FIX: Setup Could Not Open \MSDEV\REDIST\ QFEUPD.EXE

 Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
Article ID: Q152317
4.10 WINDOWS NT kbsetup kb3rdparty kbinterop kbbuglist kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 4.1

SYMPTOMS

When installing ODBC drivers from the Visual C++ 4.1 CD-ROM by running setup from \MSDEV\REDIST, you may see the following error message: 

   Setup could not open the file:
   "...\MSDEV\REDIST\QFEUPD.EXE".
When this happens, you have to quit the setup program.

CAUSE

Setup is looking for the QFEUPD.EXE file that it could not find on Visual C++ 4.1 CD-ROM.

RESOLUTION

Prior to running setup, copy QFEUPD.EXE from your Visual C++ 4.0 CD-ROM into your System32 (System in Windows 95) directory.

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++ 32- bit Edition version 4.2.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior occurs when you choose custom installation and remove Oracle from the list of drivers to be installed. If you choose to install Oracle, you will hit another setup error: 

   Setup could not open the file: "...\MSDEV\REDIST\Oracle.hlp"
and you have to quit the setup at that point. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE ID: Q148916
   TITLE     : BUG: Setup Could Not Open \Msdev\Redist\Oracle.hlp File
When you already have the Oracle.hlp file on your machine and you do not have QFEUPD.EXE, you will hit the error described in this article.

Additional reference words: 4.10 4.20 vcbuglist410 vcfixlist420
KBCategory: kbsetup kb3rdparty kbinterop kbbuglist kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: vc40setup


Keywords : vc40setup kb3rdparty kbbuglist kbfixlist kbinterop kbsetup
Version : 4.10
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
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