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mspqm.sys error
Can someone help with a problem with my pc. I am running
windows ME and is says " the file MSPQM.sys was not found". What does this message mean and can i fix without a reload?? Thankyou |
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You can restore mspqm.sys with a clean copy from the Win Me cab files as
follows: Mspqm.sys is contained in DRIVERS6.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. Mspqm.sys belongs in the windows\system32\drivers folder. Alternatively you can use system restore to restore your system to the state it was in before this file went missing, provided that that was not more than a few days ago. Just out of curiosity, how do you think you lost this file? I ask as it is one of the core Win Me system files that are protected by Win Me's system file protection mechanism and can't normally just be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004] Nikki wrote: Can someone help with a problem with my pc. I am running windows ME and is says " the file MSPQM.sys was not found". What does this message mean and can i fix without a reload?? Thankyou |
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My mother lost the file by simply doing Windows Update and
letting MS have control for a while. Whadda ya think about that? -J Just out of curiosity, how do you think you lost this file? I ask as it is one of the core Win Me system files that are protected by Win Me's system file protection mechanism and can't normally just be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004] Nikki wrote: Can someone help with a problem with my pc. I am running windows ME and is says " the file MSPQM.sys was not found". What does this message mean and can i fix without a reload?? Thankyou . |
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Johnny Boy wrote:
My mother lost the file by simply doing Windows Update and letting MS have control for a while. Whadda ya think about that? I think you are incorrect as to the cause of the problem. I am unaware of any update from the Windows Update site that would touch this file but if you know different I'd be happy to have the details in case someone else has a similar problem in the future. As far as I can recall none have in the past since Win Me was launched which would suggest that something unusual happened. Out of curiosity does the file sfplog.txt in the C:\Windows\System\SFP folder make any reference to this file? -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004] |
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I've had this same problem since I reinstalled earlier this yr ... no
matter how many times I re-do my PC the file is always missing after I run updates... the culprit seems to be "ACTIVE X" when I install this the file is missing ... help help .. and Yes ! I do have ME ... is it from the floppy I use ? the 3 recovery disks are the original which came with the machine ... IS IT A pack/bell FAULT WITHIN THE BOOT EMOVE FLOPPY ? any info would be helpful.. I have tried to update the driver !! many thanks Kate |
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'....when I reinstalled' - how did you do the reinstall? - clean, or
over-the-top? What version of IE is showing in Help|About? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "katek" wrote in message lkaboutsoftware.com... I've had this same problem since I reinstalled earlier this yr ... no matter how many times I re-do my PC the file is always missing after I run updates... the culprit seems to be "ACTIVE X" when I install this the file is missing ... help help .. and Yes ! I do have ME ... is it from the floppy I use ? the 3 recovery disks are the original which came with the machine ... IS IT A pack/bell FAULT WITHIN THE BOOT EMOVE FLOPPY ? any info would be helpful.. I have tried to update the driver !! many thanks Kate |
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Hi ... my version of i.e reads
6.0.2800.1106 cypher strength 128bit date 1995-2001 I'm not sure wether I am clean booting before I formatt! maybe I need help with this too . kate |
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If you formatted the PC (or just the C: Drive), then it was a clean
install - if you just used a Restore disk, you'll have to remember which option you took, and read the manual (judging from your IE status, I'd say you did a reformat/reinstall) Have you managed to follow Mike's instructions on replacing the file - did it work? Do a Search for files named 'MSPQM' (without the quotes!) - what is found? - what are the dates of the files? What are the version numbers?(r-click on the file icon, and select Properties) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "katek" wrote in message lkaboutsoftware.com... Hi ... my version of i.e reads 6.0.2800.1106 cypher strength 128bit date 1995-2001 I'm not sure wether I am clean booting before I formatt! maybe I need help with this too . kate |
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