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Q91050: Network Setup Prompts for Disk; Doesn’t Work if Mouse Present

Article: Q91050
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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On certain configurations, installing Windows for Workgroups over the network
(using the SETUP /N command) causes the following message to appear after Setup
has switched into graphics mode:

  Please Insert Disk Labeled: Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Disk #3

After installation, everything appears to work correctly but commands accessing
the network ("NET USE", "DIR X:\" and so on) don't work.

CAUSE
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This is caused by a conflict between the network card and the mouse; both are
trying to use the same interrupt. Once Windows initialization starts in Setup
(graphics mode), so does the mouse, which is why the trouble begins there.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, change the mouse to a different port, change the
mouse interrupt if it's a bus mouse, or change the interrupt for the network
card.

Additional query words: 3.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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