Error Messages After Opening Windows NT Setup tab in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

You may experience one or more of the following problems in Windows NT:

• After you open Control Panel and click the Windows NT Setup tab in the Add/Remove Programs properties window, an error message occurs. The error is a small dialog box with a header information of "E". Inside the dialog box is a red X and the letter S.



• Internet Explorer 3.02 Setup may fail with the following error message:

  Installation failed. An error occurred while trying to open the Ohrome.inf file.




• When you click the Appearance tab in the Display Properties window, no fonts are available for text-based items. For example, if you click Active Title Bar in the Item list, no fonts appear in the Font list.



• When you click the Pointers tab in the Mouse Properties window, no schemes are listed in the Scheme list.



• When you attempt to add a SCSI device, you receive the following error message:

  Error occurred getting driver list from INF file Err=0.




• When you try to install a device that uses an .inf file, nothing happens. For example, when you try to configure a modem, nothing happens.



• When you try to add a printer, you receive the following error message:

  Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources.

  Also, no printers are available.

CAUSE

These problems may occur for any of the following reasons:

• Setupapi.dll is corrupted.



• Setupapi.dll was replaced by a third-party version and is not functioning properly with Windows NT.



• The Plug and Play service is not set to an automatic startup type.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use the appropriate method:

Expand Setupapi.dll File

1. Make sure Control Panel is closed.



2. In Windows NT Explorer or My Computer, rename Setupapi.dll to Setupapi.old. Setupapi.dll is in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.



3. Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click Command Prompt.



4. Go to the i386 folder on the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc.



5. Type the following command to expand the compressed .dll file:




expand setupapi.dl_ %SystemRoot%\system32\setupapi.dll

Configure the Plug and Play Service to an Automatic Startup Type

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Services.



2. Click the Plug And Play service, and verify that the Status is Started, and that the Startup is Automatic. If they are not, configure them appropriately, and then click OK.

Additional query words: resources

Keywords          : kbui ntsetup NTSrvWkst ntui 
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: February 19, 1999