FIX: SETUP.EXE Cannot Start via a UNC Connection

ID: Q115327

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5, 1.51, 1.52
Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

Start SETUP.EXE through a universal naming convention (UNC) connection (for example, type "\\netroot\share\subdir\msvc\SETUP.EXE"). Installation fails and the following message box is displayed:

Setup cannot initialize the file list

RESOLUTION

Assign a drive letter to the network share and run the SETUP.EXE file (for example, use "x:\subdir\msvc\SETUP.EXE").

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in Visual C++ 2.2, but has not been fixed in the 16-bit version of our compiler. We will post new information here in the Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 2.00 2.10

Keywords : kbsetup
Version : :1.0,1.5,1.51,1.52,2.0,2.1
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type :