Error while installing VS6

[sandeepkavade]

hi everybody,

i am trying to install VS6 just to review the old code on my machine (XP Prof SP2). but it is giving following error.

setup has encountered a problem in launching the followning command line:
"wpie15.exe" /q:a/r:n.
if you have a system directory that contains a % sign, or the directory names *starts* with a space (i.e. 'C:\win95\system'), then setup will fial. please restart setup and ensure your system directory names does not contain the aforementioned problems, setup will now abort...


i am having Visual Studio 2003 also installed on my machine. is this is the reason why i am getting this error. but i dont want to convert that code to VS2003 i have also uninstalled VS2003 and tried to install VS6. but still it is giving same error. i dont want to format my machine as it will take a couple of days to restore all the things.

[bartonc]

hi everybody,

i am trying to install VS6 just to review the old code on my machine (XP Prof SP2). but it is giving following error.

setup has encountered a problem in launching the followning command line:
"wpie15.exe" /q:a/r:n.
if you have a system directory that contains a % sign, or the directory names *starts* with a space (i.e. 'C:\win95\system'), then setup will fial. please restart setup and ensure your system directory names does not contain the aforementioned problems, setup will now abort...


i am having Visual Studio 2003 also installed on my machine. is this is the reason why i am getting this error. but i dont want to convert that code to VS2003 i have also uninstalled VS2003 and tried to install VS6. but still it is giving same error. i dont want to format my machine as it will take a couple of days to restore all the things.

I'm finding lots of references to a missing autoexec.nt file:

I would advise all newbies to make a local copy of the C:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt file prior to replacing it with the older autoexec.nt file.
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Create a new c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt file with the following contents:
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@echo off

REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment.
REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless a
REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF.

REM Install CD ROM extensions
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe

REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

REM Install DPMI support
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3
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It seems that the WinXP SP2 install removes this file. Go figure.

-JJ
jason@(removethis)thehappyegg.com