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Windows 98 Reinstall
My computer stopped working and I received the error message saying (not
exactly): "Can't find essential system file" and then the more specific message: "can't find: lmouse.drv". I have my original Windows 98 CD and a startup floppy and I used them to go through the Windows reinstall process. Same error message when I finished. I have the CD for my Logitech Optical Mouse. How would I find "lmouse.drv" there and if I do find it how can I reinstall it so Win98 can find it? tam999 |
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Windows 98 Reinstall
Lmouse.drv is a Logitech file.
Why not just use the Logitech CD and reinstall the drivers or software? ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:29:06 -0700, tam999 wrote: My computer stopped working and I received the error message saying (not exactly): "Can't find essential system file" and then the more specific message: "can't find: lmouse.drv". I have my original Windows 98 CD and a startup floppy and I used them to go through the Windows reinstall process. Same error message when I finished. I have the CD for my Logitech Optical Mouse. How would I find "lmouse.drv" there and if I do find it how can I reinstall it so Win98 can find it? tam999 |
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Insert the Logitech CD and see if it autoruns. If so, follow the on screen
prompts. I don't use a Logitech mouse so I cannot give specific instructions. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "tam999" wrote in message ... My computer stopped working and I received the error message saying (not exactly): "Can't find essential system file" and then the more specific message: "can't find: lmouse.drv". I have my original Windows 98 CD and a startup floppy and I used them to go through the Windows reinstall process. Same error message when I finished. I have the CD for my Logitech Optical Mouse. How would I find "lmouse.drv" there and if I do find it how can I reinstall it so Win98 can find it? tam999 |
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since you are the MVP for Win98 maybe you can help? I have lots of error
messages (fatal exception, msgsrv32, kernel32) and other and after most they want the installation cd which I no longer have because of my not thinking boyfriend!! What do I do? I also deleted a user ( the computer was given to me ) now some of our applications are gone too! I go in and click on it ( like excel) it wants the windows 98 cd. Why me? HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! "Ron Badour" wrote: Insert the Logitech CD and see if it autoruns. If so, follow the on screen prompts. I don't use a Logitech mouse so I cannot give specific instructions. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "tam999" wrote in message ... My computer stopped working and I received the error message saying (not exactly): "Can't find essential system file" and then the more specific message: "can't find: lmouse.drv". I have my original Windows 98 CD and a startup floppy and I used them to go through the Windows reinstall process. Same error message when I finished. I have the CD for my Logitech Optical Mouse. How would I find "lmouse.drv" there and if I do find it how can I reinstall it so Win98 can find it? tam999 |
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Sometimes the W98 files have been written to the hard drive. Do a find on:
win98_24.cab and if found, note its location on the drive. Then when the CD is called for, browse to that location. If they are not on the hard drive, then you are out of luck. You can try to pick up a used copy of W98 on EBay. If you have a Compaq or HP PC, then you are probably totally out of luck since both PCs use customized versions of W98. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Monique" wrote in message ... since you are the MVP for Win98 maybe you can help? I have lots of error messages (fatal exception, msgsrv32, kernel32) and other and after most they want the installation cd which I no longer have because of my not thinking boyfriend!! What do I do? I also deleted a user ( the computer was given to me ) now some of our applications are gone too! I go in and click on it ( like excel) it wants the windows 98 cd. Why me? HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! "Ron Badour" wrote: Insert the Logitech CD and see if it autoruns. If so, follow the on screen prompts. I don't use a Logitech mouse so I cannot give specific instructions. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "tam999" wrote in message ... My computer stopped working and I received the error message saying (not exactly): "Can't find essential system file" and then the more specific message: "can't find: lmouse.drv". I have my original Windows 98 CD and a startup floppy and I used them to go through the Windows reinstall process. Same error message when I finished. I have the CD for my Logitech Optical Mouse. How would I find "lmouse.drv" there and if I do find it how can I reinstall it so Win98 can find it? tam999 |
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