Microsoft KB Archive/255591

= Internal Error 2755 Installing Windows 2000 Resource Kit on a Terminal Server =

Article ID: 255591

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q255591



SYMPTOMS
If you install the Windows 2000 Resource Kit on a Windows 2000 Server-based computer running Terminal Services, you may receive the following error message:

Internal Error 2755. 3 %path%\w2000rk.msi.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you attempt to install the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit over the network by using a mapped drive.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, connect to the share by using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path using the following syntax

\\ \

Then start the installation using either the Setup.exe or W200rk.msi file.

NOTE: If you log onto the console, you do not receive the error message, even if the share is mapped to a network drive.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows 2000.

Additional query words: Resource Kit, Reskit, w2000rk.msi, error 2755

Keywords: kbprb KB255591

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