The Cause of this Effect

Here's one I wish I could save for posterity, however the error itself prevented me from getting a screen shot.

Windows 95 Message Dialog right after bootup:

Auto-Detect

Windows has detected a failed detection attempt. Would you like Windows to skip the detection that failed and continue detecting hardware? This may take up to five minutes.

[Yes]   [No]

            Submitted by: John Fuex

To seek to know the cause of this effect,

Or, rather say, the cause of this defect,

For this effect defective comes by cause …

                        Wm. Shakespere – Hamlet

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