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Q66071: Don’t Run Windows 3.0 with Amdek DOS Version 3.21

Article: Q66071
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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Neither Microsoft Windows version 3.0 nor the SMARTDrive program provided with
Windows 3.0 should be run on a system that uses Amdek Enhanced DOS version 3.21.
It has been reported that this combination of software can damage the File
Allocation Table (FAT), which could cause your hard disk to crash.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you have Amdek Enhanced DOS version 3.21 and want to run Windows version 3.0
on your machine, upgrade to Amdek Enhanced DOS 3.30. Amdek Enhanced DOS 3.30
appears to run Windows without any problems.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a KBHW

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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