Article: Q98485
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): ; MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 15-MAY-2001
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SYMPTOMS
========
After you upgrade to MS-DOS 6.0 or later, you may have trouble reinstalling
Windows from your Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade disks. If you need to reinstall
Windows at a later date, the Setup program will look for MS-DOS 5.0 or earlier
and may attempt to reinstall MS-DOS 5.0.
CAUSE
=====
After you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, the Setup program on the Windows and MS-DOS
5.0 Upgrade disks may attempt to install MS-DOS 5.0. If you run Setup from Disk
1 of the Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 for IBM PS/2 package, you receive the following
message:
Insert Disk 1 and press CTRL+ALT+DEL
If you follow the instructions in this message, Setup attempts to install MS-DOS
5.0. If you are using the Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade package, you receive
the following message:
Cannot identify your version of DOS. Press Enter to exit Setup.
WORKAROUND
==========
To install only Windows from either the Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 for IBM PS/2
package or Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade package, use the following steps:
1. Place Disk 3 in drive A or drive B.
2. Change to that drive by typing "A:" (without the quotation marks) or "B:"
(without the quotation marks) and pressing ENTER.
3. For a normal Windows setup, type "winsetup" (without the quotation marks) and
then press ENTER. For an administrative setup on the network, type "winsetup
/a" (without the quotation marks) and then press ENTER.
Note: All setup switches apply, but be sure you type "winsetup" (without the
quotation marks) rather than "setup."
Additional query words: "Windows setup only" 3.10 6.00
======================================================================
Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500
Version : :; MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21
=============================================================================