MS Plus! Setup Err Msg: This Is an Invalid Command Line Option This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
This article was previously published under Q140428 SYMPTOMS
When you run Microsoft Plus! Setup with a command-line switch, you may
receive the following error message:
Setup Error 530
When you click OK, you receive the following message:
This is an invalid command line option: /x
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.
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