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"Windows Protection Error" After Installing Internet Explorer 5 and Windows 95 Year 2000 Update

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Article ID:246381
Last Review:October 31, 2003
Revision:2.0
This article was previously published under Q246381

SYMPTOMS

After you install Internet Explorer 5 and the Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Update on a computer running Windows 95 with a 3Com 3C905 network adapter installed, you may receive the following error message:
Windows Protection Error

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CAUSE

This issue can occur if you are using the 3Com 3C905 EtherDisk XL driver version 1.1.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain and install the latest version of the 3C905 driver from 3Com. You can obtain the driver from the following 3Com Web site:
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/3c905.htm (http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/3c905.htm)
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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Update, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
225050 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/225050/EN-US/) Availability of the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows 95

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