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Q86341: Windows Err Msg: Setup Error #S020. Setup Is Unable…

Article: Q86341
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-OCT-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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While running Setup for Windows version 3.1, you may receive the following error
message if the WIN.INI file in the WINDOWS directory has a file size of zero
bytes:

  Setup Error #S020. Setup is unable to make changes to the Windows
  configuration file, SYSTEM.INI. This may be due to one or both of the
  following reasons.

- Your system does not have the minimum conventional memory required to set up
  Windows. (See your Setup documentation for memory requirements.)

- Your SYSTEM.INI file is unusually large (above 32K)

  Setup cannot continue. You must quit Setup, free some memory, and then run
  Setup again.

RESOLUTION
==========

Delete or rename the WIN.INI file in the Windows directory and run Windows Setup
again.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 err msg

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

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