From: Richard Dawe <richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT has Bought Over Linus Torvalds!!
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 13:06:40 +0100
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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.

Bye,

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Richard Dawe
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