EGA.SYS Doesn't Load for Windows 3.1

Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q82456

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you use the MS-DOS SETUP /N command to install a shared copy of Microsoft Windows to a network drive on a machine with an EGA monitor, Setup adds the following line to the CONFIG.SYS file

   DEVICE=X:\WINPATH\EGA.SYS

where X is the net drive.

As a result, when you boot the machine, EGA.SYS doesn't get loaded because the network has not started yet.

RESOLUTION

To correct this, copy EGA.SYS from the net drive to the local hard disk, floppy boot disk, or remote boot area on the network and modify the CONFIG.SYS file.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbsetup
KBSubcategory: win31 windrvr
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.1 EGA.SYS 3.11 SETUP/N

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Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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