Windows protection error. What causes this?

[CableDude]

I was working on a machine (p166 32mb of ram :D ) and just finished doing the Windows updates for 95c. I restarted like it said.

Then the windows protection error came up saying to restart my machine.

Restarting brought me to "it is now safe to shut down your computer screen"

I worked on several other machines similar to this and did the same thing as above (windows update) and had no problems.

The machine has a 3com 3c905-tx nic in it. Just curious as to what caused this.

Thanks:)

[jeremyboycool]

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! THE HORADED Windows proction error!!!!!!!!!!!!





How can you work on a machine that slow.....:p

[TonyT]

What is a Protection Error? (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q82/7/10.asp)

[CableDude]

Originally posted by jeremyboycool
How can you work on a machine that slow.....:p

Considering it only has win 95 and ie 5.01 sp 2 on it, The machine wasn't much of a problem to work on.

I fixed the machine by removing the 3com card. I was able to get into Winblows and remove the network card from Network Neighborhood.

I reinstalled the 3com card with updated drivers and the problem was fixed.

This link was of some help 3c90x - Win 95 osr2. (http://infodeli.3com.com/infodeli/inotes/techtran/d5fe_5ea.htm)