recover files that were deleted accidently

this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution for
it.
this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine. everything
was running fine until i needed to update the driver of
the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
cancel and not to go further with the process since i did
not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling i
continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).

when i boot the system and before the windows screen
appears the computer stops and notify me that some files
are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are three
files.
this is the story and now the question.
how can i recover those files?
i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do. please
advise.
sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell it
may better describe the problem for you.

start
run
sfc
Extract one file from installation disk, type in filename

do that 3 times for 3 files

do NOT use the other function of SFC 'scan for altered files' DOES NOT WORK,
it searches for files different to its database, not wrong files. if you have
ever installed any software, been to windows update, or even just changed
system settings, using this option will fubar your pc

fubar -- f- up beyond all recognition
--
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AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"sarah" wrote in message
...
| this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution for
| it.
| this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine. everything
| was running fine until i needed to update the driver of
| the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
| 98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
| cancel and not to go further with the process since i did
| not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling i
| continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
| the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).
|
| when i boot the system and before the windows screen
| appears the computer stops and notify me that some files
| are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are three
| files.
| this is the story and now the question.
| how can i recover those files?
| i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do. please
| advise.
| sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell it
| may better describe the problem for you.

appreciate your help.
will try it.

but let me see if i understood,
here are what i am going to do step by step
- write down the name of the missing files.
- once windows is fully loaded, i load w98SE cd in cd-rom
- on the run command i type SFC.
- type the name of the files with their file extension
each file alone.
- repeat the process until having the three missed files.
? once i have the files extracted where do i have to load
them? which directory?
? how do i load them? (copy and paste?)

Appreciate your advise towards rectifying the sequencial
steps and your reply regarding the new questions.


-----Original Message-----
start
run
sfc
Extract one file from installation disk, type in filename

do that 3 times for 3 files

do NOT use the other function of SFC 'scan for altered
files' DOES NOT WORK,
it searches for files different to its database, not
wrong files. if you have
ever installed any software, been to windows update, or
even just changed
system settings, using this option will fubar your pc

fubar -- f- up beyond all recognition
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n.../collateral.as
px?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on
the pages before use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"sarah" wrote in
message
...
| this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution
for
| it.
| this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine.
everything
| was running fine until i needed to update the driver of
| the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
| 98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
| cancel and not to go further with the process since i
did
| not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling
i
| continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
| the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).
|
| when i boot the system and before the windows screen
| appears the computer stops and notify me that some
files
| are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are
three
| files.
| this is the story and now the question.
| how can i recover those files?
| i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do.
please
| advise.
| sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell
it
| may better describe the problem for you.


.

sarah wrote:
this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution for
it.
this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine. everything
was running fine until i needed to update the driver of
the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
cancel and not to go further with the process since i did
not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling i
continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).

when i boot the system and before the windows screen
appears the computer stops and notify me that some files
are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are three
files.
this is the story and now the question.
how can i recover those files?
i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do. please
advise.
sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell it
may better describe the problem for you.

Hi,

Other ways to solve it besides as suggested by AlmostBob are going to
Device Manger, then the Network Adapters category and find the NIC
listed there. Highlight it, select properties, then the driver tab and
update the drivers that way or just remove it instead from the Device
Manager, then reboot and allow Windows to reinstall it.

Also, for future reference, it is possible that you have the needed
files on your hard drive already. PC makers often put the needed ".cab"
files in a folder at C:\Windows\Options\Cabs or maybe even C:\Cabs.
Search for them, you're looking for a bunch of them like Win98_39.cab;
just use StartFind File or Folders and enter *.cab in the field and
search your hard drive(s).

If not, take the time now to copy them over from the CD to a folder on
your hard drive so that the next time an installation prompts you to
insert the Win98 CD, you can just point to the folders with the .cab
files in them. (Click OK when prompted for the CD, you should get a
message like "couldn't find the files", click browse and point to the
folder with the .cab files.)

MM

"sarah" wrote in news:3a3101c4a571
:

this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution for
it.
this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine. everything
was running fine until i needed to update the driver of
the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
cancel and not to go further with the process since i did
not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling i
continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).

when i boot the system and before the windows screen
appears the computer stops and notify me that some files
are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are three
files.
this is the story and now the question.
how can i recover those files?
i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do. please
advise.
sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell it
may better describe the problem for you.

Go to devicemanager, delete the ethernetcard, and reboot. Windows will
reinstall everything.

thanks for your information. i did the part connecting
with uninstalling the device driver and letting the
computer detect it again to load the driver and
reconfigure it. this has happened, the devoce is
detected, driver loaded and configured. but the file are
still missing .everytime windows starts, i am still asked
for those missing files and i have to push enter 3 times
to bypass the POST and allow windows to start and load.


-----Original Message-----
sarah wrote:
this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution
for
it.
this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine.
everything
was running fine until i needed to update the driver
of
the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
cancel and not to go further with the process since i
did
not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling
i
continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).

when i boot the system and before the windows screen
appears the computer stops and notify me that some
files
are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are
three
files.
this is the story and now the question.
how can i recover those files?
i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do.
please
advise.
sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell
it
may better describe the problem for you.

Hi,

Other ways to solve it besides as suggested by AlmostBob
are going to
Device Manger, then the Network Adapters category and
find the NIC
listed there. Highlight it, select properties, then the
driver tab and
update the drivers that way or just remove it instead
from the Device
Manager, then reboot and allow Windows to reinstall it.

Also, for future reference, it is possible that you have
the needed
files on your hard drive already. PC makers often put
the needed ".cab"
files in a folder at C:\Windows\Options\Cabs or maybe
even C:\Cabs.
Search for them, you're looking for a bunch of them like
Win98_39.cab;
just use StartFind File or Folders and enter *.cab in
the field and
search your hard drive(s).

If not, take the time now to copy them over from the CD
to a folder on
your hard drive so that the next time an installation
prompts you to
insert the Win98 CD, you can just point to the folders
with the .cab
files in them. (Click OK when prompted for the CD, you
should get a
message like "couldn't find the files", click browse and
point to the
folder with the .cab files.)

MM
.

sarah wrote:
thanks for your information. i did the part connecting
with uninstalling the device driver and letting the
computer detect it again to load the driver and
reconfigure it. this has happened, the devoce is
detected, driver loaded and configured. but the file are
still missing .everytime windows starts, i am still asked
for those missing files and i have to push enter 3 times
to bypass the POST and allow windows to start and load.



Hi,

Please post the name of the three files it says are missing.

MM

First:
Click Start Run, type in: msconfig and press Enter.
Under the General tab click the Advanced button.
Click next to "Enable startup menu" in the check box to select it.
Click Apply Ok, do not reboot yet when asked.

Second:
Click Start Settings Control Panel Network.
Remove any Modems/NICS/Ethernet devices listed under Components.
Click Ok and reboot to Safe Mode.

On reboot you will get the Startup Menu, select Safe Mode and press Enter.

Once in Safe Mode:
Right click MyComputer.
Click Properties Device Manager tab.
Click the + next to Network/Ethernet adapters to expand.
Remove ALL devices listed for the Network/Ethernet adapters.
Close out and reboot.

Windows will redetect/reinstall the device. If it asks for the Win CD, put it in the
drive tray, click the browse button and navigate to the Win98 Folder and select it as
where to look for the files.

If you still have problems see:
Error Message: Cannot Find a Device File That May Be Needed to Run Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q132008

Err Msg: Cannot Find a Device File That May Be Needed to Run...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q166832

"Unable to Load the Dynamic Link Library" Error Message When You Install Drivers or
Utilities
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q302590

--
Brian A.

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

"sarah" wrote in message
...
thanks for your information. i did the part connecting
with uninstalling the device driver and letting the
computer detect it again to load the driver and
reconfigure it. this has happened, the devoce is
detected, driver loaded and configured. but the file are
still missing .everytime windows starts, i am still asked
for those missing files and i have to push enter 3 times
to bypass the POST and allow windows to start and load.


-----Original Message-----
sarah wrote:
this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution
for
it.
this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine.
everything
was running fine until i needed to update the driver
of
the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
cancel and not to go further with the process since i
did
not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling
i
continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).

when i boot the system and before the windows screen
appears the computer stops and notify me that some
files
are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are
three
files.
this is the story and now the question.
how can i recover those files?
i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do.
please
advise.
sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell
it
may better describe the problem for you.

Hi,

Other ways to solve it besides as suggested by AlmostBob
are going to
Device Manger, then the Network Adapters category and
find the NIC
listed there. Highlight it, select properties, then the
driver tab and
update the drivers that way or just remove it instead
from the Device
Manager, then reboot and allow Windows to reinstall it.

Also, for future reference, it is possible that you have
the needed
files on your hard drive already. PC makers often put
the needed ".cab"
files in a folder at C:\Windows\Options\Cabs or maybe
even C:\Cabs.
Search for them, you're looking for a bunch of them like
Win98_39.cab;
just use StartFind File or Folders and enter *.cab in
the field and
search your hard drive(s).

If not, take the time now to copy them over from the CD
to a folder on
your hard drive so that the next time an installation
prompts you to
insert the Win98 CD, you can just point to the folders
with the .cab
files in them. (Click OK when prompted for the CD, you
should get a
message like "couldn't find the files", click browse and
point to the
folder with the .cab files.)

MM
.

SFC is windows utility that will extract the named file to the right folder,
thats all you have to do

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"sarah" wrote in message
...
| appreciate your help.
| will try it.
|
| but let me see if i understood,
| here are what i am going to do step by step
| - write down the name of the missing files.
| - once windows is fully loaded, i load w98SE cd in cd-rom
| - on the run command i type SFC.
| - type the name of the files with their file extension
| each file alone.
| - repeat the process until having the three missed files.
| ? once i have the files extracted where do i have to load
| them? which directory?
| ? how do i load them? (copy and paste?)
|
| Appreciate your advise towards rectifying the sequencial
| steps and your reply regarding the new questions.
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| start
| run
| sfc
| Extract one file from installation disk, type in filename
|
| do that 3 times for 3 files
|
| do NOT use the other function of SFC 'scan for altered
| files' DOES NOT WORK,
| it searches for files different to its database, not
| wrong files. if you have
| ever installed any software, been to windows update, or
| even just changed
| system settings, using this option will fubar your pc
|
| fubar -- f- up beyond all recognition
| --
| Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
| spybot http://security.kolla.de
| AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
| Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
| http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
| Panda online AntiVirus scan
| http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
| Catalog of removal tools (1)
| http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
| Catalog of removal tools (2)
| http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n.../collateral.as
| px?CID=40387
| Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
| http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
| links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on
| the pages before use
| Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
| _
| "sarah" wrote in
| message
| ...
| | this is my problem. hope somebody can give a solution
| for
| | it.
| | this is a windows 98SE loaded on a P4 machine.
| everything
| | was running fine until i needed to update the driver of
| | the ethernet card. the system asked me to load windows
| | 98SE CD to extract some files. i know that i have to
| | cancel and not to go further with the process since i
| did
| | not have the cd ready that time, instead of cancelling
| i
| | continued and i SKIPPED some files that were needed by
| | the system. ( i clicked on skip button 3 times).
| |
| | when i boot the system and before the windows screen
| | appears the computer stops and notify me that some
| files
| | are missing and i need to reinstall them. those are
| three
| | files.
| | this is the story and now the question.
| | how can i recover those files?
| | i have the cd (98SE) with me now. what shall i do.
| please
| | advise.
| | sorry to bother with a boring story. i thought to tell
| it
| | may better describe the problem for you.
|
|
| .
|