Article ID: 210888 - Last Review: February 20, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Err Msg: Line <nnnn> of the Inf Is Corrupt or Invalid...

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SYMPTOMS

During an unattended upgrade from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, you may receive the following error message
Line nnnn of the Inf is corrupt or invalid. Setup cannot continue.
where nnnn is the number of the damaged or invalid line.
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CAUSE

This problem can occur if the unattended answer file contains the following lines:
[OEM_ADS]
Banner=""Windows 2000 Unattended Install Banner Message""
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RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, disable the lines before running Windows 2000 Setup. To do so, open the unattended answer file using a text editor (such as Notepad), type a semicolon (;) at the beginning of each line, and then save and close the file.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kberrmsg kbnofix kbprb kbsetup KB210888
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