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From: MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: *ebios?!, argggggggh!!
Message-ID: <39378@cup.portal.com>
Date: 17 Feb 91 19:20:49 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 62

I have an Everex Step 386/20 that has been running Windows 3.0
perfectly fine since W3 came out, using a Paradise Professional
in 800x600 mode, with 4 megs of ram.

Last night, I dl'd new Paradise drivers from Paradise and installed
them:
     1) exit Windows
     2) cd to Windows dir
     3) enter setup
     4) select "video display" to change
     5) select "other"
     6) put new drivers in a: 
     7) select a: drive as location of new drivers
     8) select 800x600 driver
     9) etc. end up back at DOS
    10) enter windows
 Windows logo appears; then dumps to DOS
      WHAT!!!!???

Windows now refuses to run!, but does show logo screen.

Installing Windows from scratch (original disks) gets me past
Windows logo screen to the screen with the first dialog box with
the three check boxes (printers, something and something), and
the help icon in the lower right of the screen. 

At this point hitting the "continue" button results in a dump to
DOS.

If I try and enter Windows from DOS, at this point (thinking setup
complete, maybe ;-> ) I get Windows startup logo screen then dumps
to DOS screen with the following on screen:

"Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows in
386 enhanced mode;

"run setup again.
"x:*ebios

"Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows in
386 enhanced mode;

"run setup again.
"x:*vddvga"

I can eliminate that "x:*vddvga" result by running setup, as in the
beginning, to install the new video drivers.

What is the *ebios file and where do I find it.  It's not on
my Everex master disks or my Paradise master disks.

This is very frustrating, especially since I can't even install
Windows from scratch!!!


HELP!!!

Thank you.

                                - MJB -

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