Microsoft KB Archive/69185

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Windows Err Msg: Cannot Run Windows in Standard Mode (LANMAN)

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Q69185

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SYMPTOMS
If you load EMM386.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS file, run Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.0 enhanced as your network, and try to start Microsoft Windows version 3.0 with the WIN /S switch, you may get the following error message:

Cannot run Windows in Standard Mode. Check to ensure you are not running other protected-mode software, or run in real mode.

WORKAROUND
To allow standard mode to run, do one of the following:

  Remove or comment out the line in the [workstation] section of your LANMAN.INI file that reads        LIM=YES -or-  Make a boot disk with a CONFIG.SYS file that does not load EMM386.SYS if you want to use standard mode.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a