See the following:
Microsoft Knowledge Base reference article:
Q157924 Error Message "IOS Failed to Initialize" on Boot
This explains one of the main causes of this problem.
I have read about some possible "work arounds", but they
seem to be short lived.
Rick Glazier
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Kortisses <[log in to unmask]>
> At the end of what seems to be a normal boot, the screen goes blank and
> a message appears:
> While initializing Device IOS:
> Windows protection error. You need to restart your
> computer.
>
> OS = Win 95 ( 4.00.950)
> 64 mb ram
> 2.1 GB hard drive
> after restart it will only boot in safe mode. please help. I have
> reloaded Win 95 with cd boot disk and this made no difference.
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