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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.01, 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you are installing a program by running a self-extracting, self- installing executable file created using Microsoft Internet Express, you may receive the following error message:

   Insert Disk
   Please insert the disk labeled '<program>', and then click OK.

   Insert Disk
   The file '<filename>' on <program> could not be found.

   Insert <program> into the drive selected below, and click OK.

   Copy files from:
   <TMP folder>\IXP<nnn>.TMP

If you click Details, you receive the following error message

   Error Details
   The following error occurred: 'The path was not found' (error # 3).

   Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk.

   Source file: '<TMP folder>\IXP<nnn>.TMP\<filename>'
   Destination file: '<path>=<filename>'

NOTE: This problem is known to occur with the products listed above; however, it may also occur with any other program that is installed using a self-extracting, self-installing executable file created using Microsoft Internet Express.

CAUSE

The TMP environment variable specified in the Autoexec.bat file is pointing to a folder with a long file name.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Autoexec.bat file.

2. Set the TMP environment variable to an existing folder that has a valid MS-DOS 8.3-compliant name. The characters that are valid for an 8.3-compliant folder name include any combination of letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9), plus the following special characters:

         $   
         %   
         '   
         `   
         -   
         @   
         {   
         }   
         ~   
         !   
         #   
         (   
         )   
         &   
         _   
         ^   
   
   

3. Save and then close the Autoexec.bat file.

4. Restart your computer and try to install the program again.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/