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Q119457: FIX: Visual C++ Setup Program Prompts "Insert dis

Article: Q119457
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 1.0,2.0,2.1,4.0,4.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbVC500fix
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 4.0, 4.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Copy the MSVC directory tree from the CD to a floptical drive, a Bernoulli
drive, or another drive that the system considers a removable drive. When you
run the setup program, you are given the following prompt, as though you are
installing from floppy disks:

  Insert disk <N>

RESOLUTION
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You must install from the CD or from a fixed drive. You can lock certain
removable drives so that the system will treat them as fixed drives. Refer to
the documentation for your drive for more details.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbVC500fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbvc100 kbVC410 kbVC200 kbVC210
Version           : :1.0,2.0,2.1,4.0,4.1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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