Microsoft KB Archive/258306

= Microsoft INTERIX Installation Program Stops Responding =

Article ID: 258306

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258306



SYMPTOMS
INTERIX, Microsoft's Unix environment on Windows NT, may stop responding as it installs. Looking at the hard drive will not show any directory creation, no files will have been copied, but a look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Softway Systems will have been created. The installation simply begins clocking.



CAUSE
The installation routine is looking for an active POSIX subsystem. This would be one of three files located in Winnt\System32, Psxrun.exe, Posix.exe, and Psxdll.dll. These files are shipped with Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000, and comprise the POSIX subsystem. They are frequently "adjusted" by different POSIX-dependent applications, such as the Windows NT 4.0 FTP server, and various POSIX-compliant applications from third parties.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, you can use an environment variable from the command prompt.

From an MS-DOS prompt (assuming the CD-ROM drive is drive D): C:\> set CHECKSS=NO C:\> d: D:\> D:\> cd X86 D:\X86> setup.exe

This should allow the installation routine to progress normally. You may see a "path name not normalized" message; if you have taken all INTERIX defaults, this should not be an issue. If it is, see "Path Name Not Normalized" in the Knowledge Base.

Keywords: kbunixservice kbprb KB258306

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