PRB: Installation Error: Cannot Create <Path>\FOXPRO.EXE

Last reviewed: April 17, 1995
Article ID: Q95370

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.5

SYMPTOMS

When you are installing FoxPro version 2.5 for MS-DOS, some files are copied to the disk and then one of the following error messages is displayed:

   Cannot create FOXPRO.EXE

   -or-

   Cannot create FOXPROX.EXE

CAUSE

One possible cause is that FOXPRO.EXE or FOXPROX.EXE already exists in that directory and it is marked read-only.

RESOLUTION

For the Setup program to be able to perform a successful install, the .EXE file must be either renamed or marked as read/write. The command ATTRIB -R <path>\FOXPRO.EXE will remove the Read-Only attribute from the file.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.50
KBCategory: kbsetup kbprb kberrmsg
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Last reviewed: April 17, 1995
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