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WME switches
What are the known WME install switches?
"This test runs on Windows 9X and Windows 2000 that is in ACPI mode. There are two methods to install your system in ACPI mode on Windows 9X. The easiest method is to run Windows 9X Setup again, using the switch /P J (type SETUP /P J). If your system has a valid ACPI BIOS, Windows will be installed in ACPI mode. " Does anyone know exactly what that switch does? Norman |
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WME switches
See KB186111 "Description of the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me
Setup Switches" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=186111). -- Mike Maltby Norman wrote: What are the known WME install switches? "This test runs on Windows 9X and Windows 2000 that is in ACPI mode. There are two methods to install your system in ACPI mode on Windows 9X. The easiest method is to run Windows 9X Setup again, using the switch /P J (type SETUP /P J). If your system has a valid ACPI BIOS, Windows will be installed in ACPI mode. " Does anyone know exactly what that switch does? Norman |
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WME switches
Thanks for that list. It still leaves me a little puzzled and wonder why it
is on the WME install CD. Did they mean by "Windows 9X" in this case pre WME? It seems some are using W9X as inclusive of WME. Here is what followed the preceding quote in last post. The other method involves modifying the registry and copying the Windows CAB files locally. For more information about installing your system in ACPI mode by using this method, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/desinit/retailup.HTM For Windows 2000, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/ACPI_lists.htm#How to learn how to install ACPI on Windows 2000 Note * This HCT will not install on a system that is not running in ACPI mode. Installation ============ You can install the ACPI HCT by running the ACPIHCTv1.61.exe file. It creates a directory named C:\ACPIHCT and places ACPIHCT.EXE in that directory. Something seemed awry as it did not install, yet I have ACPI bios. And the links for doing it via the registry are no longer valid. This is form the install CD \tools\pssutil\readme.txt Norman "Mike M" wrote in message ... See KB186111 "Description of the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup Switches" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=186111). -- Mike Maltby Norman wrote: What are the known WME install switches? "This test runs on Windows 9X and Windows 2000 that is in ACPI mode. There are two methods to install your system in ACPI mode on Windows 9X. The easiest method is to run Windows 9X Setup again, using the switch /P J (type SETUP /P J). If your system has a valid ACPI BIOS, Windows will be installed in ACPI mode. " Does anyone know exactly what that switch does? Norman |
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WME switches
No problems in this area, I'm guessing. I was snooping on the CD and came
across that readme. It seemed to insinuate that to get a proper ACPI install that you needed to install using switch. Curious, I ran the file as it seemed to direct. Apparently MS got it wrong, in that they did not put the install executable on the CD, but the one you mention. Created folder that it claimed the install would create and copied file to it. It ran without errors, after going to bios and turning S3 features on. I guess I have a question as to whether WME installs correctly without using the switch and/or running that file first. Especially in my case where the default bios has those S3 features turned off. RAM and USB awake from S3. "Mike M" wrote in message ... What problems are you having that is prompting you to use the ACPI Hardware Compatibility Tester? How old is your motherboard/bios? Most if not all modern motherboards support ACPI, it is normally only older boards and bioses dating from the 90s that don't support ACPI mode. It seems some are using W9X as inclusive of WME And they are correct in doing so. Win Me was the last of the series of operating systems generically known as Win 9x which started with Win 95 and progressed through Win95 OSR2, Win 98 and Win 98SE ending with Win Me. That is was I thought, but began to get confused when reading through that readme. Maybe when they pressed my CD, you know back in the dark ages, MS considered WME a separate animal. Here is what followed the preceding quote in last post. Rather than quoting bits of articles it is more helpful if you were to post details of the problems you are having. Only issue I'm currently wrestling is the file that won't delete in another thread. Norman Something seemed awry as it did not install ACPIHCT doesn't install to a folder, it runs from wherever you place and when run creates a log file acpihct.txt in the same folder as acpihct.exe. -- Mike Maltby Norman wrote: Thanks for that list. It still leaves me a little puzzled and wonder why it is on the WME install CD. Did they mean by "Windows 9X" in this case pre WME? It seems some are using W9X as inclusive of WME. Here is what followed the preceding quote in last post. The other method involves modifying the registry and copying the Windows CAB files locally. For more information about installing your system in ACPI mode by using this method, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/desinit/retailup.HTM For Windows 2000, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/ACPI_lists.htm#How to learn how to install ACPI on Windows 2000 Note * This HCT will not install on a system that is not running in ACPI mode. Installation ============ You can install the ACPI HCT by running the ACPIHCTv1.61.exe file. It creates a directory named C:\ACPIHCT and places ACPIHCT.EXE in that directory. Something seemed awry as it did not install, yet I have ACPI bios. And the links for doing it via the registry are no longer valid. This is form the install CD \tools\pssutil\readme.txt |
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WME switches
It seemed to insinuate that to get a proper ACPI install that you
needed to install using switch. No, not at all, try reading it again. You only need to use the switch IF your bios was originally not ACPI compliant and has since been updated to an ACPI compliant version. 99.9999999% of users do not need to use that switch. Those that do are primarily those using 1995 vintage motherboards that have since updated their bios to being ACPI compliant. -- Mike Maltby Norman wrote: No problems in this area, I'm guessing. I was snooping on the CD and came across that readme. It seemed to insinuate that to get a proper ACPI install that you needed to install using switch. Curious, I ran the file as it seemed to direct. Apparently MS got it wrong, in that they did not put the install executable on the CD, but the one you mention. Created folder that it claimed the install would create and copied file to it. It ran without errors, after going to bios and turning S3 features on. I guess I have a question as to whether WME installs correctly without using the switch and/or running that file first. Especially in my case where the default bios has those S3 features turned off. RAM and USB awake from S3. |
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