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SYMPTOMSYou may receive either of the following error messages when you start Microsoft Windows in 386 enhanced mode:
CAUSE
When Intel introduced the 80386 CPU, it released some chips that had not
been fully tested using 32-bit operations. Windows checks for this to warn
you that you may want to replace the CPU with one of the newer, more
reliable 80386 chips.
WORKAROUNDWindows 2.xTwo important files come with enhanced-mode Windows, WIN386.EXE and WIN86.COM. WIN386.EXE provides memory management and support for standard applications; WIN86.COM is essentially the same as Windows/286 without support for standard applications. After WIN386.EXE is loaded, it creates a virtual machine, loads WIN86.COM, and executes it.If the problem seems to be resolved by running WIN86.COM instead of WIN386.EXE, you may need to replace the CPU in your computer. If Windows acts the same with either WIN386.EXE or WIN86.COM, the problem is probably not related to the CPU. Windows 3.0, 3.1, and 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups 3.1 and 3.11You must upgrade the 80386 CPU in your computer to work around this problem.MORE INFORMATIONThe Intel products discussed here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Additional query words: 2.x 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11
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