vmm32.vxd missing!!!

Can anyone please help me??? When I start my computer I
get "the following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\Windows\System\vmm32.vxd. Type the name of the
Windows loader.

Its actually my fault; every time I started Windows i got
a fatal exception concerning this file, and thinking it
was something I just got from the latest update I sent it
to the recycle bin (I seem to do this a lot with updated
stuff). So now I know where the file is, i just can't
type the correct pathname for it, or I guess Windows
won't use it if its in the recycle bin. My ME came pre-
loaded, and I didn't get any disks, so I've got nothing
to help my but the website. Which is not saying much.

Anyone have the file so i can somehow get it onto my
computer and use it to boot up? Once its running I can
get mine back from the recycle bin...

You can mail me at akfsnut "at" yahoo.com.hk - PLEASE!!

Thanks for reading,
Souxie

See if this helps courtesy of MikeM.
Joan

VMM32.VXD is a composite file that is built from thirty or more other
files
when Win Me is installed and differs from system to system depending upon
the
hardware in use. If you boot to DOS using a floppy can you see if you
have
the file vmm32.vxd in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder? If not then you may
well
have to reinstall Win Me. One way you can check whether vmm32.vxd is
missing
or not is by typing the following at the A:\ prompt:

A:\ DIR C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD

If present you should see something like:
VMM32 VXD 1,032,968 15/08/00 14:34 VMM32.VXD
(Don't worry about the details, your date and size will most likely be
different)

but if absent you will see:
File Not Found

If the file is still present, and I hope it is, see MS KB258471 - "Error
Message: The Following File Is Missing or Corrupted:
C:\Windows\Ifshlp.sys"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=258471) which explains how to proceed
to
hopefully fix the problem.

Once you've fixed your system you might then want to amend the default
settings for the Registry Checker so that it backs up a copy of vmm32.vxd
each
time that it backs up the registry which might save a lot of anguish in
future. Do this by looking for the file scanreg.ini in your Windows
folder
and adding the line
Files=11,vmm32.vxd
beneath the last line of the file. The Registry Checker will then create
a
daily backup copy of vmm32.vxd as well as the registry and the backups are
stored in the rb00?.cab files in the windows\SysBckup folder. For more
details see MS KB 183603 - "How to Customize Registry Checker Tool
Settings"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=183603).
[Ack. to Jack Martinelli MVP for this last suggestion]
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




Souxie wrote:
Can anyone please help me??? When I start my computer I
get "the following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\Windows\System\vmm32.vxd. Type the name of the
Windows loader.

Its actually my fault; every time I started Windows i got
a fatal exception concerning this file, and thinking it
was something I just got from the latest update I sent it
to the recycle bin (I seem to do this a lot with updated
stuff). So now I know where the file is, i just can't
type the correct pathname for it, or I guess Windows
won't use it if its in the recycle bin. My ME came pre-
loaded, and I didn't get any disks, so I've got nothing
to help my but the website. Which is not saying much.

Anyone have the file so i can somehow get it onto my
computer and use it to boot up? Once its running I can
get mine back from the recycle bin...

You can mail me at akfsnut "at" yahoo.com.hk - PLEASE!!

Thanks for reading,
Souxie

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately I forgot to mention
that my ME came OEM and I do not have any disks for it. I
cannot boot Windows at all, and unless I can answer that
one question and tell it where to find the windows
loader, it seems that's all my laptop will ever be able
to display.
It seems the only way to boot the damned thing is to get
hold of an ME disk - anyone got one they think I'd be
able to use? I'm getting desperate - I just want to start
the thing and save my stuff off it, then I'm junking it
for an Apple.
(p.s. I've had this for 3 years now and never needed an
ME disk before. Have I been lucky or the exception to a
rule?)

Thanks in advance for any advice...

Souxie


-----Original Message-----
See if this helps courtesy of MikeM.
Joan

VMM32.VXD is a composite file that is built from thirty
or more other
files
when Win Me is installed and differs from system to
system depending upon
the
hardware in use. If you boot to DOS using a floppy can
you see if you
have
the file vmm32.vxd in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder? If
not then you may
well
have to reinstall Win Me. One way you can check whether
vmm32.vxd is
missing
or not is by typing the following at the A:\ prompt:

A:\ DIR C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD

If present you should see something like:
VMM32 VXD 1,032,968 15/08/00 14:34 VMM32.VXD
(Don't worry about the details, your date and size will
most likely be
different)

but if absent you will see:
File Not Found

If the file is still present, and I hope it is, see MS
KB258471 - "Error
Message: The Following File Is Missing or Corrupted:
C:\Windows\Ifshlp.sys"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=258471) which
explains how to proceed
to
hopefully fix the problem.

Once you've fixed your system you might then want to
amend the default
settings for the Registry Checker so that it backs up a
copy of vmm32.vxd
each
time that it backs up the registry which might save a
lot of anguish in
future. Do this by looking for the file scanreg.ini in
your Windows
folder
and adding the line
Files=11,vmm32.vxd
beneath the last line of the file. The Registry Checker
will then create
a
daily backup copy of vmm32.vxd as well as the registry
and the backups are
stored in the rb00?.cab files in the windows\SysBckup
folder. For more
details see MS KB 183603 - "How to Customize Registry
Checker Tool
Settings"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=183603).
[Ack. to Jack Martinelli MVP for this last suggestion]
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

You don't need a Win Me CD to boot to DOS, only a bootable floppy.
What do you see when you type the following at the DOS prompt?

DIR C:\VMM32.VXD /S

Until you do so and tell us what you see there is little point in posting
further advice.

--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Souxie wrote:

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately I forgot to mention
that my ME came OEM and I do not have any disks for it. I
cannot boot Windows at all, and unless I can answer that
one question and tell it where to find the windows
loader, it seems that's all my laptop will ever be able
to display.
It seems the only way to boot the damned thing is to get
hold of an ME disk - anyone got one they think I'd be
able to use? I'm getting desperate - I just want to start
the thing and save my stuff off it, then I'm junking it
for an Apple.
(p.s. I've had this for 3 years now and never needed an
ME disk before. Have I been lucky or the exception to a
rule?)

Thanks in advance for any advice...

Did you try booting the machine with a boot floppy as suggested and
following the advise.

Alternatively you can download the image of a Win Me boot floppy from
www.bootdisk.com to your desktop and then double clicking on the file
containing the image and following the instructions to transfer the image
to
a
floppy disk.
Joan


Souxie wrote:
Thanks for your reply, unfortunately I forgot to mention
that my ME came OEM and I do not have any disks for it. I
cannot boot Windows at all, and unless I can answer that
one question and tell it where to find the windows
loader, it seems that's all my laptop will ever be able
to display.
It seems the only way to boot the damned thing is to get
hold of an ME disk - anyone got one they think I'd be
able to use? I'm getting desperate - I just want to start
the thing and save my stuff off it, then I'm junking it
for an Apple.
(p.s. I've had this for 3 years now and never needed an
ME disk before. Have I been lucky or the exception to a
rule?)

Thanks in advance for any advice...

Souxie

OK, sorry, full story:

About 30 seconds after turning on my laptop I get the
message:

The following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the
Windows loader (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD)
C

I typed in as you suggested, it says:

The following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the Windows loader (e.g.,
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD)
C

I wasn't sure what you meant, so I also tried
CDIR C:\VMM32.VXD /S
and many other combinations, but with the same result.

It seems whatever is put in, it repeats the same message,
just substitutes what you entered as the missing file
name.
Also, I have no floppy drive, only a CD reader.

Sorry for driving you mad, I'm not good at this! Thanks
for all your help and attention,
Souxie

-----Original Message-----
You don't need a Win Me CD to boot to DOS, only a
bootable floppy.
What do you see when you type the following at the DOS
prompt?

DIR C:\VMM32.VXD /S

Until you do so and tell us what you see there is little
point in posting
further advice.

--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

If VMM32.VXD is truly missing you probably have little alternative other
than to reinstall Win Me as this file is a special composite file that is
built from many others when Win Me was first installed and its actual
composition varies from PC to PC depending on the hardware and certain
other options specified at the time of installation.

Not having a floppy drive and a bootable floppy makes further work to try
and recover this file difficult if not impossible. Since you deleted
vmm32.vxd whilst Win Me was running you should be able to restore your PC
to a working state by running system restore however since doing this
requires you to boot to DOS using a floppy however this is not available
to you. If you were by any chance to have a bootable CD that enables you
to get to a working DOS prompt post back and I will give you details of
how to proceed but otherwise there is nothing more I can do than wish you
luck and to hope that reinstalling Win Me goes without causing you too
many problems.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Souxie wrote:

OK, sorry, full story:

About 30 seconds after turning on my laptop I get the
message:

The following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the
Windows loader (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD)


I typed in as you suggested, it says:

The following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the Windows loader (e.g.,
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD)


I wasn't sure what you meant, so I also tried
DIR C:\VMM32.VXD /S
and many other combinations, but with the same result.

It seems whatever is put in, it repeats the same message,
just substitutes what you entered as the missing file
name.
Also, I have no floppy drive, only a CD reader.

Sorry for driving you mad, I'm not good at this! Thanks
for all your help and attention,
Souxie

Thanks for your help, I'm working on getting a bootable
CD for ME...

Souxie

-----Original Message-----
If VMM32.VXD is truly missing you probably have little
alternative other
than to reinstall Win Me as this file is a special
composite file that is
built from many others when Win Me was first installed
and its actual
composition varies from PC to PC depending on the
hardware and certain
other options specified at the time of installation.

Not having a floppy drive and a bootable floppy makes
further work to try
and recover this file difficult if not impossible.
Since you deleted
vmm32.vxd whilst Win Me was running you should be able
to restore your PC
to a working state by running system restore however
since doing this
requires you to boot to DOS using a floppy however this
is not available
to you. If you were by any chance to have a bootable CD
that enables you
to get to a working DOS prompt post back and I will give
you details of
how to proceed but otherwise there is nothing more I can
do than wish you
luck and to hope that reinstalling Win Me goes without
causing you too
many problems.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Souxie wrote:

OK, sorry, full story:

About 30 seconds after turning on my laptop I get the
message:

The following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the
Windows loader (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD)


I typed in as you suggested, it says:

The following file is missing or corrupted:
C:\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the Windows loader
(e.g.,
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD)


I wasn't sure what you meant, so I also tried
DIR C:\VMM32.VXD /S
and many other combinations, but with the same result.

It seems whatever is put in, it repeats the same
message,
just substitutes what you entered as the missing file
name.
Also, I have no floppy drive, only a CD reader.

Sorry for driving you mad, I'm not good at this! Thanks
for all your help and attention,
Souxie

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