That's real interesting since the A20 line has got to do with the keyboard. Are
you using an external keyboard when the error occurs?

HTH,

Jose



Donald Rex Gaither wrote:

> Hi,
>         I have a weird problem on a Compaq Presario 1610 laptop.  I recently
> installed Windows 98 (upgrade CD, clean install).  It is now giving a
> "Himem.sys cannot control the A20 line" error whenever I restart.  Powering
> off and turning it back on works fine, though.  It started after I installed
> several programs (unfortunately, the company I work at uses a program to
> install the programs over the network, so I don't know which specific
> program caused it to start acting up).  The programs are MS Office 97 Pro,
> NAV 4.0, Reflection 1 and 8 (terminal emulators), and Lotus Notes 4.5b.  Any
> ideas?
>
> TIA,
> Donald Gaither

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