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Q85162: Forcing the Installation of Only MS-DOS 5 or Windows 3.1

Article: Q85162
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 3.1 
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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Switches, parameters, and/or command line settings do not exist to force the
Windows & MS-DOS 5 for IBM PS/2 Setup program to install only Windows 3.1 or
MS-DOS 5. However, there are methods to do this.

To Install MS-DOS 5 Only
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To install MS-DOS 5 only, cancel the Windows installation by pressing F3 twice
when you are prompted for the Windows 3.1 directory.

To Install Windows 3.1 Only
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If you have already installed MS-DOS 5 and want to install or reinstall only
Windows 3.1, run the Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS 5 for IBM PS/2 Setup program
again. It detects that MS-DOS 5 is already installed and installs only Microsoft
Windows 3.1.

Additional query words: 3.10 5.00a

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
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