Windows Err Msg: Unknown File Copy Failure

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q76754

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

When reinstalling Windows version 3.0 or 3.0a over a previous version of Windows 3.0, you may receive the following error message:

                    File Copy Error !

        Unknown File Copy Failure:   <filename>.

           ENTER=Continue       F3=Exit

CAUSE

This error message occurs if the executable files of the previous version have been marked as read-only.

RESOLUTION

To successfully install over the previous files, change the file attributes by removing the read-only attribute for each file.

KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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