IPCONFIG Error: Couldn't Locate Windows Installation

Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
Article ID: Q130628

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups versions 3.11 and 3.11a
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Windows IP Configuration utility (IPCONFIG.EXE) in Windows for Workgroups 3.11, the following error message may appear:

   Error: couldn't locate Windows installation

CAUSE

This problem occurs if WIN.COM or SYSTEM.INI does not exist in the Windows directory (typically C:\WINDOWS).

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, make sure that both the WIN.COM file and the SYSTEM.INI file exist in the Windows directory.

KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: nttcp
Additional reference words: 3.11 tcpip ipconfig

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Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
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