Microsoft KB Archive/156606

= Windows NT Setup Fails to Install OEM Network Driver =

Article ID: 156606

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156606



SYMPTOMS
During Windows NT 4.0 Setup network adapter installation, if you choose Select From List, then Have Disk, and you are using a third-party OEM network card device driver disk for installation, the following error will occur when you try to copy the OEM files from the installation disk:

An error has occurred:

Unable to open the file:D:\i386\OEM_FILE_NAME

-or- If you performed a winnt /B installation

Unable to open the file:$win_nt$.~ls\i386\OEM_FILE_NAME

A Non-critical error has occurred. you may retry the operation, Ignore it, or exit the entire setup operation.



CAUSE
The OEM installation oemsetup.inf file was incorrectly written to list themselves as an NT shipped component, Windows NT 4.0 Setup process inadvertently overwrites the user input local variable $(SRCDIR) called for by the Oemsetup.inf file with the default Windows NT source path.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem ask the OEM vendor for an updated oemsetup.inf file or perform either of the following:
 * Complete the installation by choosing to install the Microsoft Loopback adapter, then add OEM Network adapter after NT is installed.

-or-   Replace $(SRCDIR) with A:\ in the Oemsetup.inf file located on the OEM installation disk, as in the following example. See the lines marked "<--- here" for the necessary changes. These changes allow the network card installation to work during setup.

  [Install-Option] set STF_VITAL = ""

ifstr(i) $(AddCopy) == "YES"

AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-$(Option) A:\ <- here $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)\drivers endif

ifstr(i) $(DoCopy) == "YES"

set !STF_NCPA_FLUSH_COPYLIST = TRUE CopyFilesInCopyList

endif

Exit

[Install-Update] set STF_VITAL       = "" set STF_OVERWRITE   = "VERIFYSOURCEOLDER" ;set STF_VERSION    = "YES"

AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-$(Option) A:\ <--- here $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)\drivers AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-Inf A:\ $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH) <- here set !STF_NCPA_FLUSH_COPYLIST = TRUE CopyFilesInCopyList

exit

[Install-Dll] set STF_VITAL       = "" AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-Dll A:\ $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH) <- here CopyFilesInCopyList exit 

Every network card Oemsetup.inf file will be different; however, it should contain similar logic to prompt the user for the input source, then pass that source to $(SRCDIR) local variable. Hardcoding the entry $(SRCDIR) to be A:\ ensures the path is useable and not overwritten.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbsetup KB156606

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