Novell NetWare 5.1 installation stops responding on a computer that uses a Pentium 4 processor

When you try to install Novell Netware 5.1 on a Connectix Virtual PC guest PC, the installation may not be completed successfully. The installation program may stop responding.

Note If you switch to Console view after the installation program stops responding (to do so, press CTRL + ESC, and then select option 1>), you may receive a message that the system is out of memory and that the installation has failed.

This issue may occur when the following conditions are both true:

• You are trying to install Novell Netware 5.1.
• Your host computer has an Intel Pentium 4 processor installed.

This is a known issue with Novell Netware 5.1.

To resolve this issue, obtain and install an update from Novell. For information about how to obtain and install the update from Novell, visit the following Novell Web site:

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