Additional Command-Line Switches for Setup (-h and -m)

ID: Q96424

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0

SUMMARY

Command-line switches are available that allow Setup to run in situations where hardware conflicts might hamper its operation. This article discusses the following switches:

The monochrome switch (-m)

The hard disk drive switch (-h)

Notes

Both switches are case sensitive. You must use lowercase letters (that is, -M will not work).

You can stack the switches. For example, "setup -m network" is a legitimate command.

The Monochrome Switch

Setup normally runs in CGA mode, but the -m switch runs Setup with the black-and-white (monochrome) color set. More importantly, it prevents Setup from going through any video initialization. This allows Setup to bypass any problems that might be encountered because of Setup's video-initialization procedure conflicting with old video BIOS chips.

Note: The -m switch does not disable Setup's own video-detection code, which determines what hardware you are using so it can build the SCREEN.VID file. If a conflict arises at this stage in Setup, the -m switch will not help.

The Hard Disk Drive Switch

The -h hard disk drive switch tells setup to ignore all other drives and install on the one specified in the switch. This prevents Setup from querying external disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and other removable drives.

The syntax for this switch is:


  -h<drive letter>

For example:


  -hc  (this means don't query disks; assume C: is the hard disk drive)
  -hd  (this means don't query disks; assume D: is the hard disk drive)

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Keywords : kbsetup
Version : MS-DOS:6.0
Platform : MS-DOS
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