SoftRam Version 1.03 Is Incompatible with Windows 95

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows 95, you may see the following error message on a blue screen when you restart your computer:

   Invalid VxD dynamic link call from  IOS(03) +00000B5D to device
   "Pagefile", service 7.
   Your Windows configuration is invalid, run the windows Setup program
   again to correct this problem.

   To continue to run Windows, press Y or ENTER. To quit the current
   program, press N. If you continue running Windows, your system may
   become unstable. Do you want to continue?

CAUSE

This problem can occur if SoftRam version 1.03 is installed on your computer. SoftRam 1.03 is incompatible with Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use either of the following methods:

• Disable SoftRam. To disable SoftRam, follow these steps:

  1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the System.ini file

        in the Windows folder.
  

  2. Disable the following lines in the [386Enh] section of the

        System.ini file. To disable these lines, place a semicolon (;) at
        the beginning of each line:
  

           Device=C:\Softram\softram1.386
           Device=C:\Softram\softram2.386
           SoftRam=1
           SoftRamOnTop=0
           SoftRamSize=12000 (value varies)
           SoftRamMaxPhys=100
           SoftRamMinoper=2500
           SoftRamSpeed=10
           SoftRamExtended=12288 (value varies)
           SoftRamLowmemExt=1
           SoftRamResourceExt=1
           PageOverCommit=10
  
     3. Save and then close the System.ini file.
  
     4. Use the right mouse button to click an empty area on the taskbar,
        and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
  
     5. On the Start Menu Programs tab, click Remove.
  
     6. Double-click the Startup folder, click the SoftRam icon in the
        Startup folder, and then click Remove.
  
        NOTE: Do not remove the SoftRam folder (which is listed above the
        Startup folder) by mistake. Make sure to remove the SoftRam icon in
        the Startup folder.
  
     7. Click Close, and then click OK.
  
     8. Restart your computer.
  
  

• Remove SoftRam from your computer. To do so, use the Uninstall program included with SoftRam, or use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

MORE INFORMATION

Note that this problem can also occur if you install SoftRam95 in Windows 3.x and then upgrade your computer to Windows 95. To work around this problem, follow the steps in the "Resolution" section of this article, finish installing Windows 95, and then reinstall SoftRam95.

SoftRam is a software tool designed to double the amount of RAM available to Windows.

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