Not to be perceived as a defender of Microsoft or Window but that message
has a reason. Some hardware if probed will cause a lockup of the system
regardless of the OS running.
The NE2000 and true compatibles are just such cards. If you probe for one
at base 300 and the card isn't there, instant crash. This is why warp and
linux don't pick NE's up at this address automatically. The probe
writer's knew this would happen and just didn't probe there....
Regards,
Jeff
In <3BEC10F4.96599E7C_at_jetnet.ab.ca>, on 11/09/01
at 10:23 AM, Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca> said:
>>
>> I guess you have never installed Windows where it crashed while detecting all
>> of the hardware on the computer... There is even a message to tell you what
>> to do if the computer stops functioning for a long period of time..
>> "Power off the computer, wait a few minutes and turn back on"
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Jeffrey S. Worley
Asheville, NC USA
828-6984887
UberTechnoid_at_Home.com
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Received on Sun Nov 11 2001 - 21:34:49 GMT