DOCUMENT:Q69683 06-NOV-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Packard-Bell PB1000 286 Requires PadCodeSegments=1 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== You may experience the following symptoms with the Packard-Bell PB1000 running Microsoft Windows 3.0: - Unrecoverable Application Errors (UAEs) occur randomly. - Your system stops responding (hangs, or locks up) randomly. - Windows halts and exits to MS-DOS. RESOLUTION ========== According to Packard-Bell Technical Support, the Packard-Bell PB1000, a 12MHz 286 must have the line "PadCodeSegments=1" (without the quotation marks) in the [STANDARD] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for the machine to function properly. Use any text editor to add this line to the SYSTEM.INI file. MORE INFORMATION ================ The PB1000 is not listed as a supported machine on the Windows Hardware Compatibility List, and the addition of this line is not guaranteed to completely solve the above problems; however, it should reduce the frequency with which they occur. For more information, contact Packard-Bell technical support. The product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a UAE win30 KBHW 3rdparty ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.