On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:33:20 +0200, you wrote:

>Here's the problem
>When I boot up my computer (cold boot), I get the error message "Windows
>Protection Error- You Need to Restart Your Computer" as Windows 95 is about
>to load. Most warm boots also result in same as well as any windows restart
>from Dos mode.
>I can always get into safe mode but I can't find any errors there, altho' I
>don't really know what I'm looking for.
>A few days ago I put in a new AMD K6-2 400, and the problem began some time
>after that, but I don't think it's connected. That's the only change I have
>made recently.
>Machine is Win 95, 32 EDO ram.
>One other point - I'm running the AMD at 66x5.5 (366 MHz) because I can't
>run the EDO at 100 MHz. (As soon as I get more cash, I'll buy some PC 100)
>I don't know if this matters, but just in case
>
>If anyone has any ideas, I'll be happy to hear...
>
This is a link to the knowledge base article quoted below.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q192/8/41.asp

When you start your Windows 95-based or Windows 95 OEM Service
Release- based computer that is using an AMD-K6-2 processor that runs
at a speed of 350 MHz or faster, you may receive one of the following
error messages: 

Device IOS failed to initialize. Windows Protection Error. You must
reboot your computer. 

Windows Protection Error. You must reboot your computer. 

The AMD-K6-2 update has been revised to incorporate a newer version of
Vfbackup.vxd file. For information about this update, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q234/2/59.ASP

To resolve this problem immediately, visit the following Microsoft Web
site: 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads
Scroll down to the Service Packs section and then click the link to
download the Windows 95 Update for AMD-K6-2/350.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95
and OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1, and 2.5. 

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

Hope this helps,
Ernie Goens

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