Autorun.inf missing or corrupt

[William Whem]

When trying to install the Sunset version of Microsoft Money it fails with the message Autorun.inf missing or corrupt.
I've tried it on two different laptops and the result is the same, (I've previously installed it many times without any issues) has anybody had or seen this and more importantly is their a fix or workaround to the problem.

 

Windows Build/Version Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.6725)

[joe dempsey]

Windows 10? 11?

64-bit?

Where did you get the install file(s) from?

[joe dempsey]

try here

How can I get sunset version of Money for my Windows 11 - Microsoft Q&A

last page, Page 14

[Steve Whem]

I've tried that but reports some files are missing and try to install again.

[joe dempsey]

That would seem to indicate that your download is defective

[Steve Whem]

The original file I've had many years and used without any issues, I've also downloaded the same version which gives me the same result, the files are also all the same size so I think the downloads are good.

[joe dempsey]

Then that points to a problem with your PC and Windows - as if the files couldn't be put in the folder expected or something like that due to a new security procedure or user access

[Bill & Michelle Becker]

William,

Any chance that these computers are running Windows 11 in S-mode?  That would block installation of anything that is not from the Microsoft store.

See page 4 of Joe Dempsy's link which says: 

Windows 11 in S mode. If you have administrator privileges, you can switch out of S mode, only once. This cannot be undone. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/switching-out-of-s-mode-in-windows-4f56d9be-99ec-6983-119f-031bfb28a307

Bill Becker

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[Cal Learner]

I have some notes that may be useful to you.

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You can run the Sunset installation program with command line
switches that allows you to extract the files, so you can get to
setup.exe and avoid any autorun.inf problem.

Put the USMoneyDlxSunset.exe (or BIZ) into a subfolder, such as
"My Documents" or "Documents.  Using a CMD window, CD to that folder,
then run the following using the full path, not a relative path:

USMoneyDlxSunset.exe /C /T:"C:\Users\<your name>\Documents\Sunset"
or
USMoneyDlxSunset.exe /C /T:"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sunset"

This will extract all the files into a newly made subfolder
(Sunset).  You may get a pop-up at the end that warns you that the
program may not have installed correctly.  Cancel that dialog.

Now you can run Sunset\mnyinst.exe to install, or using Windows Explorer,
double-click mnyinst.

Following is a variation of that method of doing that with either a batch
file run from the folder, your documents folder in this example,
containing USMoneyDlxSunset.exe, or a list of commands that you can paste
into a command window that you have used cd to change to the
directory/folder that contains the USMoneyDlxSunset.exe file.

===================begin alt_inst.bat=======================
cd %USERPROFILE%\*documents

USMoneyDlxSunset.exe /C /T:%TEMP%\Sunset

cd %TEMP%\Sunset

mnyinst
==============end================================

Here is a description of what the four commands are doing:

1.  switch the command window to your documents folder.  That way the
    USMoneyDlxSunset.exe will be accessible to run.  CD stands for Change
    Directory.  Directory is another word for folder.

2.  do the extraction command putting the files in a new folder within your
    temp folder.

3.  switch to that new folder.  That new folder has the setup.exe file as
    well as the other files needed for the install.

4.  run mnyinst.exe or setup.exe to do the Money Plus Sunset install.
    For this purpose you do not have to type the .exe part, There is at
    least one case where mnyinst.exe worked and setup.exe did not.  If it
    asks if you want to quit, say no.


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[Steve Whem]

I have Windows 11 Pro so not in S mode

[Steve Whem]

Other applications install normally so not sure if that is the reason, I have thought about it but I'm not so sure.

[Steve Whem]

I'll give it a go and see how I get on, I've done this but extracted the files using WinRar and 7zip both ended in failure as not everything was installed correctly.