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Re: Help needed on getting Windows 3.0 to run!

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From: Tony Becker
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 1990 12:52
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From article <5951@ge-dab.GE.COM>, by pelham@suffolk.dab.ge.com (Tony Pelham):
> 
> they have successfully run Windows on their machine. They
> suggested that I re-install Windows into a new directory, one
> not named "\windows". Could this possibly make a difference? 
> 

I would thing that re-installing to another directory is so
that you don't trash your '\windows' directory.

You don't say what VGA card you have, since this is what Microsoft suspects.

| Tony Becker     MCRSYS Florida
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From: tony@mcrsys.UUCP (Tony Becker)
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Subject: Re: Help needed on getting Windows 3.0 to run!
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