Error: Setup Error G...(due to Emm386.exe loading or wrong BIOS).
Error:
Setup Error G1. Windows 95 Setup cannot install from MS-DOS with Emm386.exe or similar utilities loaded on this machine. You will need to remove Emm386.exe from your CONFIG.SYS file and restart your machine before running Setup.
Cause:
This error may occur when installing Windows 95 from MS-DOS on a Gateway 2000 computer equipped with BIOS chip sets. Emm386.exe or a similar memory manager is loading in CONFIG.SYS.
Solution:
Remove Emm386.exe from Config.sys prior to installing or install from Windows 3.1x if available.
1) If Windows 3.1x is still installed on the computer, run set up from within Windows.
2) Remove Emm386.exe from Config.sys:
a) In DOS, at the C:\> prompt, type EDIT CONFIG.SYS. (The 'MS-DOS Editor' screen appears.
b) Select the 'Search' menu and select 'Find'. (The 'Find' dialog box appears.)
c) Type EMM in the 'Find what' text box.
d) Select 'OK'.
e) Position the cursor at the beginning of the Emm386.exe statement (or statement for other memory manager).
f) Type REM.
g) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit'.
h) Select 'Yes' when prompted to save the file.
3) Upgrade the BIOS on the computer.
NOTE: The 'Phoenix 486 ROM BIOS Plus' dated 1/15/88 is known to cause this error.
