Function of the [RenFiles] Section of SETUP.INF File

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q87274
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The [RenFiles] section of the SETUP.INF file is used to rename files located in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory during the upgrade from Windows 3.0 to Windows 3.1. Renaming these files will prevent them from being overwritten during the Windows 3.1 setup.

MORE INFORMATION

The default [RenFiles] section of the SETUP.INF file on upgrade disk no. 1 is as follows: 

   [RenFiles]
      MIDIMAP.CFG,MIDIMAP.OLD
      ADLIB.DRV,MSADLIB.DRV
The first file in a line (for example, MIDIMAP.CFG) is the file that already exists in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory; the second file (for example, MIDIMAP.OLD) is the name that the first file will be renamed to.

NOTE: Files not in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory will not be renamed unless the full path to that file is given.

To rename files in a directory other than the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory, you must first change directories. The change is made by using two periods (..) to move down one directory or one period to move up a directory. Also, the change must be in relation to the directory that you are currently logged to. For example, if you want to rename the following files 

   [drive:]\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\BLUE.TXT
   [drive:]\WINDOWS\WHITE.TXT
   [drive:]\WINDOWS\YELLOW.TXT
   [drive:]\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\GREEN.TXT
   [drive:]\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\BLACK.TXT

   ([drive:] refers to the drive where the Windows files are located)
add the following lines to the [RenFiles] section of the SETUP.INF, respectively: 

   [RenFiles]
   BLUE.TXT,RED.TXT
   ..\WHITE.TXT,PURPLE.TXT
   YELLOW.TXT,CYAN.TXT
   .\SYSTEM\GREEN.TXT,TAN.TXT
   BLACK.TXT,ORANGE.TXT

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Windows Resource Kit," version 3.1, page 107

KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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