Windows 95 OSR2 will not boot even in Safe Mode and fresh installation on new P4 m'board. The system halts during boot with the error "While initializing device IOS, Windows protection error" I have tried renaming smartdrv.exe and rmm.pdr without solving this.

I think there must be some way to just start directly in DOS mode without seeing the boot menu first.

Can someone please help with this. The user wants to keep using several DOS programs which will not run in Windows XP.

ThanksI believe there are processor speed limitations for Win95. You MIGHT try the Microsoft site for workarounds.

Here is a link to start you:

http://www.thpc.info/dual/95b95cfix.htmlThanks, it will now at least start in Safe mode.

But I still cannot remember how to boot directly to a command PROMPT which is all I really need. I know it is possible because years ago I had to restore the Explorer boot, but I can't remember how it was done.

Holding down the Control key at OS boot should bring up a menu.
Have you considered dual booting with XP and DOS 6.22?F8 key works too. I just wanted to make it really simple. Anyway, discovered today that it won't run from Win95 Command prompt selected from that boot menu, but does run if started via batch file run in XP command window. Go figure! It won't work when the executable is run from a PIF in XP.

Next test will be if it will print.

This app is only TWENTY three years old! User insists he can input accounting data much faster than any newer accounting software he has ever tried.

Thanks for the suggestion.Out of INTEREST, what application is this? DOSBox may be worth looking at.Dac Easy Accounting, possibly before Dac. It uses a Basic executable but starts from another, possibly compiled. I will have a look at DOSBox if the XP command window doesn't work out.

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F8 key works too. I just wanted to make it really simple. ...