"Error Loading SETUPX.DLL" Error Msg Running Netsetup.exe (142983)

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This article was previously published under Q142983

SYMPTOMS

When you run Netsetup.exe from a non-Windows 95-based computer, you receive the following error message:

Error loading SETUPX.DLL

For example, if you run Netsetup.exe from Windows for Workgroups 3.1x, Windows NT 3.5x, or Windows NT 4.0, you receive the above error message.

You can run Netsetup.exe to create an administrative or network installation of Windows 95 only from a Windows 95-based computer.

Run Netsetup.exe from a Windows 95-based computer.

Before you receive the error message stated above, you see the following incomplete message:

   To set the default environment for computers that are setup from this
   directory, run Windows 95.  Use "Make Script" to create ba

This message is stating that you need to run Netsetup.exe from a Windows 95-based computer to create a Msbatch.inf file or a network setup folder.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/17/2000
Keywords:	KB142983