DOCUMENT:Q179196  20-AUG-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :PRB: "Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-Rom" Error
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbvfp kbvfp500 kbvfp500a

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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WARNING: The information in this article has not been confirmed or tested by
Microsoft. Some or all of the information in this article has been taken from
unconfirmed customer reports. ANY USE BY YOU OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS
ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this information "as is" without
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purpose.

When you install the Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 component from Visual Studio
97, the installation may be interrupted with the following error message:

   Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-ROM.

A warning dialog box appears with OK and Cancel buttons. Selecting the OK button
allows the installation to continue but the process will be interrupted again
with either the same or a different error message.

CAUSE
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You are using the Backpack external CD-ROM parallel port real-mode driver.

RESOLUTION
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Current Backpack CD-ROM drive models can use a 32-bit protected-mode driver that
can be obtained from the manufacturer for compatibility with Windows 95 and
Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0. This driver can be downloaded from the Software Library
at Micro Solutions' Web site at:

   http://www.micro-solutions.com

MORE INFORMATION
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When the error message "Insert the CD Labeled Microsoft VFP Setup CD-ROM"
occurs, a dialog box with OK and Cancel buttons appear. If you select either the
OK or the Cancel button, the following error message occurs:

   RACREG32.DLL cannot register itself in the registry.

REFERENCES
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For more information about the Backpack CD-ROM driver, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q131499 CD-ROM Drives Requiring Real-Mode Drivers


(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Perry Newton, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words: cd-rom

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp500 kbvfp500a 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbprb

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