Setup Does Not Give You a Directory Choice

Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q62788

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

The Windows Setup program goes directly to the system configuration screen without letting you specify a directory when the WINVER.EXE file is in the directory from which you are running Setup.

This is usually only a problem if you are doing a SETUP /N from a network directory that has the WINVER.EXE file on it.

CAUSE

Setup doesn't give you a directory choice because it assumes that Windows is already installed if WINVER.EXE exists.

WORKAROUND

To correct this problem, delete the WINVER.EXE file before you run Setup. The file is re-created in the proper directory after Setup is run.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kbsetup
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: win30 win31 kbsetup 3.10 3.00 3.00a novell
netware 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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