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From: elassaad@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Windows halt at start-up
Message-ID: <1990Dec20.173458.391@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 20 Dec 90 17:34:58 GMT
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Hi Folks,

  Recently, I bought windows3.0.  I have a 286-based machine
with EGA and 1MB of memory.  Everything went smooth in the
installation process, and when I was prompted to reboot the
machine, I did but my system halted.  I had to push the reset
button since a soft reboot did not do it.  I read the manual,
and I tried to change the parameters to smartdrv, himem, but no
effect was noticed.  I disabled the ega.sys that comes with
windows, but that did not help either.

  The only way for me to run windows is to use the /i option
that instructs windows to bypass hardware detection phase.  I
tried to enforce the standard mode when no luck.  

BTW  I have a microEnhancer Everex EGA card.  Suggestions are
appreciated.  Please send email to elassaad@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu.

Thanks a lot,
Shauki