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Q159468: FIX: Setup Error 915 Object 1 with VFP 5.0 Setup Wizard

Article: Q159468
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 running Setup from disks created with the Setup
Wizard:

  Setup Error 915
  Object 1
  Your Setup files may be damaged. Try restarting the Setup program.

CAUSE
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This message results from a Wzsetup.ini file created by the Setup Wizard in
Visual FoxPro 3.x where the drive letter on the default destination directory
(in step 5 of the new Setup Wizard) was not removed or a UNC path is used.

WORKAROUND
==========

Perform one or both of the following steps:

1. Remove all copies of Wzsetup.ini on your hard drive. (The default locations
  are in your Application folder and in the Visual FoxPro folder.)

2. Tab through the text box specifying the Default Destination folder in step 5
  of the Setup Wizard. By tabbing through the field, the Setup Wizard
  automatically removes the drive letter.

NOTE: It is a good idea to perform the first step (above) in all cases because of
other problems that may occur using an old version of the Wzsetup.ini files.

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 fixed in Visual FoxPro
5.0a. There is also an update to the Setup Wizard available in 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.

2. Open the Wzsetup.ini file in the Application folder with NotePad. Change the
  path in the line "UserDefaultDirectory" to include a drive letter, for
  example, "C:\Source."

3. Run the Setup Wizard again and accept all the default.

4. Run Setup from the disk images created. The error described occurs at the
  point when you receive the message "Searching for installed components."

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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