Microsoft INTERIX Installation Program Stops Responding (258306)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Interix 2.2.1
  • Interix 2.2.2
  • Interix 2.2.3
  • Interix 2.2.4
  • Interix 2.2.4.03
  • Interix 2.2.4.08
  • Interix 2.2.5
This article was previously published under Q258306

SYMPTOMS

INTERIX, Microsoft's Unix environment on Windows NT, may stop responding as it installs. Looking at the hard drive will not show any directory creation, no files will have been copied, but a look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Softway Systems will have been created. The installation simply begins clocking.

CAUSE

The installation routine is looking for an active POSIX subsystem. This would be one of three files located in Winnt\System32, Psxrun.exe, Posix.exe, and Psxdll.dll. These files are shipped with Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000, and comprise the POSIX subsystem. They are frequently "adjusted" by different POSIX-dependent applications, such as the Windows NT 4.0 FTP server, and various POSIX-compliant applications from third parties.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, you can use an environment variable from the command prompt.

From an MS-DOS prompt (assuming the CD-ROM drive is drive D): C:\> set CHECKSS=NO C:\> d: D:\> D:\> cd X86 D:\X86> setup.exe

This should allow the installation routine to progress normally. You may see a "path name not normalized" message; if you have taken all INTERIX defaults, this should not be an issue. If it is, see "Path Name Not Normalized" in the Knowledge Base.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbUNIXService KB258306
©2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.