the binding process, due to the previous errors.