DOCUMENT:Q134573 24-JUL-2001 [win95x] TITLE :Error the First Time You Start Computer with Novell NE3200 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:95 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kbhw kbnetwork kbsetup win95 kbHardware ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== After you upgrade to Windows 95 with a Novell NE3200 network adapter, the first time that you restart the computer, you may receive the following error message: Your network adapter NE3200 or compatible (0000) is not working correctly. You may need to set it up again. CAUSE ===== The error message described above seems to occur only when there is an EISA device present on the computer during setup, and when there are NDIS3 drivers. If the NE3200 card is added to an existing Windows 95 installation, this error message does not appear. RESOLUTION ========== This error message does not adversely affect networking. If it appears, click the OK button and allow Setup to complete. The next time you start the computer, the error message does not appear and the card functions properly. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. MORE INFORMATION ================ The NE3200 network adapter is manufactured by Novell, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. Additional query words: fail start ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kbhw kbnetwork kbsetup win95 kbHardware Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95 Version : 95 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= 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 2001.