Windows NT Setup Fails to Install OEM Network Driver

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem ask the OEM vendor for an updated oemsetup.inf file or perform either of the following:

• Complete the installation by choosing to install the Microsoft Loopback adapter, then add OEM Network adapter after NT is installed.

-or-

• Replace $(SRCDIR) with A:\ in the Oemsetup.inf file located on the OEM installation disk, as in the following example. See the lines marked "<--- here" for the necessary changes. These changes allow the network card installation to work during setup.
  

     [Install-Option]
         set STF_VITAL = ""
  
         ifstr(i) $(AddCopy) == "YES"
  
  
        AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-$(Option) A:\ <----- here
      $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)\drivers
      endif
  
         ifstr(i) $(DoCopy) == "YES"
  
  
            set !STF_NCPA_FLUSH_COPYLIST = TRUE
            CopyFilesInCopyList
  
         endif
  
         Exit
  
     [Install-Update]
        set STF_VITAL        = ""
        set STF_OVERWRITE    = "VERIFYSOURCEOLDER"
        ;set STF_VERSION     = "YES"
  
        AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-$(Option) A:\ <--- here
     $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)\drivers
     AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-Inf A:\ $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH) <- here
        set !STF_NCPA_FLUSH_COPYLIST = TRUE
        CopyFilesInCopyList
  
        exit
  
     [Install-Dll]
        set STF_VITAL        = ""
     AddSectionFilesToCopyList Files-Dll A:\ $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH) <- here
        CopyFilesInCopyList
        exit
  						

Every network card Oemsetup.inf file will be different; however, it should contain similar logic to prompt the user for the input source, then pass that source to $(SRCDIR) local variable. Hardcoding the entry $(SRCDIR) to be A:\ ensures the path is useable and not overwritten.