Article ID: 173834
Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-344-7
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-343-9
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement One ISBN 1-57231-559-8
This article was previously published under Q173834
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SYMPTOMS
During the installation process, Setup.exe may hang after you click either Typical or Custom Setup. Task Manager will show that the Setup program is using 100% of the CPU cycles.
WORKAROUND
Make sure that all of the following services are stopped before running Setup.exe from the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit CD-ROM:
- dbWeb
- WWW
- FTP
- DHCP -or-
Use a manual installation by following these steps:
NOTE: These steps will not install the following programs: Desktop Themes, Perl, Web Administration, WCAT, Internet Explorer, RAS Manager, or Crystal Reports. Each of these programs can be installed separately from the Resource Kit CD-ROM without using the Resource Kit main setup program. For more information, please see the Readme.txt file in the root directory of the Resource Kit CD-ROM.
- In the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
- In the System Properties window, select the Environment tab.
- Add the following entry to the System variables:
Variable: %NTRESKIT%
Path: C:\NTRESKIT - Click OK to close the System Properties window and save your changes.
- Copy the following batch file to a file named Rkcopy.bat, and then run the batch file from the Command Prompt.
Rkcopy.bat
@ECHO OFF
REM *** Note that this batch file is designed for Intel platforms.
REM *** Please modify this batch file as necessary for use with other
REM *** platforms.
REM
ECHO ************************************************************
ECHO * NT 4.0 (Server) Resource Kit *
ECHO * Manual installation created 2/6/97 *
ECHO * Last modification 9/2/97 *
ECHO * Requires 66 MB free disk space (46 MB final install size)*
ECHO * NOTE: This setup is not supported. *
ECHO ************************************************************
ECHO -
ECHO Press CTRL+C to exit, or
pause
REM *** RESKIT source and destination settings <--------
REM *** (Change if necessary)
SET RKDEST=C:\NTResKit
SET RKSOURCE=D:\I386\
MKDIR %RKDEST%
echo Copying Platform-Specific Files
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMMON\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMPDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%CONFIG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%DESKTOP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FAULTTOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FILEBAT\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%GNU\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%INET\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETADMIN\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%PERFTOOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL /I
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%REGISTRY\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%SETUP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
SET RKSOURCE=D:\COMMON\
echo Copying Common Files
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMMON\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%COMPDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%CONFIG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%DESKTOP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FAULTTOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%FILEBAT\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%INET\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETADMIN\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%NETDIAG\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%PERFTOOL\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL /I
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%REGISTRY\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%SETUP\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
echo Copying Online Documentation
XCOPY %RKSOURCE%docs\*.* /S /F %RKDEST%
ECHO Deleting %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL\PROBE\EXAMPLES\WORKFILE\WORKFILE.DAT (19.5
Meg file, usually not needed)
DEL %RKDEST%\PERFTOOL\PROBE\EXAMPLES\WORKFILE\WORKFILE.DAT
ECHO NT 4.0 Resource Kit file copy completed.
STATUS
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Resource Kit, Supplement Two, ISBN 1-57231-626-8.
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