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Error msg "winspool.drv not found" on start up
when the computer turns on, error msg pops
up "winspool.drv not found". if ignored, the computer locks up and have to be rebooted. even tried reinstalling win me, but kept on getting another error msg. what should i do? change the hard drive? |
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Error msg "winspool.drv not found" on start up
You can replace winspool.drv with a new copy from the Win Me cab set as
follows: Winspool.drv is contained in WIN_16.CAB of the Win Me cab set and can be replaced by booting to Safe Mode and using MSConfig | General | Extract File and following the prompts. The "cab" files are in the Win9x folder on the Win Me CD and normally also in either Windows\Options\Cabs or Windows\Options\Install. See MS KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in Windows Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371) for details of how to extract files from the cab set. Winspool.drv belongs in the windows\system folder. Alternatively you could use system restore to roll back your system to a checkpoint created before you lost this file, provided, of course, that that was not more than a few days ago. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Michiko wrote: when the computer turns on, error msg pops up "winspool.drv not found". if ignored, the computer locks up and have to be rebooted. even tried reinstalling win me, but kept on getting another error msg. what should i do? change the hard drive? |
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