Network Setup with Customized SETUP.INF Doesn't Work (115925)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q115925 SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups version 3.1 or later with a customized network installation, you
receive the following error message:
Windows Setup
Cannot find the SETUP.INF file necessary to run Setup.
Be sure that the file is in a directory of the default path.
For example, using the following command could generate the above error
message
where /o: is pointing to a customized SETUP.INF file (in this case,
EXAMPLE.INF).
Also, no customized files specified to be copied in the [win.copy] section
(or similar sections) are actually copied, and no new Program Manager
groups are created.
CAUSE
This error occurs because the character-mode portion of the Windows Setup
program uses the customized name for the SETUP.INF file, but the graphical
portion of Setup expects to find the actual SETUP.INF filename.
WORKAROUND
To avoid this error, you must not use the /O switch when you use the /N
option. If you need customized setup files, make a backup copy of
SETUP.INF, then copy your customized .INF (EXAMPLE.INF in the example
above) over SETUP.INF and run SETUP /N.
MORE INFORMATION
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB115925 |
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