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Q140428: MS Plus! Setup Err Msg: This Is an Invalid Command Line Option

Article: Q140428
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Microsoft Plus! Setup with a command-line switch, you may receive
the following error message:

  Setup Error 530
  This is an invalid command line option: /x

When you click OK, you receive the following message:

  Setup - Usage
  setup [/A] [/G filename] [/Q[0|1|T]] [/R] [/U[A]] [/Y]

  /A Administrator mode
  /G filename Generate logfile of installation activity
  /Q[0|1|T] Quiet install mode (0 shows exit, 1 hides exit, T hides
            all display)
  /R Reinstall the application
  /U[A] Uninstall the application but leave shared components (/UA
        to remove all)
  /Y Install without copying files

CAUSE
=====

The Setup Usage dialog box is incorrect. The /A and /Q switches are not
supported.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Plus! version 1.0 for
Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following switches are supported by Microsoft Plus! Setup:

  /G filename - Specify filename, such as Pluslog.txt, to create a
                text log of the Setup process.

  /U[A]       - Starts Setup in maintenance mode. Removes Microsoft
                Plus! components without prompting.

                NOTE: This does not remove DriveSpace 3 if there is an
                existing compressed DriveSpace 3 volume.

  /R          - Starts Setup in maintenance mode. Reinstalls components
                without prompting.

  /Y          - Runs Setup without copying the Microsoft Plus! files to
                the hard disk. However, depending on the components that
                are selected, the original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM may
                be required so that Windows 95 files can be copied. In
                addition, you may receive missing file error messages
                when Setup calls the Internet Explorer Setup Wizard or
                the Desktop Themes tool.

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPlus95
Version           : 95
Issue type        : kbprb

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