Windows Err Msg: The Version of the SETUP.INF File on Your...

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows version 3.1, Setup may return the following error while trying to copy the SETUP.INF file from Disk 1 of the Windows disks to the hard drive:

   The version of the SETUP.INF file on your system is not valid for
   use with this version of SETUP.EXE. If you continue, Windows may
   not run properly. It is recommended that you quit Setup and then
   copy SETUP.INF from Windows disk number 1 to your Windows SYSTEM
   directory. Press ENTER to continue Setup. Press F3 to quit Setup now.

CAUSE

The above error message may be caused by one of the following:

• There is an earlier and possibly corrupt Windows version or incompatible OEM version of the SETUP.INF file on the hard disk. If MS-DOS version 5.0 is installed on the machine, type the following command from the drive C MS-DOS command prompt to search for other versions of this file:

        dir setup.inf /s
  

  Rename any pre-existing SETUP.INF files that are found.

• The SETUP.INF file is corrupt. Try copying the SETUP.INF file from Disk 1 to the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. If the SETUP.INF file is damaged on the Setup disk, it will not copy successfully.
• There is not enough memory on the machine to read the SETUP.INF file. This error message may be returned on systems having only 640K base plus 1024K extended memory. Remove memory resident programs and devices from the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and then try Setup again. Memory may need to be added to the machine before setting up Windows.