At 11:10 PM 06/01/2000 , you wrote:
>Hi Daryl--
>
>Thanks for responding. I tried your suggestion, looking
>for devices that perhaps weren't functioning
>properly. Unfortunately, no improvement.
>
>It's interesting, and maybe I haven't stated it
>properly before, that the first time the boot fails,
>and it restarts with the option to choose rebooting in
>Safe Mode etc., all works this time. There's got to be
>something that's loading methinks that needs more time.
>I've tried adjusting the boot time in Windows, without
>a change either.
>
>It's not an overwhelming problem, but it is
>aggravating. And I know I'm not the only one who
>has it, from reading various newsgroups. I just can't
>find the fix.
>
>Dave
><<<Daryl's response>>>
>Date:    Sun, 28 May 2000 13:01:45 PDT
>From:    daryl crawford <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: I/O subsystem failure
>
>Dave-maybe this can help?
>Windows loads all of the installed drivers into memory at the startup.
>A driver may refuse to load if the device for which it's designed isn't
>functioning or turned on,or if the driver isn't properly installed.
>If you remove a device make sure to remove the driver files also,even if it
>doesn't make an error message,it could be taking up memory.
>Driver errors can be also caused by hardware problems.-daŽyl
><<<Dave Gibson wrote>>>I get the message "Error, An I/O Subsystem driver
>failed to load. Either a file in the i/o subsystem
>directory is corrupt of the system is low on memory."

First, you have posted this message to a mailing list devoted to PC application
software.   This is clearly a hardware issue and should have been posted to
PCBUILD where you would find more people able to assist you.

I have seen this issue on a few occasions, typically it is a hardware conflict.
This is typical when upgrading from Win95 to Win98.   Usually, it concerns
some of the UDMA33 hard drives, such as Quantum's Big Foot drives.   It
also is typical of FIC's VA-503+ motherboard.

I would recommend you post to PCBUILD with a complete list of the hardware
in your system, motherboard - hard drives and so forth, so we can offer
better advice based on your system profile.  But, I will be honest with you
that the easiest cure for a system with these particular components listed
above is to just migrate back to Windows95, understanding that often even
the work-around may not solve all the issues.

But, be sure to post to PCBUILD with all your system information and detail
your error messages and problems.   We need that information in order
to offer you advice based on the facts.


     Bob Wright
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