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Error - "Invalid Destination Drive..." Instal
DocumentID: 625260
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:41:23 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer receives the message "Invalid Destination Drive Specified For Install" while installing the WordPerfect 6.0b interim release on a Microsoft LAN Manager network. Solutions: The customer checked and found that the archive bit setting on the directory specified in the Installation program (R:\WP60) was on. Once the customer turned the archive bit off, the error no longer occurred. You can check the archive bit by typing the following at a DOS prompt:
      R:\> ATTRIB WP60
the result would be:
      R:\> ATTRIB WP60
       A R:\WP60

If you type ATTRIB WP60 -A, the archive bit will be taken off and the installation can continue.

One possible workaround is to install the program to another directory or drive and copy the program to the desired location afterwards.

How/Why:
With an archive bit set, this signifies that the directory has recently been backed up. Backup programs typically set this bit to denote the fact that the directory has already been backed up. As a workaround, the customer could turn off the archive bit and install the program again, or install the program locally and then copy it up to the server.

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