FIX: Visual C++ Setup Program Prompts "Insert dis

Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
Article ID: Q119457

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 4.0, 4.1

SYMPTOMS

Copy the MSVC directory tree from the CD to a floptical drive, a Bernoulli drive, or another drive that the system considers a removable drive. When you run the setup program, you are given the following prompt, as though you are installing from floppy disks:

   Insert disk <N>

RESOLUTION

You must install from the CD or from a fixed drive. You can lock certain removable drives so that the system will treat them as fixed drives. Refer to the documentation for your drive for more details.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Keywords          : vc10setup vcfixlist500 kbsetup kbsetup
Version           : 1.0 2.0 2.1 4.0 4.1
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
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