Windows Err Msg: You Are Already Running Enhanced Mode...

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q84563
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If the command WIN or WIN.COM is located in the WINSTART.BAT file, the following error message may be displayed when you start Windows version 3.1 in enhanced mode: 

   You are already running enhanced mode Windows.

   - Press ALT+ENTER to switch this MS-DOS prompt between a window
     and a full screen.
   - Type Exit and press Enter to quit this MS-DOS prompt and
     return to Windows.
    -Press ALT+TAB to switch to Windows or another application
This message appears after the Windows 3.1 logo screen and before Program Manager loads. The message appears only for a few seconds before Windows 3.1 starts in 386 enhanced mode.

CAUSE

WINSTART.BAT is a batch file that instructs Windows to load terminate- and-stay-resident (TSR) programs when Windows starts in enhanced mode. If there is a line in the batch file that includes an instruction to start Windows, the above error message is displayed if you are operating or attempting to operate Windows in enhanced mode.

WINSTART.BAT should not contain any references to commands that start Windows.

WORKAROUND

If the above error message is displayed when you start Windows, search the path for WINSTART.BAT. If you find one, remove any lines that contain "WIN," If Windows is installed on a network, it may also be necessary to search the file server for this file.

KBCategory: kbenv kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: winmem win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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