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98SE won't start up-ptvcd.vxd message
I was deleting stuff off my old computer, including AOL, to give to my niece
and now it displays this exact following message part way through start up: ""Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application. The 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 assosicated application using its uninstall or setup program. If you still want to use the application associated with this device file, try reinstalling that application to replace the missing file. ptvcd.vxd Press a key to continue"" When I press a key it continues to start up and displays my desktop wallpaper but no icons or toolbar to click onto to proceed further. I ctrl,alt,del to shut down. When I F8 to go into Safe Mode, again I get the desktop wallpaper but no icons, menu or toolbar to click onto to proceed further. I've tried putting the Windows disc in but to no avail. Because there is nothing to click onto I can't get any further, in trying to correct the problem and I don't know which file I've deleted in order to reinstall it. Are you able to help please? |
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98SE won't start up-ptvcd.vxd message
Please don't post the same message in different newsgroups. An answer was
provided in sys_file_check. -- 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 "jazzygirl" wrote in message ... I was deleting stuff off my old computer, including AOL, to give to my niece and now it displays this exact following message part way through start up: ""Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application. The 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 assosicated application using its uninstall or setup program. If you still want to use the application associated with this device file, try reinstalling that application to replace the missing file. ptvcd.vxd Press a key to continue"" When I press a key it continues to start up and displays my desktop wallpaper but no icons or toolbar to click onto to proceed further. I ctrl,alt,del to shut down. When I F8 to go into Safe Mode, again I get the desktop wallpaper but no icons, menu or toolbar to click onto to proceed further. I've tried putting the Windows disc in but to no avail. Because there is nothing to click onto I can't get any further, in trying to correct the problem and I don't know which file I've deleted in order to reinstall it. Are you able to help please? |
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98SE won't start up-ptvcd.vxd message
Sorry Ron, I didn't mean to post two messages. I thought I had put the
message in the wrong group so I posted it again, thinking I could delete the first message but was unable to. "Ron Badour" wrote: Please don't post the same message in different newsgroups. An answer was provided in sys_file_check. -- 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 "jazzygirl" wrote in message ... I was deleting stuff off my old computer, including AOL, to give to my niece and now it displays this exact following message part way through start up: ""Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application. The 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 assosicated application using its uninstall or setup program. If you still want to use the application associated with this device file, try reinstalling that application to replace the missing file. ptvcd.vxd Press a key to continue"" When I press a key it continues to start up and displays my desktop wallpaper but no icons or toolbar to click onto to proceed further. I ctrl,alt,del to shut down. When I F8 to go into Safe Mode, again I get the desktop wallpaper but no icons, menu or toolbar to click onto to proceed further. I've tried putting the Windows disc in but to no avail. Because there is nothing to click onto I can't get any further, in trying to correct the problem and I don't know which file I've deleted in order to reinstall it. Are you able to help please? |
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