Err Msg: Error Happened While Writing to Msbatch.inf

ID: Q140504


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95


SYMPTOMS

When you are creating a server-based Windows 95 Setup folder on a network server using Netsetup.exe, you may receive the following error message:

Error happened while writing one or more entries to Msbatch.inf. It is not possible to continue the Server-based Windows 95 Setup install process.


CAUSE

This error can occur when the files already exist in the destination folder due to a previous installation using Netsetup.exe.


RESOLUTION

Remove all files from the server folder and perform the server-based Windows 95 Setup process again.


MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about creating a server-based Windows 95 Setup, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q133221 Installing a Server-based Windows 95 Setup
Note that Netsetup.exe is included only in the CD-ROM version of Windows 95. It is not included in the floppy disk version of Windows 95.

Keywords : win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: July 13, 1999
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