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Hardware troubleshooting Problem While you are installing Windows 95, the system automatically reboot, showing a message, "Getting ready to run Windows 95 for the first time..."; then screen color becomes abnormal and the system halts. Cause and action If you install the Windows 95 as Typical (default) in Setup Option, you may encounter this problem. To recover, do as follows: 1. Reboot the system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. 2. The startup screen appears with "Safe mode" selected. Press Enter. 3. When you see the screen message "Windows is running in Safe mode," press OK. 4. On the desktop, click the right mouse button to show the Display Properties window. 5. Click Property. 6. Click the Settings tab. 7. Click the Change Display Type... button. 8. Under Adapter Type, click the Change button. 9. In the Select Device list, click Show All devices. 10. Click Standard Display Types and Standard Display Adapter (VGA). 11. Click Close. 12. At the System Setting change window, click Yes. 13. Reboot the system. If you are installing Windows 95 OSR 2.0, 2.1, or 2.5, do as follows: 1. Reboot the system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. 2. The Startup screen appears with "Safe mode" selected. Press Enter. 3. When you see the screen message "Cannot detect devices in Safe Mode," click OK. 4. When you see the screen message "Windows is running in Safe mode," press OK. 5. On the desktop, click the right mouse button to show the Display Properties window. 6. Click Advanced Properties. 7. Click the Adapter tab. 8. Click the Change button. 9. In the Select Device list, click Show All devices. 10. Click Standard Display Types and Standard Display Adapter (VGA). 11. Click OK. 12. Click Close. 13. In the System Settings change window, click Yes. 14. Reboot the system. Chapter 3. Solving computer problems 33

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Hardware troubleshooting
Problem
Cause and action
While you are installing
Windows 95, the system
automatically reboot,
showing a message,
“Getting ready to run
Windows 95 for the first
time...”; then screen color
becomes abnormal and
the system halts.
If you install the Windows 95 as Typical (default) in Setup Option, you
may encounter this problem.
To recover, do as follows:
1. Reboot the system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.
2. The startup screen appears with “Safe mode” selected. Press Enter.
3. When you see the screen message “Windows is running in Safe
mode,” press
OK
.
4. On the desktop, click the right mouse button to show the Display
Properties window.
5. Click
Property
.
6. Click the
Settings
tab.
7. Click the
Change Display Type...
button.
8. Under Adapter Type, click the
Change
button.
9. In the Select Device list, click
Show All devices
.
10. Click
Standard Display Types
and
Standard Display Adapter
(VGA)
.
11. Click
Close
.
12. At the System Setting change window, click
Yes
.
13. Reboot the system.
If you are installing Windows 95 OSR 2.0, 2.1, or 2.5, do as follows:
1. Reboot the system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.
2. The Startup screen appears with “Safe mode” selected.
Press Enter.
3. When you see the screen message “Cannot detect devices in Safe
Mode,” click
OK
.
4. When you see the screen message “Windows is running in Safe
mode,” press
OK
.
5. On the desktop, click the right mouse button to show the Display
Properties window.
6. Click
Advanced Properties
.
7. Click the
Adapter
tab.
8. Click the
Change
button.
9. In the Select Device list, click
Show All devices
.
10. Click
Standard Display Types
and
Standard Display Adapter
(VGA)
.
11. Click
OK
.
12. Click
Close
.
13. In the System Settings change window, click
Yes
.
14. Reboot the system.
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Solving computer problems
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