DOCUMENT:Q111737 25-SEP-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Recovering Windows 3.1 After Installing WFWG 3.11 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft cannot guarantee this procedure will work in every situation. If this procedure fails, you must reinstall Windows 3.1 and Windows-based applications to a new directory. SUMMARY ======= After you install Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, it may be possible to restore your installation of Microsoft Windows 3.1. MORE INFORMATION ================ This procedure can be used only if you ran Windows for Workgroups Setup once. If you ran Setup more than once, it is not possible to restore the original Windows configuration files; therefore, Windows 3.1 must be reinstalled to an empty directory. Also, any third-party software that replaces Windows virtual device drivers (VxDs) may need to be reinstalled after you reinstall Windows 3.1. If you did run Windows for Workgroups Setup one time only, and you want to restore your Windows 3.1 installation, follow the steps below. 1. Start your machine with MS-DOS. 2. Edit the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to remove the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 IFSHLP.SYS and NET START lines. For example, remove "device=c:\windows\ifshlp.sys" from the CONFIG.SYS file and "c:\windows\net start" from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 3. Copy the WININI.W31 and SYSINI.W31 files from the Windows directory to a floppy disk. 4. Run Windows version 3.1 Setup and choose Custom Setup. A message then appears stating that Setup has found a previous version of Microsoft Windows on your system and recommends that you perform an upgrade. Specify the Windows for Workgroups directory as the target directory and press ENTER. When the System Information screen appears, change the "Network = Microsoft Windows Network (version 3.11)" entry to: Network = No Network Installed 5. The Windows 3.1 Setup program detects some newer drivers (for example, COMM.DRV) and prompts you to replace them with the Windows 3.1 drivers. Press the ESC key to replace each file with the older version of the file. 6. After Setup loads Windows, it begins to copy files to your system. Setup again finds newer versions than those provided with Windows 3.1. Setup prompts you to keep or replace each file. Replace each file by choosing Yes when prompted. Setup finds version conflicts for the following files: SYSEDIT.EXE DDEML.DLL OLECLI.DLL MAIN.CPL TOOLHELP.DLL PRINTMAN.EXE WINFILE.EXE SHELL.DLL COMMDLG.DLL CLIPBRD.EXE WINOA386.MOD 7. From the floppy disk used in step 3, copy the WININI.W31 file to the Windows directory as WIN.INI and the SYSINI.W31 file to the Windows directory as SYSTEM.INI. For example, if your Windows directory is C:\WINDOWS and the floppy disk is in drive A, type the following two commands at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER after each line: copy a:winini.w31 c:\windows\win.ini copy a:sysini.w31 c:\windows\system.ini 8. Reboot your computer and start Windows 3.1 by typing "win" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt and then pressing ENTER. 9. Remove the program icons that were added by the Windows for Workgroups Setup program. To do so: a. Delete the following icon from the Main group: Clipbook Viewer b. Delete the Network group. c. Delete the Hearts icon from the Games group. 10. Remove the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 files below from the Windows directory and Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. Files in the Windows directory to delete: AWCAS.DLL AWCLASS1.DLL AWCLASS2.DLL AWFAXIO.DLL AWFAXPROT.DLL AWT30.DLL CARDS.DLL CLIPSRV.EXE DLLSCHED.DLL EFAXPUMP.DLL EFAXRUN.DLL FAXCODEC.DLL FAXCOVER.DLL FAXMGR.EXE FAXEPT.DLL FAXVIEW.EXE IFKERNEL.EXE IFSHLP.SYS IMPEXP.DLL KEYVIEW.EXE LINEARIZ.DLL LOGONOFF.EXE MSFAX.HLP MSHEARTS.EXE MSHEARTS.HLP MSMAIL.EXE MSMAIL.HLP MSMAIL.INI MSMAIL.MMF MSREMIND.EXE MSSCHED.DLL NCDINFO.INI NDDENB.DLL NDISHLP.SYS NET.EXE NET.MSG NETDDE.EXE NETFAX.DLL NETH.MSG NETWATCH.EXE NETWATCH.HLP RINGIN.WAV RINGOUT.WAV NOTE: The file DEPCA.DOS in the list above is a network interface card (NIC) driver for a DEC Etherworks Turbo/TP Network Adapter. The NIC driver for your particular network card may be different. Files in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory to delete: AB.DLL CMC.DLL COMMCTRL.DLL DEMILAYR.DLL EFAXDRV.DRV FAX.CPL FAXNSP.DLL FAXSTUB.DLL FRAMEWRK.DLL IFSMGR.386 IOS.386 LM21DRV.UPD LMSCRIPT.EXE LMSCRIPT.PIF LPT.386 MAILMGR.DLL MAILSPL.EXE MAPI.DLL MSSFS.DLL NCDW.DLL NDDEAPI.DLL NDIS.386 NDIS2SUP.386 NETBEUI.386 NETWORK.INF NWLINK.386 NWNBLINK.386 PABNSP.DLL RMM.D32 SCONFIG.DLL SENDFILE.DLL SERIAL.386 STORE.DLL UNIDRV.DLL UNIDRV.HLP VCACHE.386 VCOMM.386 VFAT.386 VFORMS.DLL VNETSUP.386 VPMTD.386 VREDIR.386 VSERVER.386 VSHARE.386 VXDLDR.386 WFWAUDIT.386 WFWNET.DRV WFWSETUP.DLL WINNET.INF NOTE: The file DECLAN.386 in the list above is the 386 enhanced mode version of the network interface card (NIC) referenced in the section above. The NIC driver for your particular network card may be different. 11. Quit and then restart Windows. 12. Correct the Windows Setup icon command line. a. From the Program Manager Main group, select Windows Setup either by using the keyboard or by clicking the icon once (do not double-click the Setup icon). b. From the File menu, choose Properties. c. Change the Command Line entry from WINSETUP.EXE to SETUP.EXE. d. Choose OK. After you follow these steps, Windows 3.1 should be successfully reinstalled. However, if Windows 3.1 does not perform as expected (for example, you receive error messages or the system stops responding [hangs]), you must reinstall Windows 3.1 and all Windows-based software to a new directory. 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