Setup Error If SYSTEM Subdirectory Exists on Workstation (84492)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84492 SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 maintenance mode of
Setup may give the following error if it is executed from MS-DOS on a
network workstation that contains a WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory:
Setup is unable to copy the file F:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\EGA.3GR. This
file already exists in the destination directory and is marked as
read-only.
You must remove the read-only attributes from all the files in your
Windows directory in order to successfully complete Windows setup.
In the above error message, F:\WINDOWS is the network shared directory
that contains the expanded Windows 3.1 files. The driver EGA.3GR is
provided here as an example.
Running Setup from inside Windows 3.1 will not cause this error message.
CAUSE
Attempting to change a Windows setting by running Setup from MS-DOS on
a network workstation can cause a file copy error if there is a SYSTEM
directory located in the workstation's WINDOWS directory.
Network workstations should not have a SYSTEM subdirectory located on
either the local or network WINDOWS directory. Having a SYSTEM
directory may confuse applications and cause errors.
There are three ways to correct this error:
- Rename the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory on the workstation.
-or-
- Delete the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory on the workstation.
-or-
- Run the maintenance mode of Setup from the Windows Main group by
selecting the Windows Setup icon.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/12/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB84492 |
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