Error Message: Invalid Product Identification Number

Last reviewed: October 2, 1996
Article ID: Q156825

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you are using an .inf file to perform a batch installation of Windows 95, you may receive the following error message during Setup:

   Invalid Product Identification Number

When you click Ignore, Setup continues normally.

CAUSE

This error can occur if the .inf file contains the "Display=1" setting.

RESOLUTION

Change the "Display=1" setting to "Display=0" in the [NameAndOrg] section of the .inf file. Note that the occurrence of this problem is dependent upon many variables; the problem is not always reproducible.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95
Additional reference words: 95 msbatch

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Last reviewed: October 2, 1996
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