DOCUMENT:Q67012  13-DEC-1999  [win95x]
TITLE   :Windows Err Msg: Warning! Overwriting an Old Copy...
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error message is displayed when you start your system:

   Warning!! Overwriting an old copy of the EGA Device Driver

CAUSE
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This error occurs if the MOUSE.SYS 7.04 device driver is loaded in the
CONFIG.SYS file before the EGA.SYS 2.10.18 driver.

RESOLUTION
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Microsoft recommends that the MOUSE.SYS driver be loaded after the EGA.SYS
driver in the CONFIG.SYS. Both of these drivers are included with Microsoft
Windows version 3.0.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Windows 3.0 and the Microsoft
Mouse driver, version 7.04. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post
new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.0 3.0a

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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