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FoxPro installation error: file copy operation failed

Article ID: 101023

Article Last Modified on 1/14/2005

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b

This article was previously published under Q101023

SYMPTOMS

When you are installing FoxPro for Windows, the following error message occurs:

File copy operation failed - incorrect number of bytes written

CAUSE

This error message may occur when a virus-protection utility is installed on the system.

RESOLUTION

The virus-protection utility must be turned off or removed from the system until FoxPro for Windows has been installed.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin 2.50 situation install setup anti-virus errmsg err msg

Keywords: kberrmsg kbsetup KB101023

Microsoft KB Archive/101023

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