PRB: "Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-Rom" Error

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

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When you install the Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 component from Visual Studio 97, the installation may be interrupted with the following error message:

   Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-ROM.

CAUSE

You are using the Backpack external CD-ROM parallel port real-mode driver.

RESOLUTION

Current Backpack CD-ROM drive models can use a 32-bit protected-mode driver that can be obtained from the manufacturer for compatibility with Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0. This driver can be downloaded from the Software Library at Micro Solutions' Web site at:

   http://www.micro-solutions.com

MORE INFORMATION

When the error message "Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-ROM" occurs, a dialog box with OK and Cancel buttons appear. If you select either the OK or the Cancel button, the following error message occurs:

   RACREG32.DLL cannot register itself in the registry.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Backpack CD-ROM driver, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q131499
   TITLE     : CD-ROM Drives Requiring Real-Mode Drivers