Windows Err Msg: Cannot Find the SETUP.INF File Necessary...

ID: Q86013

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use the Windows Setup program located in the Main group of Windows, the following error message may occur:

Cannot find the SETUP.INF file necessary to run setup. Be sure that the file is in a directory on the default path.

CAUSE

The SETUP.INF file is an information file that Windows Setup uses to install Windows system and application files, and to create program groups. This error can occur if the SETUP.INF file is not in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory or if the SETUP.INF file is being accessed by another program.

RESOLUTION

If the file is missing, you can copy it directly from the Windows 3.0 or 3.1 Setup disk #1. The SETUP.INF on disk #1 is not compressed.

If SETUP.INF is being accessed by Write or another application, close the application before running Windows Setup. In Windows 3.0 the following error message also appears

System Error
Sharing violation on drive <x>:

where <x> is the drive letter where the file is located.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 err msg

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Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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