Star,
quote
The exact OE is..............0028:C027F8AB VXD VMM06
/quote
Is not exact.
You have also provided a bit more info in your response to Dan, although =
more would be nice.

Whenever doing a search on any error message, try what becomes =
available. If the text explaining the problem matches ever oh so close, =
try the resolution. Near to 99% of the time, anything after the first 4 =
digits will not repeat on the next occurrence, ex: 0028:xxxxxxxx to =
0028:xxxxxxxpx. Also many articles that mention an OS can/may still =
apply to another OS.

The first and foremost Q that comes into play is when the problem first =
began. What was the last action performed?=20

You mention upgrading, more like rebuilding your system and I'm not =
speaking of the OS.

Is your processor faster than 2.GHz? There is an issue with NDIS and =
faster processors.
How much RAM have you installed? If more than 512MB, you need to either =
lower the RAM, set a MaxFileCache and/or MaxPhysPage or install XP.
Have you had a good peek in Device Manager to make sure there are no =
conflicts?

Have a read thru some of these to see if the help:
http://tinyurl.com/3vh2k



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Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Star" wrote in message =
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Again, I'm looling for help/clarification from MVP or *savvy* user.
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The exact OE is..............0028:C027F8AB VXD VMM06
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I have a new install of Windows... two wks. old.
The system has not been stable. I'm backing up everyday.
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Google didn't come up w/exact match.
0028 VXD VMM06, had more luck.
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Windows starts up to this OE, I do ctl./alt/del and Windows continues =
to
load *only to be desktop w/selected bkgrnd color, mouse pointer that
moves......, and nothing more. I do ct/alt/del, I see only PC-cillin
running, no Explorer.
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I do ctl/alt/del and restart and, Windows will load normally.
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I went to Jim Elshelman's website, one of the best for Windows errors.
I learned about this being a W95 problem and,
I learned about setup problems in W98.
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Can someone help.... RE this error and starting a W98 or W98SE puter, =
what
the fix may be.
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I have such instability that I'm almost ready to take the puter down,
partition, format and do another clean install of
Windows.
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I'm burned out, I love W98se, I have W-XP, I've been learning the =
internals
of Windows for yrs., you *must* if you want to maintain your OS. No =
pun
intended, I'm ready for a Macintosh!!
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Thank you,
Star
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