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win 3.1 install prob
Name: MadDog Date: September 20, 2003 at 08:47:05 Pacific OS: 80mhz CPU/Ram: 80mhz 12mb
Comment:
Hey,
im tryingto install win 3.1 on a compaq notebook.
when i want to install dos 6.2 i have to boot the laptop with a win98 startup disk. then im able to install dos but the problem is that the computer says to me "SGE 042 failure system halted" or something like that i can boot with the win 98 disk and install 3.1 but the he says that win 3.1 is incompatible to my dos.. understandable.. so can you telle me what this SGE 042 failure means ?
Name: Petit Jean Date: September 20, 2003 at 13:27:37 Pacific
Reply:
A system halted message means that the Post routine does not continue with the loading of the operating system.Hardware problems are to be blamed.Memory sticks,ROM bios, motherboard etc.are all possible source for the problem.Suspect the memory sticks first.Try to boot without them.Many older computers have 4 Mo of RAM soldered on the motherboard. If you want to use Win 3.1 and dos from Win9X use the 3Xstart program to patch the Win 9X dos system files and make it compatible with Win 3.1 http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/download/3xStart.exe Good luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: Wengier Date: September 22, 2003 at 07:11:59 Pacific
Reply:
Microsoft added some codes to IO.SYS of Win98 OEM disk so that Win3.x won't start without a patch. But you can try the Super MS-DOS 7.10 Boot Disk instead:
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