Microsoft KB Archive/141142

= FIX: Distributed Application Allows Setup /a =

Article ID: 141142

Article Last Modified on 3/24/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q141142



SYMPTOMS
The setup program created by the Visual FoxPro Setup Wizard is not intended to be used to set up a Visual FoxPro application to run from a network server. Although the setup program will allow the administrative setup option (Setup /a), the application will not be installed correctly.



CAUSE
The option for an administrative install is provided through the setup table files (*.stf). There are three different .stf files, one for each supported platform. They are located in the disk 1 or netsetup directory. The .stf files and their associated operating systems are listed below.   .STF File Name    Operating System Setup16.stf      Windows or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Setup32.stf      Windows NT   Setup95.stf       Windows 95



WORKAROUND
The .stf files can be modified to disable the administrative setup option. by using any standard text editor such as Notepad. Locate the following line in the Setup16.stf file: Admin Mode Root Object ID    7:02 Delete all text on this line, but do not delete the line itself. There should be a blank line left in place of the text. Repeat this process for the other two .stf files (Setup32.stf and Setup95.stf). All three of the .stf files must be changed to disable this option on all three supported operating systems. Once the .stf files have been modified and saved, setup displays the following error immediately after an attempt to run Setup /a as it should:

Setup does not support being run in this mode.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Using the setup wizard, create a set of distribution disks.
 * 2) Run Setup /a from the distribution disks. Setup continues as though it is performing an administrative install even though it does not support this option.

Additional query words: VFoxWin buglist3.00 fixlist3.0b

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB141142

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