Cannot Configure Windows 95 to Use Default Hardware Profile
ID: Q138305
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SUMMARY
If you create multiple hardware profiles on your computer, Windows 95
attempts to automatically detect the hardware profile that should be
used by examining the hardware that is currently installed. If Windows
95 cannot determine the hardware profile that should be used, you are
prompted to select a hardware profile. You cannot configure Windows 95
to use a default value at this prompt; you must select a profile for
Windows 95 to start.
MORE INFORMATION
The hardware profile detection routine combines interrupt checksums,
serial and parallel port data, computer identification data from the
system ROM BIOS, and other information to create a unique identifier for
the current hardware configuration. Windows 95 then compares this value
with the values for the hardware profiles that you have created.
If the current hardware configuration matches only one hardware profile,
that profile is used automatically. If the current configuration matches
more than one profile, you are prompted to select a hardware profile, or
to create a new hardware profile. If the current configuration matches
none of the current profiles, a new profile is created and you are
prompted to enter a name for the new profile. You cannot configure
Windows 95 to use a default value at this prompt.
If you are using an MS-DOS multiple configuration menu, the menu may not
appear when you start your computer. Once a hardware profile has been
selected (either automatically by Windows 95 or manually by you),
Windows 95 attempts to match the profile with one of the MS-DOS
configurations in the Config.sys file. If the name of the hardware
profile matches the name of one of the MS-DOS configurations, that
configuration is selected automatically and the multiple configuration
menu does not appear. If the name of the profile does not match the name
of one of the MS-DOS configurations, the multiple configuration menu is
displayed and you are prompted to select one of the configurations. This
prompt can be configured to use a default value using the "Menudefault="
line in the Config.sys file.
Additional query words:
multiconfig multi-config
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