"Write Protected Disk" Errors in WinLogin SETUP (89336)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q89336 SYMPTOMS
The following error messages occur at the end of the WinLogin setup process
if you install a WinLogin database from the WinLogin 1.0 master disks
System Error
Write-protected disk in drive X:
Unable to write new INF file 'X:\stfsetup.in_'.
where X: is the floppy drive containing the master disk.
MORE INFORMATION
After successfully completing the setup process, the WinLogin Setup program
writes the location of the newly installed database to the STFSETUP.IN_
file on the master disk, so it can use this as the default database
location during reinstalls. The above error messages occur because the
WinLogin master disk is write-protected. The only side effect of this error
is that the newly installed database location will not be the default
database location if you reinstall WinLogin. This error has no effect on
the installed copy of WinLogin.
WORKAROUND
To avoid this problem, install WinLogin from a backup copy of the master
disk, and do not write-protect the backup copy until you finish running the
WinLogin Setup program. An alternative is to copy all of the files from the
master disk to a network drive, and write-protect all these files except
STFSETUP.IN_.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information
here as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/10/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB89336 |
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