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Q216708: Error Message: Setup Cannot Find Oemsetup.inf

Article: Q216708
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbsetup
Last Modified: 22-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to install a device from the Windows NT CD-ROM by clicking the Have
Disk button and typing the path to the CD-ROM, you receive the following error
message:

  Setup cannot find Oemsetup.inf. Please type a new path to the Oemsetup.inf
  file.

CAUSE
=====

This message occurs because Setup is looking for an Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) installation (.inf) file, but cannot locate one.

RESOLUTION
==========

Do not click the Have Disk button when you are installing a component that
requires the Windows NT CD-ROM. Instead, double-click the component you want to
install, or click it once and then click OK.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The Have Disk button is only for the installation of OEM or third-party
components that are not listed by default in Windows NT.

Additional query words: driver

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTW400sp3 kbWinNTW400sp2 kbWinNTW400sp1 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400sp2 kbWinNTS400sp1 kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Issue type        : kbprb

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