Microsoft KB Archive/94899

= WFWG: Recovering Windows 3.1 After Installation with DR-DOS =

Article ID: 94899

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q94899



The following article contains information on the use of Windows for Workgroups with third-party products or configurations that have not been tested and are not supported by Microsoft.

If the steps or procedures described in this article do not function properly, contact the manufacturer of the third-party product for more information or use a supported configuration.

Microsoft has tested Windows for Workgroups with versions 3.3 and later of Microsoft MS-DOS and PC-DOS. Microsoft does not recommend or support running Windows or Windows for Workgroups with Digital Research DOS (DR-DOS).

IMPORTANT: Read these instructions before proceeding. Microsoft cannot guarantee this procedure will work in every situation. If this procedure fails, you must reinstall Windows 3.1 and Windows-based applications to a new directory.



SUMMARY
After you install Windows for Workgroups on a computer running DR-DOS version 6.0, the system may stop responding (hang) while loading the protocol manager, PROTMAN.DOS. If the problem occurs and Windows for Workgroups was installed over Windows 3.1, use the following procedures to return to Windows 3.1.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: This procedure can be used ONLY if the Setup program for Windows for Workgroups was run one time. If the Setup program was run more than once, it is not possible to restore the original Windows configuration files and therefore Windows 3.1 must be reinstalled to an empty subdirectory. Additionally, any third-party software that replaces Windows virtual device drivers (VxDs) may need to be reinstalled after reinstalling Windows 3.1.

 Start up the machine with DR-DOS 6.0 from the DR-DOS startup disk. DR- DOS immediately runs a batch file. Press CTRL+C (or CTRL+BREAK) to stop the batch file. The A> prompt appears.  Edit the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to remove the Windows for Workgroups network device drivers. These drivers are PROTMAN.DOS, WORKGRP.SYS, and the network interface card driver (media access control [MAC] driver). If NetWare connectivity has been added, also remove the referenced lines.

Below is an example of lines to remove:

CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\WINDOWS DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\WORKGRP.SYS DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EXP16.DOS  ;or other specific MAC driver DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\MSIPX.SYS  ;if NetWare Connectivity added

AUTOEXEC.BAT
C:\WINDOWS\NET START C:\WINDOWS\MSIPX   ;if NetWare Connectivity added C:\WINDOWS\NETX    ;if NetWare Connectivity added  Copy the files WININI.W31 and SYSINI.W31 to a floppy disk. These files should be located in the WINDOWS directory.  Run the Windows version 3.1 Setup program. Choose the Custom Setup button. A blue screen will appear stating that setup has found a previous version of Microsoft Windows on your system and recommends that you perform an upgrade. Specify the Windows for Workgroups directory as the target directory and press ENTER to upgrade. When the System Information screen appears, change the line Network = Windows for Workgroups (version 3.1) to: Network = No Network Installed (or the specific network in use) The Windows 3.1 Setup program detects some newer drivers (for example, COMM.DRV) and prompts you to replace them with the ones from Windows 3.1. In the following example, Setup detects conflicts between the version of COMM.DRV currently on your system and the version that Setup is attempting to copy. You can choose to use the currently installed file or replace it with the file Setup is trying to copy.

Example       Current file : Version 3.10a   Language: U.S. English 220800 bytes          10/1/92  3:11 Proposed file: Version 3.10   Language: U.S. English 220800 bytes          03/10/92 3:10 The replacement file is an older version than your current file.

 To keep your currently installed driver file, press ENTER. To replace the currently installed driver file, press ESC.</li></ul>

At this point, each driver file should be replaced by pressing the ESC key.

After Setup loads Windows, the Setup program begins to copy files, again finding newer versions than those provided with Windows 3.1. Setup prompts for action on each conflicting file as follows:

The following file conflicts with the version already on your system: <pre class="fixed_text">      File: CLIPBRD.EXE

Description: Windows for Workgroups

The new version of the file ((Unknown)) you are trying to install is      older than the currently installed version (3.10a).

Do you want to replace the file that is already on your system?

Yes     Help        No Replace these files by selecting the Yes option. Setup finds version conflicts with the following files:

COMM.DRV

DDEML.DLL

GDI.EXE

MAIN.CPL

USER.EXE

PRINTMAN.CPL

WINFILE.EXE

SHELL.DLL

COMMDLG.DLL

CLIPBRD.EXE

</li> From the floppy disk used in step 3, copy WININI.W31 to the WINDOWS directory as WIN.INI and SYSINI.W31 to the WINDOWS directory as SYSTEM.INI.</li> Reboot the system, and start Windows 3.1 by typing WIN at the command prompt and pressing ENTER.</li> Remove the program icons that were added by the Windows for Workgroups Setup program.

Delete the following icons from the Main Group:

Clipbook Viewer

Mail

Schedule+

Delete the following icons from the Accessories group:

Chat

WinMeter

Net Watcher

Delete the following icons from the Games Group:

Hearts

</li>  Remove the files from the WINDOWS directory and the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory that are specific to Windows for Workgroups.

Files in the WINDOWS directory to delete: <pre class="fixed_text">  CARDS.DLL     IMPEXP.DLL    MSSCHED.DLL  NDDENB.DLL    SCHEDMSG.DLL TRNSCHED.DLL WGPOMGR.DLL   CLIPSRV.EXE  MSHEARTS.EXE  MSMAIL.EXE MSREMIND.EXE NET.EXE       NETDDE.EXE   NETWATCH.EXE  SCHDPLUS.EXE WINCHAT.EXE  WINMETER.EXE  MSMAIL.HLP   MSHEARTS.HLP  NETWATCH.HLP SCHDPLUS.HLP WINCHAT.HLP   WFWNET.HLP   NET.MSG       NETH.MSG RINGIN.WAV   RINGOUT.WAV Files in the SYSTEM directory to delete: <pre class="fixed_text">  WFWSETUP.CPL  VBROWSE.386   VCD.386      VDMAD.386     VNB.386 VNETBIOS.386 VNETSUP.386   VPD.386      VPICD.386     VREDIR.386 VSERVER.386  VSHARE.386    VWC.386      AB.DLL        COMMCTRL.DLL DEMILAYR.DLL FRAMEWRK.DLL  MAILMGR.DLL  MAPI.DLL      MSSFS.DLL NDDEAPI.DLL  PABNSP.DLL    SENDFILE.DLL STORE.DLL     VFORMS.DLL WFWNET.DRV   MAILSPL.EXE   NETWORK.INF  MIDIMAP.OLD   LM21DRV.UPD </li></ol>

After performing these steps, Windows 3.1 should be successfully reinstalled. However, if Windows 3.1 does not perform as expected, you must reinstall Windows 3.1 and all Windows-based software to a new subdirectory.

For more information about DR-DOS, contact Novell.

For additional information on reinstalling other Windows versions, query on the following words:

windows reinstall

DR-DOS is manufactured by Novell, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty

KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 3rdparty uninstall deinstall

Keywords: KB94899

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