Windows protection error

The protection error is a warning given when the accessing hardware that you may be have to update to current drivers for your system.
Go to device manager and check for any conflicts in the named parts,if there is not a conflict,right click the device and choose properties and then click on the update the drivers button.

Go to programs sustem tools and run
system information.Go Componants and to
problem devices. It should tell you what is
causing the problem.

good luck

There is a patch for that put out by AMD on their web site, along with that they will tell you to update your motherboard drivers in conjuction with the patch the have put out. there should be two. One for the CPU and the other is for the chipset onthe motherboard depending on which one you have.

For Windows 95, be sure you have the AMD update for Win95 applied (see Microsoft KB Q192841 & Q234259).

For Win98, boot in safe mode, then use MSConfig.exe (type "msconfig" in the run command) to deactivate programs and protected-mode drivers until you can boot successfully. The last change you made pinpoints the cause of the problem (which I think is a device driver not loading properly).

This sounds like you need the Microsoft/AMD patch mentioned above. I had the same thing with a K6/2 500, and I had to set my motherboard down to a 300mhz cpu so I could boot and install the patch, then set it back to 500 and it was fine.

One other thing to check, especially if "Windows Protection error" is the only message you get, with no additional text. Microsoft has a step-by-step method to troubleshoot protection errors, search for article Q136337. If this narrows it down to a 32bit driver problem I would try the NIC driver first, that has been my experience with this issue.

I agree with Proposed answer 3. There is patch and you should download the patch from their website, boot your machine using safe mode and update the patch.