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Setup Reports That Windows NT Is Installed When It Is Not

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Article ID:135187
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q135187

SYMPTOMS

When you run Windows 95 Setup on a computer that had Microsoft Windows NT installed on it in the past, Setup may report that Windows NT is still installed, even though it is not.

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CAUSE

The Windows\System32 folder contains the Windows NT version of the Winver.exe file. Setup checks for this file.

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RESOLUTION

Quit Setup, delete the Winver.exe file from the Windows\System32 folder, and then run Setup again.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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KB135187

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