Microsoft KB Archive/128915

U2.cab Errors when Running Bob Setup in Maintenance Mode

PSS ID Number: Q128915 Article last modified on 03-18-1997

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= SUMMARY =

If setup fails when you reinstall Bob in maintenance mode, run setup from the original disks or CD-ROM.

= SYMPTOMS =

If you install Microsoft Bob from a floppy disk, you may receive any of the following error messages:

Cannot read from drive

-or-

Could not read from file named :.cab

-or-

The compressed file :.cab cannot be decompressed and may be corrupted

-or-

Tried to create an invalid path using : and U2.cab.

where is the letter of your floppy drive.

This problem occurs with Windows 3.x when you try to reinstall Bob in Setup maintenance mode.

= WORKAROUND =

To work around this problem, run SETUP.EXE from Disk 1 of your Microsoft Bob Installation disks, rather than from your hard disk drive. As long as the setup table file (SETUP.STF) is registered correctly in the [MS Setup (ACME) Table Files] section of your WIN.INI file, the maintenance mode of Setup should run properly.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This behavior occurs when you run Setup from your hard disk drive, either by double-clicking the Setup icon in the Microsoft Bob Program Group or by double-clicking the SETUP.EXE file in the Microsoft Bob Setup directory.

KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg kbprb KBSubcategory: b_shell

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