Windows 95

[Gjest]

Folks:

I have a friend who has an older computer with Windows 95. All she wants to
use it for is e-mails to her family.

I am trying to help her and have tried to re-install Windows 95.

We get the following message:

Performed illegal operation

SUWIN caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at
0015:00000031.

I have done a google search for this error but have not found it. Any help
would be appreciated.

Thanks
George

[Robert Heiling]

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Folks:

I have a friend who has an older computer with Windows 95. All she wants to
use it for is e-mails to her family.

I am trying to help her and have tried to re-install Windows 95.

We get the following message:

Performed illegal operation

SUWIN caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at
0015:00000031.

I have done a google search for this error but have not found it. Any help
would be appreciated.

Thanks
George

Take a look at
<http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/psc/img/walkthroughs/windows_9x_nt/browsers/ie_5.0/2955.psc.html>

as it gives a clue that there probably is an issue with an ATI driver or the
installed version of DirectDraw.

HTH
Bob

[Gjest]

Dear Bob:

Thank you very much for your reply. It is greatly appreciated.

I went to the page and will try what they suggest.

Thanks
George


"Robert Heiling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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[email protected] wrote:

Folks:

I have a friend who has an older computer with Windows 95. All she wants
to
use it for is e-mails to her family.

I am trying to help her and have tried to re-install Windows 95.

We get the following message:

Performed illegal operation

SUWIN caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at
0015:00000031.

I have done a google search for this error but have not found it. Any
help
would be appreciated.

Thanks
George

Take a look at
http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/psc/i ... 5.psc.html

as it gives a clue that there probably is an issue with an ATI driver or
the
installed version of DirectDraw.

HTH
Bob

[Robert Heiling]

[email protected] wrote:

Dear Bob:

Thank you very much for your reply. It is greatly appreciated.

I went to the page and will try what they suggest.

Thanks
George

In retrospect, it may be more complicated than that as you are getting the error in SUWIN which is the
installation process when the ATI driver is not available. That prevents an installation while using the
ATI. It's not clear as to why you are trying to re-install if Win95 is already on the computer. In any
case, assuming that the ATI was an add-in PCI video card that was installed later and that the original
connector for the monitor is still there on the back of the case, you may need to remove the ATI card and
use the other connector while installing. The ATI can be installed later. Here's some guidance on that
sort of thing.
< http://www.techsupportforum.com/compute ... 627-1.html >

Bob

"Robert Heiling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
[email protected] wrote:

Folks:

I have a friend who has an older computer with Windows 95. All she wants
to
use it for is e-mails to her family.

I am trying to help her and have tried to re-install Windows 95.

We get the following message:

Performed illegal operation

SUWIN caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at
0015:00000031.

I have done a google search for this error but have not found it. Any
help
would be appreciated.

Thanks
George

Take a look at
http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/psc/i ... 5.psc.html

as it gives a clue that there probably is an issue with an ATI driver or
the
installed version of DirectDraw.

HTH
Bob