PRB: "Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-Rom" Error

Last reviewed: January 14, 1998
Article ID: Q179196
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

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When you install the Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 component from Visual Studio 97, the installation may be interrupted with the following error message:

   Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-ROM.

A warning dialog box appears with OK and Cancel buttons. Selecting the OK button allows the installation to continue but the process will be interrupted again with either the same or a different error message.

CAUSE

You are using the Backpack external CD-ROM parallel port real-mode driver.

RESOLUTION

Current Backpack CD-ROM drive models can use a 32-bit protected-mode driver that can be obtained from the manufacturer for compatibility with Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0. This driver can be downloaded from the Software Library at Micro Solutions' Web site at:

   http://www.micro-solutions.com

MORE INFORMATION

When the error message "Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-ROM" occurs, a dialog box with OK and Cancel buttons appear. If you select either the OK or the Cancel button, the following error message occurs:

   RACREG32.DLL cannot register itself in the registry.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Backpack CD-ROM driver, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q131499
   TITLE     : CD-ROM Drives Requiring Real-Mode Drivers
(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Perry Newton, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words: cd-rom

Keywords : FoxWin FxenvHw FxsetupError vfoxwin
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


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Last reviewed: January 14, 1998
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