BUG: Win32s Setup May Fail if BUFFERS or FILES Set Too Small

Last reviewed: August 7, 1997
Article ID: Q122326

2.00 2.10 4.00 4.10 WINDOWS kbsetup kbenv kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, version 2.0, 2.1,

4.0, 4.1, 4.2

   on the following platform: x86

SYMPTOMS

The Visual C++ Win32s Setup program may fail if BUFFERS or FILE settings in your CONFIG.SYS file are set too low. Setup requires that the number of files specified be at least 50 and the number of buffers specified be at least 30.

RESOLUTION

Make sure your CONFIG.SYS file contains the following lines:

   BUFFERS=30
   FILES=50

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. README.WRI CD.

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Version : 2.00 2.10 4.00 4.10
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: August 7, 1997
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