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From: cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows Crash HELP QUICK !!!!!
Message-ID: <1991Mar3.202140.18040@ccad.uiowa.edu>
Date: 3 Mar 91 20:21:40 GMT
References: <1846@pdxgate.UUCP>
Organization: CAD-Research, U. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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From article <1846@pdxgate.UUCP>, by mwizard@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Craig Nelson):
> 
> 
> 	OK, programmers, I need help, and I need it fast.  Win 3.0 just
> crashed on me about 20 minutes ago.  I have a 40 page report due in about
> 36 hours and it's written in Word for windows.  I don't turn in that report
> and I'm screwed.  I don't graduate
> 

My few suggestions:
	1) if you are trying 386 enhanced mode, cut the size of your
	   disk cache for a time.  If its smartdrive, take it out.
	   see if windows will boot then.
	2) If you use QEMM, use himem instead for a test.  QEMM is
	   a little (ok, real) quirky.
	3) If you are trying Standard mode, try the same things.  I've
	   seen Windows do just those things when not enough extended
	   memory is available.
	4) Last but not least, you 'could' start renaming some of
	   .grp files to see if they are creating problems.  Windows
	   is easily confused when confronted with icky .grp files.
	5) try reinstalling your video drivers.
	6) try real mode (after removing himem.sys and disk caches and 
	   all other tsr's).