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Err Msg: Error Happened While Writing to Msbatch.inf

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Article ID:140504
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q140504

SYMPTOMS

When you are creating a server-based Windows 95 Setup folder on a network server using Netsetup.exe, you may receive the following error message:
Error happened while writing one or more entries to Msbatch.inf. It is not possible to continue the Server-based Windows 95 Setup install process.

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CAUSE

This error can occur when the files already exist in the destination folder due to a previous installation using Netsetup.exe.

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RESOLUTION

Remove all files from the server folder and perform the server-based Windows 95 Setup process again.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about creating a server-based Windows 95 Setup, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
133221 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/133221/EN-US/) Installing a Server-based Windows 95 Setup
Note that Netsetup.exe is included only in the CD-ROM version of Windows 95. It is not included in the floppy disk version of Windows 95.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 95

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