Err Msg: Unable to Open C:\$win_nt$\3c90xwin32\i386...3c90x

ID: Q245026

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to install a 3Com network interface card (NIC) unattended, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to open C:\$win_nt$\3c90xwin32\i386...
3c905
3c900
3c90x

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because the 3Com Oemsetup.inf file cannot process the '(srcdir)' string variable properly when you use an MS-DOS redirector. The 3Com Oemsetup.inf file parses the '(srcdir)' string variable without using a trailing backslash (\), which combines two separate folder names together and produces an incorrect path. For example, the folder appears as \$win_nt$\3c90xWin32 instead of \$win_nt$\3c90x\Win32.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, append a backslash to every '(srcdir)' reference in the Oemsetup.inf file and the Drmonnt.inf file associated with the network interface card, and reinstall the NIC driver.

Additional query words: ethernet tbase10

Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb