Windows 95 Err Msg: Windows Could Not Combine VxDs...

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When Windows 95 restarts after you run Setup, you receive the following error message:

   Please wait while Setup updates your Configuration files.
   This may take a few seconds...

   Windows could not combine VxDs into a monolithic file before starting.
   Windows may not start or run properly.

   If Windows fails to start, run SETUP again.

   Press any key to continue...

CAUSE

This error can be caused by either of the following:

• Your hard disk does not have at least 3 megabytes (MB) of free space after installing Windows 95.

  -or-

• Your hard disk contains bad sectors.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:

• Increase the hard disk space available by rebooting your computer and pressing the F5 key when you see the "Starting Windows" message. Use the MS-DOS DEL command to delete unnecessary files and make additional hard disk space available.

  -or-

• Use a hard disk utility, such as ScanDisk, to correct the bad sectors or mark them as being bad.

  -or-

• Run Setup from MS-DOS rather than a previous version of Windows.