BackOffice 4.0 Exchange Setup Fails
Article ID: 187082
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
This article was previously published under Q187082
SYMPTOMS
When you install Microsoft Exchange version 5.5 using the BackOffice 4.0
installer, installation fails with the following error:
Processing file '<drive
letter>\cd3\exchsrvr\server\setup\i38\server.ins', at or near line 205.
The directory name is invalid
After closing this box, another error box is displayed stating that the
directory name is invalid. Closing this will give the message that Exchange
Setup was interrupted and did not install successfully.
Line 205 of the file server.ins states:
CreateProcess:%windir%\system32:lodctr Eseperf.ini;180000
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the server is in the change user/execute mode.
This does not happen when Exchange is installed in the change user/install
mode.
STATUS
To work around the problem, install Exchange by using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel
in
All users mode, or open a command prompt and then type the following:
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