Softpaq Solution: SP0895
File Name: VOL_FIX.EXE
Title:   Volume label problems with license diskette for SmartStart (Aug rel)
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CATEGORY:  Software

EFFECTIVITY DATE:  8/26/94

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Server products using SmartStart (Aug rel.) for
NT 3.1 manual installation path


OPERATING SYSTEM:  MS-DOS 3.3

DESCRIPTION:  VOL_FIX.EXE will fix the volume label of the license diskette to
enable you to run NON-SmartStart NT 3.1 installs.


When installing Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 from Compaq CD
(August 1994 SmartStart) through the manual path (called a
NON-SmartStart install at the Main SmartStart Screen,) the
user is prompted for the license diskette (to enter
activation key).  However, the license diskette which comes
with the SmartStart package (red) is not accepted, the
computer beeps and the message to insert the license
diskette continues to appear.  The problem is with the
volume label on the production (red) license diskettes.  The
volume label is just a directory entry with a "volume label"
bit set in its attribute byte.  These license diskettes have
the "archive" bit set in the attribute byte as well as the
"volume label" bit.  The license diskettes used in test have
only the "volume label" bit set and that is what the code
checks for, therefor, it never finds the label on the
production license diskettes.

SOLUTION:

     1.  Relabelling the production license diskette will
     clear the "archive" bit and allow the code to find the
     label, thus accepting the license diskette.  To do this
     the customer should enter the following command from a
     DOS prompt on a Windows NT PC, with the license
     diskette in a diskette drive:
     
          LABEL A: CPQPRLD0794
     
     2.  Using a utility, such as Norton Utilities, remove
     the archive bit from the license diskette.
     3.  Use SP0895.exe.  This consists of an executable called
     VOL_FIX.EXE which can be run from a DOS command prompt
     under MS-DOS 5.0 or 6.2.


HOW TO USE:

1)   Create a temporary directory on your hard disk...(C:\MD TEMP).

2)   Then change to that directory...(C:\CD TEMP)

3)   Then copy SP0895.EXE from the SoftPaq diskette...
     (C:\TEMP\copy a:\sp0895.exe).

4)   Then run SP0895.EXE.

5)   The utility VOL_FIX.EXE should now exist in the temp directory.
     To use VOL_FIX.EXE place your SmartStart license diskette in either
     A: or B: and run VOL_FIX.EXE...(C:\TEMP\VOL_FIX A:) Make sure that 
     the write protect tab is not set.

 After running VOL_FIX.EXE you will be able to run the NON-SmartStart 
 install properly.