Re: Win95 installation freezes : Hardware problem ?

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From: Gary White
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:00

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Matt West wrote:
> 
> I hope someone may be able to shed some light on this problem :
> 
> When installing Windows 95 OSR2 (using the correct OEM preinstall
> tools), the installation routine freezes at the blue "Getting ready to
> run Windows for the first time" screen.
> The hardware is all new, and passes software diagnostic tests.
> Two new motherboards have been tried in this PC (both new LSI TX
> chipset boards) and the SIMMs have been replaced.  I have also tried a
> different hard drive.
> The only common part is the CPU, an IBM M2 P166+ MX.   Could this be
> the cause of the freezing ?

You say "oem pre-install tools".  Why?  Setup.exe works fine and detects
the hardware.
-- 
Gary White
Michigan, USA

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Date: 1998/03/10
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