Thanks Walter and all who responded.

We can add to the list below corrupted boot floppy, corrupted CD, old/bad hard
drive, bad mainboard, but it still remains a mystery error to me <g>.

Jose

Walter R. Worth wrote:

> On Saturday, September 25, 1999, 4:04 PM,  Jose E. Dominguez
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > I know I saw a post the other day about this but lost it.
> >
> > What were the possible causes that bring up the SUWIN error message
> > while loading Windows?
> >
> > System has a Cyrix chip and I can bypass the error by disabling the
> > internal cache but I think a bad HD was mentioned as a possible cause as
> > well.
>
> This GPF error MAY appear during installation after you click the
> notification regarding the acceptance of the terms in the End User License
> Agreement.  It is caused by memory and hard drive access problems related to
> one of the following:
>
>   a. an incorrectly configured memory management software.
>
>   b. a GSI BIOS.
>
>   c.  a HD that required double buffering, but double buffering is not
> enabled on your computer.
>
>   d.  a Cirrus Logic video card driver that is incompatible with the WIN98
> setup.
>
>   e.  an antivirus setting enabled in your computer's CMOS settings.
>
> Resolution:
>
>    1.  reconfigure the memory management software so that it will allow
> WIN98 setup to finish.  Refer to the documentation for your particular
> memory management software for info.
>
>    2.  If your computer has a GSI BIOS, contact your computer manufacturer's
> for info.  If you are not sure what kind of BIOS your computer has, watch as
> your computer boots up to see the name of the BIOS.
>
>    3.  If upgrading from Windows 95, print a System Summary report to see
> what BIOS your PC uses. Click Start|Settings|Control Panel|double click
> System.  In the dialogue box that appears, click the Device Manager tab then
> click the Print button to access the Print dialogue box.  Click select
> System Summary and then OK.
>
>    4.  Enable double buffering for your HD and consult the documentation or
> the manufacturer's technical support dept for assistance.
>
>    5.  Restart the computer, booting into DOS, and run the WIN98 setup from
> MS-DOS.
>
>    6.  Disable any antivirus programs before running setup.
>
> Note:  Info MAY not be applicable to "all" Windows 9.x
> installations/versions and you also may want to check
> http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl/ since you mentioned that you had a
> Cyrix CPU chip.  HTH. :-)
>
> Walter R. Worth
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