Microsoft KB Archive/125040

= WFWG Err Msg: Setup Cannot Find or Update Your AUTOEXEC.BAT... =

Article ID: 125040

Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q125040



SYMPTOMS
When you try to run Windows for Workgroups Network Setup, you receive the following error message:

Setup cannot find or update your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files on drive C. If you started your system from a floppy disk, make sure it is not write-protected. Insert the disk in drive A and choose the Retry button.

To place the new version of these files in your Windows directory instead of on the floppy disk, choose the Cancel button.

When you choose the Cancel button, you may receive the following error message:

Windows Setup cannot find or write to the drive where the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are located. CONFIG.SYS will be saved as C:\WINDOWS\CONFIG.SYS.



CAUSE
These error messages can occur if you have too many files in the root directory of your hard disk. The maximum number of files and directories in the root directory is 512.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this situation, move or delete some of the files in your hard disk's root directory.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 error winsetup

Keywords: KB125040

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