System Performance Slow When Windows 95 Starts the First Time (132611)
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This article was previously published under Q132611 SYMPTOMS
When you install Windows 95 on a computer with a Plug and Play system ROM
BIOS, system performance is unusually slow after Windows 95 starts for the
first time. If you check the File System line in the System Properties
dialog box, you see that one or more drives are using MS-DOS Compatibility
Mode.
NOTE: To check the File System line, follow these steps:
- Using the right mouse button, click My Computer, and then click
Properties on the menu that appears.
- In the System Properties dialog box, click the Performance tab, and
under Performance status, locate the File System line.
After restarting Windows 95, system performance returns to normal.
CAUSE
When configuring Plug and Play hard disk controllers, Windows 95 must
access the devices in real mode. Once the devices have been fully
configured after Windows 95 starts for the first time, protected-mode
drivers are loaded for compatible hard disk controllers, and performance
returns to normal.
RESOLUTION
If you are not prompted to restart your computer after Windows 95 starts
for the first time and finishes the configuration process, restart your
computer to ensure that all appropriate protected-mode disk drivers are
loaded.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB132611 |
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