Setup /I Has No Effect in Maintenance Mode or Reinstall (85189)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11

This article was previously published under Q85189

SUMMARY

When you run Windows 3.1 in maintenance mode (Windows 3.1 is already installed) or reinstall Windows 3.1 over an existing installation of Windows 3.1, the /I switch for setup has no effect.

MORE INFORMATION

When the maintenance mode of Setup is run or you are reinstalling Windows 3.1, the hardware and system settings are read from the SYSTEM.INI file. Hardware detection is not done and the current system configuration will be shown in the System Configuration dialog during setup.

The Setup /T switch will work with the maintenance mode of Setup, enabling the detection of terminate-and-stay-resident programs (TSRs) that can cause problems for Windows 3.1 and/or the Setup program.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/14/2003
Keywords:KB85189