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- From: aj923@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (P. J. Remner)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Re: HELP: Windows disappear as soon as it starts!
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 04:07:39 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
- Lines: 39
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- References: <1992Dec24.031618.10139@news.uiowa.edu>
- Reply-To: aj923@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (P. J. Remner)
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-
- In a previous article, seamin@icaen.uiowa.edu (Seyamak Amin) says:
-
- >I have problem in running Windows 3.1 on an IBM PS/2
- >(Model 70, 386, DOS 5.0). The problem is that as soon as
- >I type "win" at C: prompt, the title screen of Windows
- >comes up, and suddenlly goes away, leaving me on dos
- >prompt. The system was working fine before.
- >
- >What I have done:
- >
- >I tried to reinstall both DOS and Windows. During the windows
- >setup procedure (on Disk 2) before I get any Windows screen the
- >setup process stops and gives me the following error message:
- >
- >Standard Mode: Fault in MS-DOS Extender.
- >EC=0000 CS=0053 IP=2B9A AX=0500 ...
- > ...
- >
- >What is wrong with this system? What should I do to fix it?
- >All things was running fine, and this problem has appeared
- >suddenly. Any and all commnets are greatly appreciated.
- >
-
-
- Well, for one thing, you should toss that IBM and get a REAL man's computer!
- :-)
-
- But seriously, it sounds like a HIMEM.SYS problem. Fortunately, I had
- the same problem with my no-name 486SX/25 with 4Mb RAM and a 105Mb hard
- disk. Unfortunately, I forgot how I solved it. :-(
-
-
-
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-
- "It's not that kleptomaniacs can't help themselves. It's that they
- invariably _DO_ help themselves."
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