Err Msg: The File 'S3.drv' on the Windows 95 CD-ROM Could Not...

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SYMPTOMS

When you are installing a Diamond Stealth video driver from the Drivers\ Display\Diamond folder on the Windows 95 Upgrade CD-ROM using the Add New Hardware Wizard, you may receive the following error message:

The file 's3.drv' on the Windows 95 CD-ROM could not be found.
Insert Windows 95 CD-ROM into the drive selected below, and click OK.

Clicking OK causes the same message to appear again.

If you click Details, the following information appears:

   The following error occurred: 'The file was not found' (error #2).
   Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk.

   Source file: '<CD-ROM drive>\Drivers\Display\Diamond\S3.drv'
   Destination file '<windrv>\System\S3.drv=Win95_4.cab'"

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CAUSE

The files are located in the <cd-rom drive>:\Win95 folder.

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RESOLUTION

To continue with the driver installation, change the path in the dialog box to the <CD-ROM drive>:\Win95 folder and click OK.

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MORE INFORMATION

This behavior can also occur when you are installing the Diamond Speedstar driver, which prompts you for the Cirrus.vxd file

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 95

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kbdisplay KB165921

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