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Q135207: Setup Hangs During Hardware Detection on IBM ThinkPad

Article: Q135207
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are installing Windows 95 on an IBM ThinkPad computer, Setup may stop
responding (hang) while it is detecting the hardware in the computer.

CAUSE
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Setup may fail to correctly detect the installed video capture device. When this
occurs, Setup may attempt to detect the CD-ROM drive in a way that addresses the
video capture device, causing the system to hang.

RESOLUTION
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Run Setup again and choose the Safe Recovery option when you are prompted.
Repeat this process, if necessary, until Setup finishes.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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