[Hidden-tech] Windows 95..... really!!!

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:57:59 -0700 dstevens at tryandfindit.com wrote:

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> I am working on an "old" Windows 95 Computer.....
> Okay, now that you have stopped laughing... :0)
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> I am trying to help my neighbor get his program back up and running. He does
> custom kitchen cabinets and he has an expensive app that runs on 95.

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> I just installed Windows 95.... on a separate drive..

"Separate drive" -- something other than drive C:?

Note: DOS/Windows 95 is unlikly to be happy with a large (modern) disk. And 
may not gronk SATA disks at all.

> when I boot up for the first time I get this error message:
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> While initializing device IOS:
> windows protection error. you need to restart your computer
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> I have tried just about everything...
> has anyone seen ..... or I guess remember seeing... this before?
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> I can't even boot in safe mode... just keeps looping around...
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> don
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