Missing _MSSETUP.EXE Prevents Setup from CompletingLast reviewed: September 10, 1996Article ID: Q116330 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSIf you run the _MSSETUP.EXE file (located in the SETUP subdirectory of one of the applications listed above) prior to running the setup program for that application, the setup program checks for disk space and then generate the error message "<application name> Setup was not completed successfully" when you run Setup. This same error message occurs if you run the _MSSETUP.EXE file located in the administrative setup directory on the server after you have completed an administrative Setup (SETUP /A) to this directory and then run Setup from this directory.
CAUSEWhen you double-click the _MSSETUP.EXE file in File Manager or run the file from the MS-DOS command prompt, the file deletes itself and Setup cannot run properly.
WORKAROUNDTo correct this problem, expand the _MSSETUP.EX_ file from Disk 1 of the application's Setup disks by doing the following:
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KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg
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