Microsoft KB Archive/245026

= Err Msg: Unable to Open C:\$win_nt$\3c90xwin32\i386...3c90x =

Article ID: 245026

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q245026



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install a 3Com network interface card (NIC) unattended, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to open C:\$win_nt$\3c90xwin32\i386...

3c905

3c900

3c90x



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the 3Com Oemsetup.inf file cannot process the '(srcdir)' string variable properly when you use an MS-DOS redirector. The 3Com Oemsetup.inf file parses the '(srcdir)' string variable without using a trailing backslash (\), which combines two separate folder names together and produces an incorrect path. For example, the folder appears as \$win_nt$\3c90xWin32 instead of \$win_nt$\3c90x\Win32.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, append a backslash to every '(srcdir)' reference in the Oemsetup.inf file and the Drmonnt.inf file associated with the network interface card, and reinstall the NIC driver.

Additional query words: ethernet tbase10

Keywords: kbprb KB245026

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