WFWG Setup May Not Detect Existing 32-Bit Disk Access Drivers

ID: Q106082

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade a Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1 installation to Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Setup may not detect existing 32-Bit Disk Access drivers. As a result, Setup may add a second set of entries for the default 32-Bit Disk Access drivers, resulting in an error message at startup.

CAUSE

Windows for Workgroups Setup does not check for a path statement when looking for 32-Bit Disk Access drivers. For example, it would find


     DEVICE=CPQWDCTRL.386

but would not find


     DEVICE=C:\CPQ\CPQWDCTL.386


     DEVICE=C:\CPQINT13.386

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, edit the SYSTEM.INI file and remove the following lines from the [386Enh] section:


   device=*wdctrl
   device=*int13

Additional query words: 3.11 fastdisk cpqint13.386 cpq int13 int 13 386 cpqwdctrl.386 access drivers

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Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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