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Q231365: Microsoft BackOffice 4.5 Resource Kit Setup.exe Fails With SP5

Article: Q231365
Product(s): Microsoft Press
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbdocerr
Last Modified: 16-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft BackOffice 4.5 Resource Kit ISBN 0-7356-0583-1 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 5 (SP5) or later on your system,
when you attempt to install the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit software, the
installation will ask you to install Service Pack 4 (SP4) or quit the Setup
program. If you attempt to install SP4 over SP5 or later, the installation will
fail.

CAUSE
=====

The Resource Kit Setup program requires SP4 to run correctly. Consequently, the
Setup program detects whether you have SP4 and will install it if SP4 is not
already present. However, the Setup program does not recognize the presence of
SP5 or later. Thus, if you have a later service pack, the Setup program will
attempt to install SP4 over top of the later service pack, causing the
installation to fail.

RESOLUTION
==========

If you run Sloader.exe instead of Setup.exe, the setup code will run while
bypassing the code that checks to see if the service pack has been installed.
Users who run Sloader.exe will be able to successfully install the software.

STATUS
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Microsoft Press has confirmed this to be a problem in "Microsoft BackOffice 4.5
Resource Kit."

MORE INFORMATION
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Running Sloader.exe will also bypass the AutoRun dialog box. This dialog box
contains the option for installing additional Microsoft Exchange tools that are
not installed with the main Resource Kit tools. For information on these tools,
please refer to section 1.3.2.2 of the Readme.doc file.

Additional query words: ms_press press 0-7356-0583-1

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbdocerr 
Technology        : kbMSPressSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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