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Q85244: Windows 3.1 Setup: Pressing ESC Causes File to Be Skipped

Article: Q85244
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Microsoft Windows Setup and press the ESC key when prompted for the
next disk, Setup skips the file (that is, it will not copy it to your machine).
Each time you press ESC, one file is skipped. This only occurs in the graphical
portion of Windows 3.1 Setup.

Note: When the file is skipped the machine will beep, but no warning message nor
any other indication that a file has been skipped is displayed.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: 3.1 3.11 3.10 GUI setup escape

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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