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VMM32.VXD what to do??
i am running WIN 98SE on a 166 PC,, ( i had it rebuilt
and was running great for 2 weeks) i shut it off after every use and was using just for internet. so when i started up tonite i get this error message. "cannot start Windows. because VMM32.VXD was not found or is damaged. need to run setup program again to install VMM32.VXD. press any key to cont. ( I did ) then got this error message. " Failure.. DISK BOOT FALURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" so does that mean the WIN 98 SE CD ? or what? Tks Dave |
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VMM32.VXD what to do??
Vmm32 is built during the installation of W98 so I suggest you install W98
over the top of the existing system. Any updates will probably have to be reinstalled after the installation is complete. For information on installing W98, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Given that the PC is pretty old, you also might want to check the health of the hard drive. Determine the brand, go to the maker's web site, download their diagnostic software which runs from a floppy disk and check the drive. -- 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 "DAVE" wrote in message ... i am running WIN 98SE on a 166 PC,, ( i had it rebuilt and was running great for 2 weeks) i shut it off after every use and was using just for internet. so when i started up tonite i get this error message. "cannot start Windows. because VMM32.VXD was not found or is damaged. need to run setup program again to install VMM32.VXD. press any key to cont. ( I did ) then got this error message. " Failure.. DISK BOOT FALURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" so does that mean the WIN 98 SE CD ? or what? Tks Dave |
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VMM32.VXD what to do??
Go into the BIOS setup and see if the computer can be=20
configured to boot from the CD drive. If not, you will have to start it with a boot floppy and run "setup.exe" from the Win98 directory of the Windows 98 CD. http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm Ben "DAVE" wrote in message = ... i am running WIN 98SE on a 166 PC,, ( i had it rebuilt=20 and was running great for 2 weeks) i shut it off after every use and was using just for=20 internet. so when i started up tonite i get this error message. =20 "cannot start Windows. because VMM32.VXD was not found or=20 is damaged. need to run setup program again to install=20 VMM32.VXD. press any key to cont. ( I did ) then got=20 this error message. " Failure.. DISK BOOT FALURE, INSERT=20 SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" =20 so does that mean the WIN 98 SE CD ? or what? Tks Dave |
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VMM32.VXD what to do??
this is a refurbished HD WD just 5200rpm's and i know the PC store and they knoiw wht i was using it for.. so i have yet to try to install the Cd as you suggest. but will keep you posted... one more thk,,, i want to find out the specks of this mother board. i have a list of types it may be.. so where can i go and maybe look up some of these modle #'s ?? Dave -----Original Message----- Vmm32 is built during the installation of W98 so I suggest you install W98 over the top of the existing system. Any updates will probably have to be reinstalled after the installation is complete. For information on installing W98, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Given that the PC is pretty old, you also might want to check the health of the hard drive. Determine the brand, go to the maker's web site, download their diagnostic software which runs from a floppy disk and check the drive. -- 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 "DAVE" wrote in message ... i am running WIN 98SE on a 166 PC,, ( i had it rebuilt and was running great for 2 weeks) i shut it off after every use and was using just for internet. so when i started up tonite i get this error message. "cannot start Windows. because VMM32.VXD was not found or is damaged. need to run setup program again to install VMM32.VXD. press any key to cont. ( I did ) then got this error message. " Failure.. DISK BOOT FALURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" so does that mean the WIN 98 SE CD ? or what? Tks Dave . |
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VMM32.VXD what to do??
Get Win DLG: http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#windlg
Get any printed info off of the motherboard itself and then do a search on it using the www.google.com search engine. -- 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 "DAVE" wrote in message ... this is a refurbished HD WD just 5200rpm's and i know the PC store and they knoiw wht i was using it for.. so i have yet to try to install the Cd as you suggest. but will keep you posted... one more thk,,, i want to find out the specks of this mother board. i have a list of types it may be.. so where can i go and maybe look up some of these modle #'s ?? Dave -----Original Message----- Vmm32 is built during the installation of W98 so I suggest you install W98 over the top of the existing system. Any updates will probably have to be reinstalled after the installation is complete. For information on installing W98, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Given that the PC is pretty old, you also might want to check the health of the hard drive. Determine the brand, go to the maker's web site, download their diagnostic software which runs from a floppy disk and check the drive. -- 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 "DAVE" wrote in message ... i am running WIN 98SE on a 166 PC,, ( i had it rebuilt and was running great for 2 weeks) i shut it off after every use and was using just for internet. so when i started up tonite i get this error message. "cannot start Windows. because VMM32.VXD was not found or is damaged. need to run setup program again to install VMM32.VXD. press any key to cont. ( I did ) then got this error message. " Failure.. DISK BOOT FALURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" so does that mean the WIN 98 SE CD ? or what? Tks Dave . |
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