Q71270: Windows Setup Hangs if SYSTEM.INI Has EOF Character

Article: Q71270
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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Last Modified: 29-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you upgrade from Windows 3.0 to Windows 3.0a, and the SYSTEM.INI file
contains an end-of-file character, the Setup program stops responding (hangs)
without displaying an error message.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

CAUSE
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If the SYSTEM.INI file terminates with an end-of-file (EOF) character, the
Windows Setup program stops (hangs). Most text editors (such as Edlin) terminate
ASCII files with the "1Ah" (end-of-file) character. If you have used this type
of editor to edit the SYSTEM.INI file, then Setup hangs when updating video or
other OEM drivers. This occurs with either the DOS- or Windows-based Setup
program.

WORKAROUND
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Edit the SYSTEM.INI file with an editor such as Notepad or SysEdit that doesn't
use the EOF character, or use a HEX editor that removes this character. Setup
then operates correctly.

Additional query words: 3.0 3.00 3.00a win30 stop freeze lockup

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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