Error Message: Duplicated Device: INT13
Article ID: 154273
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q154273
SYMPTOMS
On the first reboot after installing Windows, you may receive the
following error message:
A device has been specified more than once in the SYSTEM.INI file,
or a device specified in SYSTEM.INI conflicts with a device which
is being loaded by an MS-DOS device driver or application or a
device loaded from the registry file. Remove the duplicate entry
from the SYSTEM.INI file, and then restart Windows.
Duplicated device: int13
Press a key to continue
When you press a key, Windows loads normally.
CAUSE
There is a device driver listed in the System.ini file that is loading
the same services as Int13.
RESOLUTION
Remove the drivers that are causing the problem. Drivers known to cause
this problem include:
- Alihdd.386
- Aliint13.386
- Int13dt.386
- Maxi13.386
- Pro13.386
- Symevnt.386
- Triint13.386
- Vpmtd.386
- Wdctrldt.386
MORE INFORMATION
Windows 95/98 Setup parses the System.ini file looking for these types of
drivers and disables any it recognizes. The drivers listed above are not
recognized as Int13 service providers and are not removed.
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