Windows 3.1 May Prompt for System Disk During Network Setup (81987)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q81987 SUMMARY
When you install Microsoft Windows 3.1 over a network, you may receive the
following error message if you boot the workstation from a floppy drive:
Setup cannot find or cannot update your system files
on drive A. If you started your system from a floppy
disk, be sure to remove write-protection from your
system startup (boot) disk. Then insert the disk into
drive A and choose Retry. To copy system files to
your Windows directory, choose Cancel.
You may receive this error message even if you started the workstation with
the original system (boot) disk.
CAUSE
The Windows 3.1 Setup program cannot reliably detect if the original system
disk is in drive A (that is, Windows 3.1 Setup assumes the system disk is
NOT in drive A).
RESOLUTION
To continue installing Windows 3.1, insert the system disk that the machine
is usually booted from and choose Retry.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes
available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/10/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB81987 |
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