Windows Err Msg: Setup Error #S019. Cannot Create... WIN.COM

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message while attempting to perform a network setup of Microsoft Windows 3.1:

   Setup Error #S019
   Setup cannot create the file WIN.COM, which it needs to set Windows
   up. Setup cannot continue.

CAUSE

Either of the following may cause this error:

• You are trying to run Setup from the Windows 3.1 floppy disks by using the /N switch.

  -or-

• You are using Novell NetWare and have not regenerated IPX.COM from the IPX.OBJ file included with Windows 3.1. For more information on regenerating the IPX.COM file, please see section 2.10 of the NETWORKS.WRI file.

MORE INFORMATION

Running Setup /N from the Floppy Disks

Setup /N was designed to be run from a network installation of Windows 3.0, 3.0a, or 3.1. The above error message will appear when running Windows 3.1 Setup from a floppy disk using "Setup /N" or "NETSETUP=TRUE" (without the quotation marks) in the [Data] section of the SETUP.INF file. NETSETUP=TRUE Setup will automatically perform a network setup.

The Setup /N command must be performed from the Windows 3.1 shared directory on the file server, as explained on page 8 of the "Getting Started with Microsoft Windows" manual for version 3.1. Page 9 of the "Getting Started with Microsoft Windows" manual outlines the procedure to place the Windows files on the file server.

Regenerating IPX.COM from IPX.OBJ

If you are using Novell NetWare, you must regenerate the IPX.COM file for each computer where you intend to run Windows 3.1. Usually, you can do this either before or after you run Setup. However, when you are running Setup with the /N option (Setup /N), you may need to regenerate IPX.COM before running Setup to avoid receiving Setup Error #S019.

For more information on using Novell NetWare software and Windows 3.1, please see section 2.10 of the NETWORKS.WRI file.

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