Microsoft KB Archive/286558

= The Remote Installation Services Setup May Hang When You Load the Setup.ini File =

Article ID: 286558

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 Q286558



SYMPTOMS
When you set up a client computer by means of Remote Installation Services (RIS), the client may hang during the textmode portion of Setup, and you may receive the following message:

Loading information file Setup.ini...



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the RIS server has an extended character in its computer name, for example, a German language specific character.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, remove the extended character from the computer name of the RIS server.



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

Keywords: kbprb kbsetup KB286558

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