Microsoft KB Archive/216038

Works Err Msg: Setup Is Unable to Find Share.exe

PSS ID Number: Q216038 Article last modified on 05-07-1999

WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Works for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0a == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to run Works 3.0 or 3.0a Setup on a Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or Microsoft Windows 98-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Setup is unable to find Share.exe.

= CAUSE =

This error message can occur if the Share.exe file is not installed on your computer.

Works 3.0 and 3.0a Setup require Share.exe to install the program correctly.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.
 * 2) On the File menu in Notepad, click Save As.
 * 3) In the Save In box, click the C: drive. This saves the file to the root folder on your computer.
 * 4) In the File Name box, type “share.exe” (with the quotation marks), and then click Save.
 * 5) Quit Notepad.
 * 6) Restart your computer.
 * 7) Run the Works Setup program again.

Note: Do not add a reference to Share.exe in the Autoexec.bat file on your computer. The empty Share.exe file cannot be run when you start the computer.

If you continue to receive the error message, copy the Share.exe file to the Windowsfolder on your computer.

For information about how to copy files, click Start, and then click Help. On the Index tab, type “copying files” (without quotation marks), and then double-click the Copying Files, Folders Help topic.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Works versions 3.0 and 3.0a are designed to run on Windows 3.x-based computers. Earlier versions of Microsoft Windows installed the Share.exe file. Because Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 no longer require Share.exe, this file is not installed by Windows 95/98 Setup.

This issue does not occur with Works version 3.0b. Works 3.0b Setup does not require the Share.exe file to install the program.

For information about how to download and install the Works 3.0b Update, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q115219 Works 3.0b Update Available for U.S. Edition

Note: Works 3.0 or 3.0a must be successfully installed on the computer before you can install the Works 3.0b Update.

= REFERENCES =

For additional information about Share.exe, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161619 Share.exe Is Not Supported in Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 98

Q166673 “Cannot Find Share.exe” Installing MS Office Under Windows 95

Additional query words: executable wks w_works msdos

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========================================================= Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup kbimu Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.