Err Msg: Unable to Find INF Source File during CPS install.

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SUMMARY

The Windows NT CPS (Computer Profile Setup) consists of creating a master system, uploading the master system, copying the master system to target computers and testing the systems. The steps before uploading the master system to the distribution server include:

(p.103 of Windows NT 3.5 Resource Guide, volume 1)

1. On the master system computer, create a directory to hold the CPS utility files, and then change the default to that directory.

2. With the Windows NT resource kit CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of the master system computer, copy the \I386\CPS directory from the CD-ROM to the directory you created in step 1. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is D:,

   xcopy d:\i386\cps

1. If you need to edit the PROFILE.INI, edit the copy you made in step 2 using a text editor such as Windows Notepad.

2. On the distribution server, create the directory that is to receive the master system files, and share this directory.

3. On the master system computer, type the following:

   uplodprf -s:<master> -i:profile.ini [\dir1] [\dir2]

SYMPTOM

You attempt to use UPLODPRF.EXE to preinstall and configure Windows NT. After the upload to the distribution server completes, you reboot, the process aborts and the following error appears:

   "Unable to find the inf source file, check
   the /i switch on the command line"

RESOLUTION

The CPS support file named ~profile.inf may be missing from CPS directory where you ran uplodprf.exe. Copy ~profile.inf from \i386\cps (or i386\setup\cps on 3.51 Resource Kit CD-ROM) to the directory and run uplodprf.exe again.