Microsoft KB Archive/115327

= FIX: SETUP.EXE Cannot Start via a UNC Connection =

Article ID: 115327

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 1.51
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 1.52 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 2.1

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This article was previously published under Q115327



SYMPTOMS
Start SETUP.EXE through a universal naming convention (UNC) connection (for example, type "\\netroot\share\subdir\msvc\SETUP.EXE"). Installation fails and the following message box is displayed:

Setup cannot initialize the file list



RESOLUTION
Assign a drive letter to the network share and run the SETUP.EXE file (for example, use "x:\subdir\msvc\SETUP.EXE").



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in Visual C++ 2.2, but has not been fixed in the 16-bit version of our compiler. We will post new information here in the Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 2.00 2.10

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsetup KB115327

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