WFWG Err Msg: Setup Cannot Find or Update Your AUTOEXEC.BAT...

 Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
Article ID: Q125040
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run Windows for Workgroups Network Setup, you receive the following error message: 

   Setup cannot find or update your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files on
   drive C. If you started your system from a floppy disk, make sure it is
   not write-protected. Insert the disk in drive A and choose the Retry
   button.

   To place the new version of these files in your Windows directory
   instead of on the floppy disk, choose the Cancel button.
When you choose the Cancel button, you may receive the following error message: 

   Windows Setup cannot find or write to the drive where the CONFIG.SYS
   and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are located. CONFIG.SYS will be saved as
   C:\WINDOWS\CONFIG.SYS.

CAUSE

These error messages can occur if you have too many files in the root directory of your hard disk. The maximum number of files and directories in the root directory is 512.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this situation, move or delete some of the files in your hard disk's root directory.

KBCategory: kberrmsg kbsetup
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 error winsetup

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Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
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