Bill,

This is a problem that Microsoft has admitted may occur in certain systems
after installing a program or making a configuration change.  It occurs in
all versions of Win95.

Go to http://www.outdoorwriter.com/articles/computer/flaw.htm for more info.
There's even a patch available for download there.

If you can't get to the site, I can e-mail the patch to you (102k zip file).

Good luck,

Tim Klymkow

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Cohane <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 10:23 PM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Need info on IOS fix for Win9X


>Hi All
>
>I recall that some time ago there was a fix posted on the Web for
>the "IOS problem". I have lost the URL for this. (It was hinted that
>it was scandalous that Microsoft knew about the problem but would
>not provide the fix without a service charge.) Microsoft posts the
>following about my problem:
>
>"Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows
>95 and OEM Service Releases. An update to address this problem is
>now available, but should be applied only to systems experiencing
>this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this
>specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this
>update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for
>additional information about the availability of this update."
>
>Here's what the problem is:
>
>After spending hours configuring a newly built computer yesterday,
>and right before I was ready to make a backup, I got this message
>after rebooting:
>"Windows initializing device IOS: Windows protection error.
>IOS failed to Initialize, Please restart."
>Upon rebooting, I got "VMM32.VXD is required to run Windows.
>If this file is not in your PATH, you may need to reinstall
>Windows." I could only boot in Command Prompt mode.
<snip>
>
>Regards,
>Bill

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