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Q158759: FIX: Setup Wizard Gives Setup Error 799 Objec

Article: Q158759
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bugkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 11-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error occurs when you run Setup from disks created by using the
Setup Wizard:

  Setup Error 799 Object <some number> Your Setup files may be damaged.
  Try restarting the Setup program.

CAUSE
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This message appears when you choose "Directory Only" in step 5 of the Setup
Wizard.

WORKAROUND
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Select "Directory and Program Group" in step 5 of the Setup Wizard.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual FoxPro
5.0a for Windows. The problem is also corrected in an updated Setup Wizard
available for download from the Microsoft Software Library.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q162004 PATCH: Setwiz5.exe the Updated VFP 5.0 for Windows Setup Wizard

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Run the Setup Wizard. In step 5 of the Setup Wizard, click "Directory Only."

2. Run Setup from the disks you just created. When the program begins copying
  the files, the error occurs.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bug kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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