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Win95 no Start. "Protection Error"

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by alan.robinson14

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Installed "QuickBooks Trial Version". Yes, I know never install Trial Versions.
Two computers on Network Adapter.
Cannot reinstall Windows
a) Simple re-install fails EXPLORER.EXE linked to missing SHLWAPI.DLL:SHRegGetusva/ueA.

b) Renamed C:\Windows C:\Windows1 and tried New Install.
Still found Registry, ie added C:\Windows1 to PATH.
Keeps asking for COM1 LPT1 and sems to know about a Network Laptop!
All OK until "Starting Windows for 1st Time" then Hangs on Searching for new Hardware. Cannot seem to find CD Rom that actually is "F", C and D are this PC's Hard Drives. E is God Knows. "F" should be CD ROM but it just stops. Mouse and HourGlass Flicker together at amazing speed and nothing judst sits there

Ctl-alt-del show active tasks BLANK. Power Off and repeat this cycle over and over again.

Any Ideas

Alan

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by alan.robinson14

ps

It takes about two minutes during the re-inatllation after clicking the first Box "Checking the System" (option 2 is copying the files) before it gives the Bar progress. I think it has something to do with the NETWORK.

by its a secret

To resolve this issue, install Windows 95 from a command prompt. To do so, follow these steps:

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the the Startup menu.

At the command prompt, type
:\setup.exe
where is the drive containing your original Windows 95 Setup disk or CD-ROM.

NOTE: You must have real-mode CD-ROM drivers installed to use this method. If you do not have real-mode CD-ROM drivers installed, you cannot access the CD-ROM drive when you restart your computer to a command prompt.

by alan.robinson14

Sorry, already tried that. Well copied the entire WIN95 directory to Hard Disk and installed from there.
Back to "Protection Error"
Am canceling this question and re-raising with better info.

by cdobbin

What I can figure out from your post is that it appears when windows is restarting it is looking for the cdrom and not able to find it. A common problem, BTW does'nt happen with 98. After you format the drive make a directory called cabs of the rootof C:\ copy cab files from cd to this directory, easiest way to do this is boot with a win98 bootdisk with cdrom support. When windows restarts for the first time, if it has problems detecting the cd point it to copy files from c:\cabs directory. Once install is complete you can install the drivers for your cd rom.

by alan.robinson14

Sorry, already tried that. Well copied the entire WIN95 directory to Hard Disk and installed from there.
Back to "Protection Error"
Am canceling this question and re-raising with better info.

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