Conference tallis::ws_pc_solutions

1832.0. "%COPY-W-DIRNOTCRE error with Softwin config" by CSC32::R_WILLIAMS () Mon Jan 27 1997 18:56

Hi,
    
    I have a customer haiving a problem installing SOFTWIN V1.0 PC
    emulator.
    
    I could not find this error documented in this notes conference.  Any
    assistance would be appreciated.
    
    Thanks,
    
    -Rick
    
|We are running OpenVMS Alpha V6.2-1H3 on a new Alpha workstation 255.  I
|installed DEC AXPVMS SOFTWIN V1.0 PC emulator, and followed the directions
|for post-installation.  I got the following errors:
|
|ZOOM_SYSTEM>@SOFTWIN$SYSTEM:CONFIGURE
|
| Select the default keyboard type you are going to be
| using when running SoftWindows.
|
| For LK401 (or 201) style keyboards -
| Enter:
|   1.   for US/UK keyboard
|   2.   for French keyboard
|   3.   for German keyboard
|
| For PCXAL (PC) style keyboards -
| Enter:
|   4.   for US keyboard
|   5.   for UK keyboard
|   6.   for French keyboard
|   7.   for German keyboard
|
| Enter a value from the list above [1]
|%COPY-W-DIRNOTCRE, SYS$COMMON:[SOFTWIN.LOCAL.DECUS401.LOCAL]DOS.DIR;1
|directory
|file not created
|%COPY-W-DIRNOTCRE, SYS$COMMON:[SOFTWIN.LOCAL.DECUS401.LOCAL]WIN.DIR;1
|directory
|file not created
|
|   The SoftWindows keyboard customisation has failed.
|   Please consult the SoftWindows Installation Guide for further
|   information.
|

The installation guide offered no useful information on this error.  What
should I do now?

    More info from customer on this problem.  Thanks for any advise.
    
    -Rick
    
    ++++
    
    Hi Rick,
    
    I ran the command file as System.  I also tried to simply copy the
    files
    using the extracted command, again logged in as System, and it gave the
    same
    error.  Can't say as I understand this.  Sure sounds like access
    rights, but
    System should have no problems.
    
    

    Could the answer be a poorly written command procedure and this error
    can be ignored by customers?
    
    -Rick