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

 Last reviewed: February 23, 1996
Article ID: Q140428
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

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

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

MORE INFORMATION

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.

KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95 winplus
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: February 23, 1996
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