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BUG: Setup Doesn't Ask to Register Environment Variables

Article ID: 168403

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q168403

SYMPTOMS

Setup does not ask to register environment variables while doing a CD-ROM installation. While installing Visual C++ in Windows NT, setup should ask if you want the environment variables registered through a check box in a setup screen, irrespective of the type of installation selected. During the CD-ROM installation, this check box is not displayed and you do not get the opportunity to register the environment variables.

NOTE: This check box is not displayed in any type of installation in Windows 95.

NOTE: CD-ROM installation option is not available for Visual C++ 6.0, and therefore, this bug doesn't apply to Visual C++ 6.0.

RESOLUTION

Run the Vcvars32.bat file in the ..\BIN directory found in the installed directory under ..\MSDEV or ..\DevStudio\VC. This file contains the environment variables required to run build tools from a command prompt.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

During setup, a screen with the following message appears:

For your convenience, the environment variables required to run build tools from a command prompt are saved in VCVARS32.BAT in your BIN directory.

This message is followed by a check box for "Register Environment Variables."

The following message appears after you select the check box:

Turn on this option to register environment variables for running Microsoft Visual C++ tools from the command line.

NOTE: In Visual C++ 5.0, the Profiler may not run from Developer Studio if the environment variables are not registered. For additional information about the Source Profiler in C++ 5.0, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

167804 BUG: Source Profiler in Visual C++ 5.0 Does Not Execute

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