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

[Joel Mollison]

Steven,

Are you working with the original Windows 95 box or are you using some type of virtualization?  My immediate thought is Hard Drive/RAM limitations.

I think Windows 95 limits on RAM are 512MB and Hard Drive 4GB without extra software to modify the partitions (It has been quite a while).

My immediate thoughts were (one of those two is too large) 
If you are using the original hardware the installation may not have installed correctly - did you extract all the cab files to C:\windows\options\cabs and then run setup from there from the dos prompt?
Non-compatible hardware (add-on cards) - remove
It is possible that your install failed (corrupt files / bad ram) - try installing with one stick only
Hard drive might be completely shot (files are not readable).
Was this a standard Windows 95 OEM CD you are using or one that was from a specific vendor? Does it match the hardware you are using now?

I'm  not sure how much of this is relevant to you or not.  Hope this might help.


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I am working on an "old" Windows 95 Computer.....
Okay, now that you have stopped laughing... :0)
 
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.
 
I just installed Windows 95.... on a separate drive..
when I boot up for the first time I get this error message:
 
 
While initializing device IOS:
windows protection error. you need to restart your computer
 
I have tried just about everything...
has anyone seen ..... or I guess remember seeing... this before?
 
I can't even boot in safe mode... just keeps looping around...
 
don
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