Windows Err Msg: Cannot Start More Than One Copy of the...

ID: Q87787

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If the Microsoft Windows Setup program is running minimized as an icon on the Desktop, you will not be able to run any other Windows-based program named "Setup." This will occur regardless of whether the MS-DOS file- sharing program SHARE.EXE is loaded.

Windows 3.0

If the Windows Setup program is minimized, and you try to run a Windows- based program named "Setup," the minimized Windows Setup program runs instead. This problem occurs when you double-click the other Setup file in File Manager, and when you choose Run from the File menu and specify the path to the other Setup program in the Command Line text box.

Windows 3.1

If the Windows Setup program is minimized, and you try to run a Windows program named "Setup," the error message, "Cannot start more than one copy of the specified program" appears.

WORKAROUND

Close the copy of the Windows Setup program that is running minimized on the Desktop before running the second program named "Setup."

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 Resource Kit WRK install background File Manager click launch

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Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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