Marilyn;
sounds like your soundcard is loading realmode drivers in dos.
Look in Autoexec.bat and config.sys
for lines that set Dos config for your soundblaster card.
Look for clues like "set sound" or soundblaster/creative etc.
and rem these lines out, unless you use sound in Dos as in
Dos gaming.
Your sound will still work in windows using windows"virtual" drivers.
If you can't figure it out, post your autoexec.bat and config.sys here
and we will help you.

<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 12:22 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Can't Restart in MS-Dos mode


I'm using Win98 SE and when I try to restart in MS-DOS mode I get a message:
"Locate free PCI resources for Creative Audio Card"
and the system just hangs there.

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