Error Message: Duplicated Device: INT13

Last reviewed: December 4, 1997
Article ID: Q154273

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

On the first reboot after installing Windows 95, you may receive the following error message:

   A device has been specified more than once in the SYSTEM.INI file,
   or a device specified in SYSTEM.INI conflicts with a device which
   is being loaded by an MS-DOS device driver or application or a
   device loaded from the registry file. Remove the duplicate entry
   from the SYSTEM.INI file, and then restart Windows.

   Duplicated device: int13
   Press a key to continue

When you press a key, Windows 95 loads normally.

CAUSE

There is a device driver listed in the System.ini file that is loading the same services as Int13.

RESOLUTION

Remove the drivers that are causing the problem. Drivers known to cause this problem include:

Alihdd.386
Aliint13.386
Int13dt.386
Pro13.386
Symevnt.386
Triint13.386
Vpmtd.386
Wdctrldt.386

MORE INFORMATION

Windows 95 Setup parses the System.ini file looking for these types of drivers and disables any it recognizes. The drivers listed above are not recognized as Int13 service providers and are not removed.

Additional query words: 95
Keywords : win95 winboot kberrmsg kbsetup
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: December 4, 1997
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