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From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
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Subject: Re: Can Windows (v 3.0) run on a PC?
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Date: 25 Jun 91 13:53:41 GMT
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wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:

>I know that a 10 Mhz PC is not the preferred hardware for windows, 
>And this question has probably been asked before, but I just want
>a few answers (please :)

> [hardware description, including:
>Oak 256K VGA board (800x600x16, 640x480x256)
>                                   ]

>Shortly after Windows asks for disk 2 (during installation), the computer
>hangs.

Hanging at disk 2 during Windows installation is a common error if the
video board isn't doing what the installation program expects.  I don't
know the Oak board, but if it has autosync capability you need to disable
it.  Windows (which is running during the installation process) gets
a bad case of indigestion if the hardware switches modes without being
told to do so by the Windows display driver.

Joe Morris