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FIX: Setup Wizard Gives Setup Error 799 Objec

Article ID: 158759

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2002

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q158759

SYMPTOMS

The following error occurs when you run Setup from disks created by using the Setup Wizard:

Setup Error 799 Object <some number> Your Setup files may be damaged. Try restarting the Setup program.

CAUSE

This message appears when you choose "Directory Only" in step 5 of the Setup Wizard.

WORKAROUND

Select "Directory and Program Group" in step 5 of the Setup Wizard.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 5.0a for Windows. The problem is also corrected in an updated Setup Wizard available for download from the Microsoft Software Library.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

162004 PATCH: Setwiz5.exe the Updated VFP 5.0 for Windows Setup Wizard

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the Setup Wizard. In step 5 of the Setup Wizard, click "Directory Only."
Run Setup from the disks you just created. When the program begins copying the files, the error occurs.

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