DWA-142 (USB Wireless Adaptor) Installation Asks for INST2000.dll

[Guest]

I am trying to install software (driver and app) for a DLink DWA-142 USB
wireless adaptor after the first boot agent (I dont wish to make an
Aplication component at this time). This software will install and perform
well on my XP SP2 desktop. When trying to install on my XPE SP2 Image, I
recieve a message that INST2000.DLL can not be found. It appears that the
code is looking at XPE and sees WIN2000. I believe I may be missing a
component in my XPE Image. Any ideas or suggestion?

Thanks
Roogus

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

Sounds like a support file that is needed, but it is no part of the XPe
database or a component. The file seems to be part of the Windows 2000 DDK.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit

 

[Guest]

Thanks Sean,

I found the file on line and placed a copy in every directory I thought
the installation program may look, to no avail. I dont understand why the
installation is asking for it. I may have to try to build an application
component. Can you recommend an Installation Monitor. I haven't built an App
Component yet.

Roogus
NASA LaRC, Hampton Va

 

[KM]

Roogus,

Here is the guide for you on how to componentize applications for XPe: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms932876.aspx.

Basically you'd want to use tools like DependencyWalker, FileMon and Intrl5/RegSnap to monitor the installation.

A couple more links for you to get started:
3rd party tools for XPe: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms838626.aspx
Using those 3rd party tools to create a custom application component: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms838332.aspx

Your problem may also be related to the wrong system versioning key that is read by the installer on the XPe image. Here is how you
can fix it. On XP Pro [SP2] machine go to [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows] key and copy CSDVersion registry value
there. Modify the same value on your XPe image and fill it in with the value you grabbed from XP Pro.