OSR2 Cannot Dual-Boot Between Windows 3.x and Windows 95 (152611)
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This article was previously published under Q152611 SYMPTOMS
If you try to dual-boot Windows version 3.x on a computer running Windows
95 OEM Service Release 2, you receive one of the following error messages:
- This version of Windows does not run on MS-DOS 6.x or earlier.
- You started your computer with a version of MS-DOS incompatible with
this version of Windows. Insert a Startup diskette matching this
version of Windows and then restart.
The system has been halted. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart your
computer.
- This version of Windows cannot be run on this version of DOS.
CAUSE
Beginning with OSR2, dual-booting Windows 3.x is not supported in Windows
95.
RESOLUTION
To dual-boot between Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install the
retail version of Windows 95. If you have FAT32 drives, you need to remove
the FAT32 partition and create a FAT16 partition with the Windows 95 or
MS-DOS 6.x version of Fdisk.exe.
For additional information about how to perform this task, please see your
printed Windows documentation or online Help.
Neither MS-DOS 6.x nor the retail version of Windows 95 will recognize a
FAT32 volume.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows 3.x was designed to use the FAT12 and FAT16 file system, and could
potentially damage a FAT32 volume.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/13/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kberrmsg KB152611 |
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