You may receive an "Error! 26000" error message when you run the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Setup program (891756)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
SYMPTOMSWhen you run the
Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Setup program, you may receive the following error message: Error! 26000 After you click OK in the previous error message, you
receive the following error message: Setup failed to
create symlinks. CAUSEThis problem occurs because the hosts file is missing from the
%WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc folder.
During installation, the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Setup program
tries to create a symbolic link from the Windows hosts file to the Interix
hosts file. If the Windows hosts file is missing or has been renamed, you receive the error
message and the Windows
Services for UNIX 3.5 setup is not complete. RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, create an empty, or zero-byte, hosts
file in the %WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc folder. To create an empty hosts
file, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run,
type explorer, and then click
OK.
- Locate and then open the following folder:
%WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc - Create a file that is named hosts and that does not have a file
name extension. To do this, follow these steps:
- Right-click an open space in the
%WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc folder, point to New, click Text
Document, type hosts, and then press ENTER.
- Click Yes to confirm that the file name extension will not be
txt.
- Run the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Setup
program.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 1/21/2005 |
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