PRB: ACME Setup Fails on Windows NT Computers with no C: Drive
Article ID: 179952
Article Last Modified on 7/16/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q179952
SYMPTOMS
On a computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with an extended partition
and no C: drive, the applications listed above fail to install correctly
when you are using ACME Setup. ACME Setup counts the logical drives, and
assigns drive letters in logical order.
For example, if the volume is configured as follows:
Primary Partition 1, Letter Z:
Extended Partition 2, with 4 logical drives W:, F:, M:, and P:
ACME Setup tries to install Visual Studio or Visual Basic on drive F: when
drive W: is the system drive. ACME Setup also tries to install some of the
files on drive D: and fails. ACME Setup assumes W: is C: and F: is D:.
CAUSE
The combination of no C: drive and having an extended partition with
logical drives.
RESOLUTION
One of two options:
- If the machine participates on a network, a drive can be mapped to
another machine for the drive letter ACME Setup is looking for.
- If the machine does not participate on a network, then:
- Change a non-critical drive letter to the one ACME Setup is looking
for.
- Create a C: partition.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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