Article: Q84575
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 01-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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Some third-party video drivers (S3 drivers obtained from Orchid Technologies)
can prevent Microsoft Windows from setting up a permanent swap file.
Orchid has corrected these problems and provides an upgraded BIOS and driver. The
new BIOS is version 3.0 and the new driver is version 7.0
To obtain the phone numbers for Orchid, query on the following words here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Orchid and phonebook and pss
If you cannot set up a permanent swap file and are using a third-party video
driver, try changing back to the standard Windows VGA of Super VGA (800x600, 16
color) video driver.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following is a list of other problems and solutions you may encounter when
attempting to set up a permanent swap file:
Problem Solution
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Windows suggests very Run a disk optimization utility to
small swap file size. defragment the disk drive.
Incompatible third- Contact your device driver vendor for
party device drivers. an update. You must have 512-byte sectors
to create a permanent swap file.
Incompatible security Disable software or device drivers and
software or device change swap file settings.
drivers.
Permanent swap file Check the SYSTEM.INI file for the following:
size is not added to Paging=Off
physical RAM -or-
statement. Paging=False
If found, remark it out with a semicolon
(;), restart Windows.
KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbtshoot
KBSubcategory: windrvr win31 wfw wfwg
Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 tshoot virtual memory 3rdparty
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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