Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/04/11/17:36:11
On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Rolf Campbell wrote:
> >
> > Jared Stevens wrote:
> > > Also, if you have a 350 mhz processor or faster, windows wont boot at
> > > all until you update some files.
> >
> > I've installed Win95 on a 400MHz machine without any 'updates'.
>
> This is a problem with AMD K6, K6-2 processors. Microsoft used a timing
> loop in one of the device drivers (IOSUBSYS, if memory serves), that
> breaks on 350MHz+ K6s. Nasty. My advice: install the patch from Microsoft
> _before_ you upgrade (if possible), otherwise you may have to reinstall
> Windows.
So if you have an intel or Cyrix processor, it will work?
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