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Re: Win95 installation freezes : Hardware problem ?

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From: Walter R. Boley
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 00:00
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Matt, freezeup on safe mode sounds like one of your devices installed has
the same interupt as another driver device, cd-roms or sound cards are
good for that. You need to check all interupts and make changes.
Walt

Matt West wrote:

> 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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From: "Walter R. Boley" <wboley@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Win95 installation freezes :  Hardware problem ?
Date: 1998/03/11
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