Cannot Run Windows 95 Setup on Invisible Net Network (138912)

SYMPTOMS

When you run Windows 95 Setup from a mapped network drive on an Invisible Net network, you receive the following error message:

You cannot check or repair drive <X>:

If you run Setup with the /IS switch to prevent ScanDisk from being run, you receive the following error message:

Setup could not create files on your startup drive and cannot set up Windows

CAUSE

You cannot run Windows 95 Setup on an Invisible Net network because Invisible Net maps local drives as network drives and Setup cannot be directed to a network drive.

RESOLUTION

To set up Windows 95 in an Invisible Net environment, follow these steps:

Copy all the Windows 95 Setup files to a local hard disk.
Disconnect the workstation from the network.
Run Setup without the /IS switch on the local drive.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use Windows 95 with Invisible Net (version 3.54) once Windows 95 has been set up. However, you must use real-mode network drivers, and Invisible LAN is the only network client available in Windows 95.

For additional information about Invisible Net or updated Invisible Net drivers, please contact Invisible Software.

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