
- #HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER INSTALL#
- #HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER DRIVERS#
- #HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER UPDATE#
- #HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER DRIVER#
- #HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER WINDOWS#
Tip Although not required, we recommend that a TxtSetup.oem file always be placed in a corresponding platform directory.
#HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER DRIVER#
The driver files for a given platform on a cross-platform distribution disk or on a platform-specific distribution disk must be located relative to the directory that contains the platform-specific TxtSetup.oem file.

The TxtSetup.oem file must be located either in its corresponding platform directory, as is done for cross-platform distribution disks, or in the default directory of the distribution disk. A platform-specific distribution disk contains one platform-specific TxtSetup.oem file and the related driver files.

#HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER WINDOWS#
Windows also supports platform-specific distribution disks. If a corresponding platform directory that contains a platform-specific TxtSetup.oem file does not exist, Windows uses the TxtSetup.oem file in the default directory, if one is present. On a cross-platform distribution disk, Windows uses the platform-specific TxtSetup.oem file that is located in the platform directory that corresponds to the platform on which Windows is running. To distinguish between platforms on a cross-platform distribution disk, use the platform directories that are listed in the following table. Windows supports cross-platform distribution disks that contain two or more platform-specific TxtSetup.oem files and the related driver files. The TxtSetup.oem file must be located in the root directory of the distribution disk.Ĭross-platform and platform-specific distribution disks (Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later versions) A platform-specific distribution disk contains one TxtSetup.oem file and the related driver files. Windows requires a platform-specific distribution disk for each platform that a driver supports. Platform-specific distribution disks (Windows Server 2003 and earlier) The following requirements and recommendations apply to platform-specific and cross-platform distributions disks: For details about the contents of a TxtSetup.oem file, see TxtSetup.oem File Format. A sample TxtSetup.oem file is provided with the Windows Driver Kit (WDK), under the \src directory of the WDK. The TxtSetup.oem file is a text file that contains a list of hardware components, a list of files on the distribution disk that will be copied to the system, and a list of registry keys and values that will be created.
#HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER DRIVERS#
The required boot device drivers for the hard drives are not loaded.Ī boot-start driver distribution disk is a medium, such as a floppy disk or USB flash drive, that contains a TxtSetup.oem file and the related driver files. Setup could not find any hard drives in your computer This error does not occur on most machines, but it might occur on a high-end server.

Setup could not determine your machine typeĪ new HAL driver is required. The boot disk is a third-party mass-storage device that requires a driver that is not included with Windows. The following table describes several error messages and their possible causes. When Windows fails to start, certain error messages that are displayed can indicate that a boot-start driver is missing. Instead, wait until Windows starts and use Device Manager to perform an "update driver" operation on the device.
#HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER UPDATE#
Do not use this procedure to replace or update a driver that is included with Windows.
#HOW DO I FIND THE PARAGON DRIVER SETUP FILE ON MY COMPUTER INSTALL#
Note This procedure demonstrates how you can install a driver that is not included "in-the-box" with Windows. When Windows displays this message, press the specified F n key to install the boot-start driver and then insert a boot-start driver distribution disk. During the text-mode phase of the installation (at the beginning of the installation), Windows displays a message that indicates that you can press a specific F n key to install a boot-start driver. Install the device hardware and turn on the computer.īegin your Windows installation (run the Windows setup program). To install a device that is required to start Windows, but whose driver is not included with the operating system, a user must do the following: If a boot-start driver for a device is not included "in-the-box" with Windows, a user can install an additional vendor-supplied boot-start driver for the device during text-mode setup. Most boot-start drivers are included "in-the-box" with Windows, and Windows automatically installs these boot-start drivers during the text-mode setup phase of Windows installation. A boot-start driver is a driver for a device that must be installed to start the Microsoft Windows operating system.
