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Q93921: PRB: SDK INSTALL Having Problems Opening INSTALL.INF

Article: Q93921
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error message occurs when attempting to install the Windows
Software Development Kit (SDK):

  Install is having problems opening INSTALL.INF
  Please check to see that this file is available.

CAUSE
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INSTALL searches the current directory for INSTALL.INF; therefore, it must be
run from the floppy drive containing the install disk.

Note: the same problem occurs when INSTALL.INF resides on a CD-ROM disc and that
drive is not the current drive.

RESOLUTION
==========

Run INSTALL from the floppy or CD-ROM drive. For example, type

  " a: <CR> install " (without the quotation marks)

rather than:

  " a:install " (without the quotation marks)

Additional query words: 3.10 no32bit

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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