DOCUMENT:Q150949  06-SEP-1996  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Setup Wizard Fails to Recognize Disk Drive Selections
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:4.00    | 4.00
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS | WINDOWS NT
KEYWORDS:kbsetup kbprb

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft
   Visual Basic, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In the Combo Boxes for the disk drive selection on Step 3 of the Setup
Wizard, the drives are either missing or grayed out.

CAUSE
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The Setup Wizard stores the disk drive selection and other setup
information in the SWDEPEND.INI file. The SWDEPEND.INI file is created for
the first time when the Setup Wizard is run, or if the file or an entry has
been deleted. If the file is incorrectly created, altered, or damaged, the
Setup Wizard does not function properly. The Setup Wizard looks for the
entries in SWDEPEND.INI that contain the drive information, but cannot find
them.

RESOLUTION
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Use the following steps to resolve this problem:

1. Rename SWDEPEND.INI, which is located in the \WINDOWS directory.

2. Use a text editor to open the ...\SETUPKIT\KITFIL32\SWxxTMPL.INI file,
   where xx is 16 or 32.

   NOTE: If you have installed on a 16-bit operating system, the KITFIL32
   directory will be called KITFILES.

3. Check for the following lines under the [SetupWiz-xx] section, where
   xx is 16 or 32:

   Drive1=1.2 MB Disk,1213952,512
   Drive2=1.44 MB Disk,1457664,512
   Drive3=720 KB Disk,730112,1024
   Drive4=360 KB Disk,362496,1024

4. If these lines do not exist, the file is corrupt and a fresh copy should
   be created from the 16-bit edition \VB\setupkit\kitfiles or the 32-bit
   edition \VB\setupkit\kitfil32 directory on the CD-ROM. If these lines do
   exist, run the Setup Wizard again to create a new SWDEPEND.INI file.

5. Run the Setup Wizard and note that you can now select the drives.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

Additional reference words: 4.00 vb4win vb4all
KBCategory: kbsetup kbprb
KBSubcategory: Setins



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