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Q66416: Olivetti DOS 4.01 Revision 1.06 or Later Needed to Run Windows

Article: Q66416
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-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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According to Olivetti Corporation, Olivetti DOS version 4.01 with a revision
number earlier than 1.06 does not run Microsoft Windows version 3.0 correctly.

If you have a version of Olivetti DOS 4.01 with a revision date earlier than
1.06, contact Olivetti for Olivetti DOS 4.01 Rev 6.


MORE INFORMATION
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A possible symptom might be an

  Unsupported DOS

error from Windows when trying to run Windows 3.0 in any mode (real, standard, or
enhanced) on an Olivetti computer running Olivetti DOS.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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

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