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Q173834: NT 4.0 Resource Kit Setup Hangs

Article: Q173834
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-344-7 
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-343-9 
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement One ISBN 1-57231-559-8 
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SYMPTOMS
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During the installation process, Setup.exe may hang after you click either
Typical or Custom Setup. Task Manager will show that the Setup program is using
100% of the CPU cycles.

WORKAROUND
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Make sure that all of the following services are stopped before running
Setup.exe from the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit CD-ROM:

- dbWeb

- WWW

- FTP

- DHCP

-or-

Use a manual installation by following these steps:

NOTE: These steps will not install the following programs: Desktop Themes, Perl,
Web Administration, WCAT, Internet Explorer, RAS Manager, or Crystal Reports.
Each of these programs can be installed separately from the Resource Kit CD-ROM
without using the Resource Kit main setup program. For more information, please
see the Readme.txt file in the root directory of the Resource Kit CD-ROM.

1. In the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.

2. In the System Properties window, select the Environment tab.

3. Add the following entry to the System variables:

  " Variable: %NTRESKIT%
  Path: C:\NTRESKIT" (without the quotation marks)

4. Click OK to close the System Properties window and save your changes.

5. Copy the following batch file to a file named Rkcopy.bat, and then run the
  batch file from the Command Prompt.

Rkcopy.bat
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@ECHO OFF
REM *** Note that this batch file is designed for Intel platforms.
REM *** Please modify this batch file as necessary for use with other
REM *** platforms.
REM
ECHO ************************************************************
ECHO * NT 4.0 (Server) Resource Kit                             *
ECHO * Manual installation created 2/6/97                       *
ECHO * Last modification 9/2/97                                 *
ECHO * Requires 66 MB free disk space (46 MB final install size)*
ECHO *    NOTE: This setup is not supported.                    *
ECHO ************************************************************
ECHO -
ECHO Press CTRL+C to exit, or
pause

REM *** RESKIT source and destination settings <--------
REM *** (Change if necessary)
SET RKDEST=C:\NTResKit
SET RKSOURCE=D:\I386\ 

MKDIR  %RKDEST%

echo Copying Platform-Specific Files
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMMON\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMPDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%CONFIG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%DESKTOP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FAULTTOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FILEBAT\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%GNU\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%INET\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETADMIN\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%PERFTOOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL  /I
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%REGISTRY\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%SETUP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%

SET RKSOURCE=D:\COMMON\ 

echo Copying Common Files
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMMON\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMPDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%CONFIG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%DESKTOP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FAULTTOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FILEBAT\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%INET\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETADMIN\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%PERFTOOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL /I
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%REGISTRY\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%SETUP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%

echo Copying Online Documentation
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%docs\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%

ECHO Deleting %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL\PROBE\EXAMPLES\WORKFILE\WORKFILE.DAT (19.5
Meg file, usually not needed)
DEL %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL\PROBE\EXAMPLES\WORKFILE\WORKFILE.DAT

ECHO NT 4.0 Resource Kit file copy completed.

STATUS
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This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Resource Kit,
Supplement Two, ISBN 1-57231-626-8.

Additional query words: mspress ms_press press ntrk ntreskit 1-57231-344-7 1-57231-343-9 1-57231-559-8

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Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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