Article ID: 175980
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q175980
SYMPTOMS
When you are doing an unattended installation of Windows NT Service Pack 3
(SP3) by issuing a update -u command, the user may get a pop-up message
that states the file being copied is older than the one currently on the
hard drive. The error message is as follows:
Source D:\i386\filename.exe
Target C:\winnt\system32\filename.exe
The target file exists and is newer than the source.
Overwrite the newer file?
No No to All Yes
CAUSE
This can occur when a .DLL file has been updated from an application such
as Internet Explorer or possibly an updated network card driver from the
hardware manufacturer. The latest driver is already on the system and SP3
is trying to prompt to overwrite the file.
RESOLUTION
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested
and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.
Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix.
Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.
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