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- From: henk@nuts.almanac.bc.ca (Henk van de Graaf)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
- Subject: Re: Win 3.1 crashes all of the time.
- Message-ID: <XmVXqB1w165w@nuts>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 13:36:08 GMT
- References: <1992Sep11.053334.5190@cis.ohio-state.edu>
- Organization: Nuts and Bolts, Crofton BC
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- jgeniec@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu (Joseph Geniec) writes:
-
- > My win 3.1 crashes all of the time. It crashes without warning. I have a
- > 4 meg 386DX-40, and I think its my disk cache settings. What is
- > recommended in my config.sys file for a computer like mine?
-
-
- I have the same type of computer and was suffering from crashes every
- hour. In the FAQ for windows I came upon the following command line for
- starting windows. I'm not sure what it means but it made my computer
- more stable while running windows. Now I only get a crash every 24 hours
- or better.
-
- win /d:xsv
-
- There are a few more hints in the FAQ. Well worth reading.
-
- Henk van de Graaf
- henk@nuts.almanac.bc.ca
-