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Re: SUWIN problem
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Russ Poffenberger <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:26:50 -0800
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>I have bee trying to install Win95b on my friend's machine, but when I get to
>the stage where Win95 starts copying files to the PC (the "drum beating" stage)
>I see this error&nbsp; message SUWIN.something.. After that the program asks me
>to click OK to close.

A grossly incorrect date in the CMOS date settings will cause this. Sometimes
it is a result of a dead CMOS battery, or a BIOS that isn't y2k compliant.

Check the date setting in the CMOS.

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