OK turned on my pc to have it say error found (or something like) and restoring settings???

Now on boot up is says

Cannot find a device file that may be nedded to run windows or a windows application.

Tne windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file refers to this device file, but the device file no longer exists

If you deleted this file on purpose, try uninstalling the associated application using its uninstall or setup program.

If you still want to use the app assocaited with this device file, try reinstalling that pp to replace the missing file

vdrv.vxd
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press it windows sort of boots - then huge icons etc, no drivers seem to on system.

It says display is wrong and the pci driver is not there - however as I cannot even seen the disk driver from the my comp I cannot reload anything from win98se disk i have!!

The main comp broke a while ago - I kept the brain and had it dropped into a new machine.

If its jumped back to a old save, then all the hardware is different

If possible please help

Any information would be great

Welcome to D-A-L.

VXD (Virtual eXtension Driver) errors generally mean a reinstallation of the O/S.

"win98se disk i have"

Since you have a 98 CD, you could try an "over_the_top" install of the O/S.

This type of installation leaves your installed programs and your personal settings and files intact. Damaged or corrupted system files will be replaced with the original O/S files. You will probably have to reinstall any updates for the O/S though.

The install will correct the hardware errors you mentioned as hardware drivers etc will be rebuilt as well.

You'd start the install the same way as a fresh/clean install. Boot the machine with a Win98SE Boot Disk* choosing "Boot with CDROM Support". With your 98 CD in the drive, type setup at the A:\> prompt.

The installation will check for and find your existing registry and utilize it for the install. When it gets to the point of where to install, it will come up with C:\WINDOWS.000. Change this back to C:\WINDOWS.

Post back with your results and any further questions.


*The above bootdisk image file is a self extracting file and has to be executed (run) from a running Windows machine in order to create the actual startup diskette on one of your floppy disks. (This image file produces the same bootdisk which 98SE creates.) This downloaded image file will format the floppy disk to ensure its integrity, write the files to the disk, then verify the file write, so it'll take a minute or three to create the bootdisk.

Ensure the floppy drive is set as the first boot device in the bios.

NOTE: When you boot a machine with this boot floppy, it creates a RAMDRIVE in system memory to contain DOS system tools/drivers. Thus it will move your "normal" CDROM device/drive letter "up" one level. (If your CDROM is normally E: it will be F: when booting with this bootdisk.)

The path to the found CDROM will be set with the bootfiles, so entering (example) A:\>f:\setup is the same as entering A:\>setup at the A:\> prompt. There is no need to include the cdrom drive letter. The path dictates the instruction (command line input) will look at the CDROM for Setup before it looks elsewhere. The CDROM device letter will be assigned near the end of the floppy boot process, right after MSCDEX is loaded.

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