LANtastic Err Msg: Program Requires Newer Version of Windows

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q84965

The information in this article applies to:

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

SUMMARY

When the LANtastic for Windows Starter Kit is installed under Microsoft Windows using the automatic installation program, WININSTALL, the following error message appears:

   This program requires a newer version of Windows.

This message is incorrect. The LANtastic for Windows Starter Kit is compatible with Windows 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, and 3.11 but it must be installed manually.

MORE INFORMATION

The manual installation procedure for the LANtastic for Windows Starter Kit is as follows:

First, make sure EXPAND.EXE is in the WINDOWS directory. If not, copy it from Disk 2 of the Windows setup disks.
Quit Windows, if it is running.
Insert the LANtastic for Windows disk in drive A (or B).
Use the Expand utility to expand all the files on the LANtastic disk to the C:\LANTASTI directory. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      expand a:*.* c:\lantasti
```
Open the WIN.INI file in a text editor, such as Notepad, and add the following lines:
```
      WIN.INI
      [Windows]
      Load=C:\LANTASTI\WNET.EXE
```

Open the SYSTEM.INI file in a text editor, such as Notepad, and add the following lines:

      SYSTEM.INI
      [boot]
      Network.drv=C:\lantasti\lantnet.drv

      [386enh]
      Network=C:\lantasti\lantasti.386, *vnetbios

If the following lines do not exist, add them as well:

      EmmExclude=D800-DFFF
      PerVMFiles=0
      NetHeapSize=64
      NetAsynchFallback=True
      NetAsynchTimeout=5.0

Start Windows.
Manually install the LANtastic Starter Kit, as follows:
a. Choose the Windows Setup icon in the Main group in Program
```
      Manager.
```
b. From the Options menu, choose Setup Applications.
c. Select the Search For Applications option button and choose the
```
      OK button.
```
d. In the Setup Will Search box, select C:(Local Drive), and choose
```
      the Search Now button.
```
e. In the Applications Found On Hard Disk(s) box, select LANtastic Net
```
      and LANtastic Network Manager.
```
f. Choose the Add button, then choose the OK button.
```
      Windows will add the LANtastic programs to the Windows
      Applications group.
```

LANtastic for Windows is manufactured by Artisoft, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win31 win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 err msg 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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