Error Upgrading Full Windows 3.0 with Setup /N (83848)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q83848

SUMMARY

The following information applies to upgrading a network installation of Microsoft Windows 3.0 to Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups (WFWG) version 3.1 or 3.11.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use the SETUP /N command to upgrade a Windows 3.0 installation to a shared network installation of Windows 3.1 or WFWG, the original installation of Windows 3.0 must be a shared copy of Windows (that is, the earlier SETUP command was executed with the /N switch).

If you use SETUP /N to upgrade a Full (local, or not shared) installation of Windows to a Network Shared installation, the following errors occur when Windows is started in 386 enhanced mode: :
Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows in 386 enhanced mode; run Setup again. INT13
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Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows in 386 enhanced mode; run Setup again. WDCTRL
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Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows in 386 enhanced mode; run setup again. VTDAPI.386
Windows displays these error messages because the SYSTEM.INI file has been updated and is expecting to find an updated WIN386.EXE file in the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory. Because SETUP /N does not create a Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory, Windows cannot find these files.

If Windows is started in standard mode, Windows displays the following error message and return to the MS-DOS command prompt:
Executable Not Found
For complete instructions on upgrading a Windows shared network installation, query on the following:

Upgrading Shared Windows Network Installation

For additional information on setting up Windows on a network, see the following:

  • "Microsoft Windows Getting Started" guide, version 3.1, pages 6-9
  • "Microsoft Windows Resource Kit" guide, version 3.1, pages 71-74
  • NETWORKS.WRI file in the Windows 3.1 directory.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/26/2003
Keywords:KB83848
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