Re: Win95 installation freezes : Hardware problem ?

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From: Matt West
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 00:00

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gav@world-net.co.nz (Gav) wrote:

>If you're having problems starting after the setup runs ok then it's
>likely that a Plug n Play device is conflicting with a legacy device.
>Try starting in safe mode (hit F8 at the "starting Windows 95"
>message) and setting up devices manually.  If it starts ok in safe
>mode but keeps hanging on rstart in normal mode then try removing all
>extra hardware (sound card, network card, modem etc) & restart. Put
>the cards back in one by one until you find the one causing the
>problem.

Even safe mode freezes at the Windows 95 startup screen.
Only the minimum hardware is present (ie. memory SIMMs , PCI graphics
card, floppy, CD-ROM and hard disk).


Matt West
Technidraft Ltd, The Didcot Enterprise Centre
Southmead Industrial Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7PH, UK
Tel. 01235 511 770   Fax. 01235 511 771

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