PRJ98: Setup.wri Lists Incorrect Command Line Switches for Setup

ID: q184672

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The instructions in the "Run the Client Installation in Batch Mode" section of the Setup.wri file incorrectly lists the following command lines:

Typical setup /Q1 /B1
Complete setup /Q1 /B3
Workstation setup /Q1 /B4
Uninstall setup /Q1 /U
Using the /B3 switch will actually result in a Workstation installation and using the /B4 will actually result in a Typical installation.

NOTE: In Project 98 SR-1, the /B3 switch will result in a Workstation install and as stated in the Setup.wri the /B4 switch will result in a Workstation install.


WORKAROUND

Use the following switches when you perform a client installation in batch mode, installing Microsoft Project from a server:

Typical setup /Q1 /B1
Complete setup /Q1 /B2
Workstation setup /Q1 /B3
Uninstall setup /Q1 /U
For more information about setting up Microsoft Project 98, refer to the file named Setup.wri. This file is usually installed in the default Microsoft Project folder:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office
Note that the folder name will be different if you did not select the default location during setup.

NOTE: In Project 98 SR-1, Setup.wri still includes incorrect switches, use the following switches:
Typical setup /Q1 /B1
Complete setup /Q1 /B2
Workstation setup /Q1 /B4
Uninstall setup /Q1 /U
NOTE: In SR-1, the /B3 switch will also result in a Workstation install, however other problems may be associated with it's use and it is recommended to avoid using that switch.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1).

For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q185102
TITLE : PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbdta projwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1999