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Title: HELP!!! Is my PC dying??
Post by: melott on March 15, 2005, 10:09:05 PM

On my 500 mhz pc ........
I keep getting this error msg.

"While Inializing device IOS
Windows protection error
You need to restart your computer"

I restart and get the same message.
I suspect either the RAM or MOBO.

Anyone have any idea what going on??

Title: Re: HELP!!! Is my PC dying??
Post by: lorddef on March 15, 2005, 10:18:41 PM

I'm guessing you are using that piece of {bleep} windows 98? Have you changed any hardware or installed any software recently?

Check %systemroot%Windows\IOS.log and also bootlog.txt see if theres anything of interest in there.

It's mostlikely a software problem or hardware config problem rather than hardware fault.

See if you can boot up in safe mode (F8) and undo whatever you last did.

Title: Re: HELP!!! Is my PC dying??
Post by: on March 15, 2005, 10:25:23 PM

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melott wrote:
On my 500 mhz pc ........
I keep getting this error msg.

"While Inializing device IOS
Windows protection error
You need to restart your computer"

I restart and get the same message.
I suspect either the RAM or MOBO.

Anyone have any idea what going on??

Click here (http://releases.ubuntu.com/hoary/hoary-preview-install-i386.iso) for the cure to all your PC's ill's.

Title: Re: HELP!!! Is my PC dying??
Post by: Waccoon on March 15, 2005, 10:44:32 PM

Boot in safe mode, right-click on My Computer, and go to properties.  Then go to the device manager.  Make sure Windows is only seeing one floppy drive.  If not, delete all of them and restart.  Windows should re-detect your floppy when it restarts.

If that doesn't work, try looking here:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000359.htm

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