Microsoft KB Archive/245728

= Setup Shows "(Mirror):\Winnt" as an Existing Installation of Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 245728

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q245728



SYMPTOMS
When you are installing Windows 2000 from CD-ROM, Text-mode Setup searches for pre-existing installations. If Setup locates any installations of Windows 2000, it prompts you to either repair the installations or continue with a fresh installation. In some cases, you may see "(mirror):\%SystemRoot%" listed as one of the pre-existing installations. The correct format is :\Winnt, where   is the letter of the drive on which Windows 2000 is installed.



CAUSE
Text-mode Setup assumes that a partition is a mirror if the partition does not have a drive letter. This may occur because the installation is on removable media.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB245728

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