I can provide the AMD patch if necessary. Please e-mail privately if you
need it.

Darren K. Page
Montreal, Qc
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> on  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 19:55:34 -0400 you wrote:
> >I hear that you cannot use Win95 on a processor over 350 mhz.
>
> Jerry, this isn't quite the case. The problem is WIN95 and AMD
> K6-2 CPU's = or >
> 350 MHz. Usually upon booting you get a Windows I/O error
> directly after the
> "Windows 98 is loading" message. I've had this happen on two 400
> MHz machines.
> Microsofts solution to the problem was "Install WIN98". AMD was
> offering a fix
> for $, but I think you can get it for free now. Below I've
> included the original
> KB article taken from the PCBUILD archive (LOG9811) There you can
> find a bit
> more discussion about the same problem.
>
> SYMPTOMS
> ========
>
> When you start your Windows 95 OEM Service Release-based
> computer that is using an AMD-K6-2 processor that runs at speeds
> of 350 MHz and higher, you may receive one of the following error
> messages:
>

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