Error Message: "Cannot find *.ini. Please Re-run Setup" Error Message (186531)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
This article was previously published under Q186531

SYMPTOMS

When you run an application on a Terminal Server computer, you receive the following error message:
Cannot find *.ini. Please Re-run Setup.

CAUSE

Typically, this means that the user does not have a home directory or that the application was not installed using the Terminal Server's application installation mode.

When an application is installed using the Terminal Server's installation mode, the system captures creation of .INI files and registry settings and stores them. When a user runs the application for the first time, the .INI file(s) will be copied to the user's home directory, and registry settings will be written to the user area of the registry.

RESOLUTION

To install using installation mode, install the application using one of the following methods:

  • Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel

    -or-

  • Type a "Change User /Install" command at an MS-DOS command prompt.

MORE INFORMATION

If this is not the problem, make sure the user has a home directory.

Home directories are specified in User Manager. Open an existing user's account and click the Profile button. The path to the user's home directory can be specified in this location, along with paths to profiles and logon scripts.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB186531
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