Error: "The WIN-OS/2 Session Doesn't Support This Application"

ID: Q111852

6.00 6.00a WINDOWS

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0, 6.0a
IBM OS/2 operating system version 2.0, 2.1
Microsoft Project for Windows version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you run the Word for Windows Setup program under IBM OS/2 version 2.0, Setup immediately fails and the following error message appears:

   The Win-OS/2 session does not support this application.

CAUSE

The minimum requirement to install and run Word is Windows 3.1. OS/2 version 2.0 provides Windows 3.0 functionality, so it does not meet the minimum requirement for Word.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: Upgrade to OS/2 version 2.1, which provides Windows support

          equivalent to Windows 3.1.

Method 2: Use Windows 3.1 or later.

MORE INFORMATION

The OS/2 product included here are manufactured by IBM, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: WinOS2 OS2 kbmm 6.00 6.00a winproj 4.00 word6 winword

Keywords          : kbsetup
Version           : 6.00 6.00a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998