Error Message: This Program Does Not Run Correctly on this Version of Windows

ID: Q243561

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Site Server version 3.0
Microsoft Site Server version 3.0, Commerce Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you install Site Server 3.0 or Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition onto a computer running Windows 2000, the following error message may occur:

setup.exe
This program does not run correctly on this version of Windows. To continue, click Run Program. To exit, click Cancel. For more information, click Details.

CAUSE

This warning is displayed every time you run the Site Server Setup program on Windows 2000, even after running Ss3w2k.exe. Site Server was developed before Windows 2000, and therefore, has no code to detect its presence.

RESOLUTION

To properly install Site Server 3.0 on Windows 2000, follow the steps outlined in the following document:

Q218495 How to Install Site Server 3.0 with All Updates (Including NTOP)

If you follow the updated installation instructions, you can safely ignore this warning message.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q241833 Instructions for Installing Site Server 3.0 on Windows 2000

Additional query words: ss3sp3 ss3

Keywords : kbWinOS2000 ss3sp3fix
Version : winnt:3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb