Dan Caugherty wrote:
>
> Hey all --
>
> I'm evaluating Win4Lin (either Win95 or Win98 will do), and I keep ramming
> my head into this message; what in the world does it mean???
>
> Installing MS-DOS files from Windows95 CD-ROM files.
>
> UPGRADE_FAIL: dos: ERROR: Configuration upgrade operation failed.
> Status: 17: Cannot create the configuration directory.
> Unable to continue.
> Error, failed to extract the DOS system files.
>
> DOS 7 installation failed.
>
> If you know which "configuration directory" needs to be created,
> and why the attempt to "extract the DOS system files" failed, please
> post why, and send me an email if you can. Thanks..
>
> Sincerely yours in frustration,
> -- Dan Caugherty
>
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Are you running the loading of the Windows CD as root (i.e.
the super user)? If so, check /var/win4lin/log and see if there
is a log file that is associated with the failed attempt and
attach it.
Thanks!
Richard <rwb>
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Richard Bass
Senior Software Engineer
NeTraverse, Inc.
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