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  #1  
Old July 13th 08, 04:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
jj mac
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Posts: 28
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

I would like to install broadband in my laptop preferably using a Wi fi
connection to my router or alternatively using a direct ethernet (cable)
connection. The laptop at present only has a dialup connection installed.
Accordingly I have been endeavouring to install the software for a “Planet
WL-3552 wireless PCMCIA card” but the installation has failed with the
following error message:

“The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for the device could not load
the driver (code2)”

I have also tried (as an alternative) to install the software for a “USB to
Fast Ethernet Adapter” (which I had previously working on another computer)
but the drivers failed to install with the same error message.

I would be grateful for any advice as to how to resolve this issue.

The following are salient details of my Laptop:

Make: Gateway Solo 5300 SE manufactured 12July 01
Opperating System: Windows Millennium.
Processor: Intel Celeron 700MHz (UPGA2 technology)
Cache: 128KB Full Speed L2 Cache
Chipset: Intel 443ZX Chipset PCI Bus
Memory: 64mb 100mhz sdram
Hard Drive: 10gb 4200rpm ide hard drive solo 5300
Ports: USB, Parallel, Serial 2X PS2, VGA, RJ11 Port for internal Modem
Slots: 2 pcmcia type II slots/ 1 type III cardbus

--
JJ MacA
  #2  
Old July 13th 08, 04:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
Mike M
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Posts: 2,047
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Is the driver you are trying to install for your PCMCIA wi-fi card
designed for use with Win Me?
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

I would like to install broadband in my laptop preferably using a Wi
fi connection to my router or alternatively using a direct ethernet
(cable) connection. The laptop at present only has a dialup
connection installed. Accordingly I have been endeavouring to install
the software for a “Planet WL-3552 wireless PCMCIA card” but the
installation has failed with the following error message:

“The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for the device could not
load the driver (code2)”

I have also tried (as an alternative) to install the software for a
“USB to Fast Ethernet Adapter” (which I had previously working on
another computer) but the drivers failed to install with the same
error message.

I would be grateful for any advice as to how to resolve this issue.

The following are salient details of my Laptop:

Make: Gateway Solo 5300 SE manufactured 12July 01
Opperating System: Windows Millennium.
Processor: Intel Celeron 700MHz (UPGA2 technology)
Cache: 128KB Full Speed L2 Cache
Chipset: Intel 443ZX Chipset PCI Bus
Memory: 64mb 100mhz sdram
Hard Drive: 10gb 4200rpm ide hard drive solo 5300
Ports: USB, Parallel, Serial 2X PS2, VGA, RJ11 Port for internal
Modem Slots: 2 pcmcia type II slots/ 1 type III cardbus


  #3  
Old July 14th 08, 01:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
jj mac
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Posts: 28
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Hello Mike
Thanks for replying to my query.
I did in fact post a reply to your question yesterday evening but it does
not appear to have got through.
The installation disk that came with the PCMCIA card did include a driver
for win me along with drivers for Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows Vista & Windows XP. I also tried a driver for Win me that the vendor
sent to me after I informed him that I was unable to install the card. I
presume it was an updated driver, but, it did not work either.
I have been assuming that the NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader is supplied
by Microsoft within Windows ME and not by the supplier of the device. I may
be wrong. The fact that two separate devices, one a PCMCIA card & the other
an Ethernet LAN adapter connected to a USB port, fail to install with the
same error message makes me believe that the problem is within the Computer.
I reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled Win ME recently. By doing so I
presume I have lost all the program updates issued prior to the date a few
years ago that Microsoft stopped supporting Win ME.
I can find NDIS.VXD in C:\Windows\Sys.. folder but I can’t find NTKERN.VXD
or the combination NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD anywhere.
I appreciate your help.
Regards

--
JJ MacA


"Mike M" wrote:

Is the driver you are trying to install for your PCMCIA wi-fi card
designed for use with Win Me?
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

I would like to install broadband in my laptop preferably using a Wi
fi connection to my router or alternatively using a direct ethernet
(cable) connection. The laptop at present only has a dialup
connection installed. Accordingly I have been endeavouring to install
the software for a “Planet WL-3552 wireless PCMCIA card” but the
installation has failed with the following error message:

“The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for the device could not
load the driver (code2)”

I have also tried (as an alternative) to install the software for a
“USB to Fast Ethernet Adapter” (which I had previously working on
another computer) but the drivers failed to install with the same
error message.

I would be grateful for any advice as to how to resolve this issue.

The following are salient details of my Laptop:

Make: Gateway Solo 5300 SE manufactured 12July 01
Opperating System: Windows Millennium.
Processor: Intel Celeron 700MHz (UPGA2 technology)
Cache: 128KB Full Speed L2 Cache
Chipset: Intel 443ZX Chipset PCI Bus
Memory: 64mb 100mhz sdram
Hard Drive: 10gb 4200rpm ide hard drive solo 5300
Ports: USB, Parallel, Serial 2X PS2, VGA, RJ11 Port for internal
Modem Slots: 2 pcmcia type II slots/ 1 type III cardbus



  #4  
Old July 14th 08, 02:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
Mike M
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Posts: 2,047
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

If you have reformatted and reinstalled Win Me the VERY FIRST thing you
should do is visit the Windows Update site and update your PC otherwise
your system is wide open and vulnerable to lots of the nasties that abound
on the internet. I hope that you are running both a firewall and some for
of antivirus application, but of course, if you can't get on line you
can't update the system. The files ndis.vxd and ntkern.vxd are both part
of Win Me however you won't find a discrete copy of ntkern.vxd as it is
one of over 40 core device drivers built into the monolithic file
vmm32.vxd when the system was installed.

Returning to your error message “The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s)
for the device could not load the driver (code2)”. The usual meaning of
this message is that one or more of the driver files for the device
involved are the incorrect version. It is possible that the missing or
damaged files are those required for the usb controller which may not have
installed correctly when you reinstalled Win Me. If you open the Device
Manager do you see anything unusual for the Universal Serial Bus
Controller?

Try extracting new copies of the files uhcd.sys, usbhub.sys and usbd.sys
and placing them in the folder C:\windows\system32\drivers. Note that
these files cannot simply be copied over as they are protected by Win Me's
System File Protection mechanism so you should first read MS KB 265371.

MS KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in Windows
Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371) explains how to manually
extract files from the cab set. Alternatively use MSConfig | General |
Extract File... and follow the prompts to extract a new copy of the
required files to your windows\system32\drivers folder. You will find
these files with most other usb related files in the "cab" files in the
Win9x folder on the Win Me CD and/or in a sub-folder of Windows\Options
and not directly visible in Explorer. Look for the folder containing the
file BASE2.CAB which contains the files you need.

Please post back and let us know how you get on.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Hello Mike
Thanks for replying to my query.
I did in fact post a reply to your question yesterday evening but it
does not appear to have got through.
The installation disk that came with the PCMCIA card did include a
driver for win me along with drivers for Windows 2000, Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows Vista & Windows XP. I also tried a driver for
Win me that the vendor sent to me after I informed him that I was
unable to install the card. I presume it was an updated driver, but,
it did not work either.
I have been assuming that the NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader is
supplied by Microsoft within Windows ME and not by the supplier of
the device. I may be wrong. The fact that two separate devices, one a
PCMCIA card & the other an Ethernet LAN adapter connected to a USB
port, fail to install with the same error message makes me believe
that the problem is within the Computer. I reformatted the hard drive
and reinstalled Win ME recently. By doing so I presume I have lost
all the program updates issued prior to the date a few years ago that
Microsoft stopped supporting Win ME.
I can find NDIS.VXD in C:\Windows\Sys.. folder but I can’t find
NTKERN.VXD or the combination NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD anywhere.
I appreciate your help.
Regards


  #5  
Old July 16th 08, 09:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
jj mac
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Posts: 28
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Many thanks Mike for your thoughtful and very detailed response to my query.
I can actually get on line with a dial up connection but it would take so
long to update my antivirus program not to mention the time required to
download the backlog of updates for WinME that I decided to wait until
hopefully I am able to get a broadband connection. In the meantime I am
staying off line.
Mike, on this Computer I am unable to access the CD drive in Safe Mode. I
was therefore unable to extract fresh copies of the files uhcd.sys,
usbhub.sys and usbd.sys from Windows ME installation disk.
I did try copying the files from the CD to a folder on my hard drive, then
going into Safe Mode, and extracting them from there but somewhere along the
line I ran into the protected file issue.
Using the alternative (MSCONFIG) method I was, however, able to extract
these files from folder C:\Windows\Options\install\base2 and save them in
folder C:\Windows\system32\drivers folder overwriting the existing files in
that location. Sorry to report that the NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD – Code2 error
remains.
Under “Netware adapters” in Device Manager the following two problem items
are listed with exclamation marks contained in yellow circles.

Planet WL-3552 Wireless PCMCIA Card &
DM9601 USB to Fast Ethernet Adapter. ( if I could get the wireless card to
work I would be no longer interest in this item)
The device status of each problem item is shown, as before “The
NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load the
device driver. (Code 2)”

(Device usage: Exists in all hardware profiles)

Concentrating on the Planet PCMCIA Card for the moment. The Driver is shown
to be provided by Planet. Date: 5/20/2002 not digitally signed. However,
when I click on Driver File Details these show the provider to be Microsoft.
File Version 4.90.3000. The driver details shown are as follows:

C:\Windows\System\NDIS.VXD
|
-C:\Windows\System \vmm32.vxd (ntkern.vxd)
| +fvnete.sys (containing 5 files)
| + C:\Windows\ system\VNBT.386 (containing 1 file)

Clicking on the Resources tab I get the message:
“This device isn’t using any resources because it is not currently enabled
or has a problem.

In Device Manager under PCMCIA socket the following items are listed. There
is, however, nothing to indicate any problem with these.

PCMCIA Card Services
Ricoh RL/RB5C478 CardBus Controller
Ricoh RL/RB5C478 CardBus Controller

If you have any further thoughts on what could be causing this problem I
would be delighted to hear them. It is often necessary to eliminate a number
of possibilities before a solution can be found.
Thank you very much for your help

--
JJ MacA


"Mike M" wrote:

If you have reformatted and reinstalled Win Me the VERY FIRST thing you
should do is visit the Windows Update site and update your PC otherwise
your system is wide open and vulnerable to lots of the nasties that abound
on the internet. I hope that you are running both a firewall and some for
of antivirus application, but of course, if you can't get on line you
can't update the system. The files ndis.vxd and ntkern.vxd are both part
of Win Me however you won't find a discrete copy of ntkern.vxd as it is
one of over 40 core device drivers built into the monolithic file
vmm32.vxd when the system was installed.

Returning to your error message “The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s)
for the device could not load the driver (code2)”. The usual meaning of
this message is that one or more of the driver files for the device
involved are the incorrect version. It is possible that the missing or
damaged files are those required for the usb controller which may not have
installed correctly when you reinstalled Win Me. If you open the Device
Manager do you see anything unusual for the Universal Serial Bus
Controller?

Try extracting new copies of the files uhcd.sys, usbhub.sys and usbd.sys
and placing them in the folder C:\windows\system32\drivers. Note that
these files cannot simply be copied over as they are protected by Win Me's
System File Protection mechanism so you should first read MS KB 265371.

MS KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in Windows
Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371) explains how to manually
extract files from the cab set. Alternatively use MSConfig | General |
Extract File... and follow the prompts to extract a new copy of the
required files to your windows\system32\drivers folder. You will find
these files with most other usb related files in the "cab" files in the
Win9x folder on the Win Me CD and/or in a sub-folder of Windows\Options
and not directly visible in Explorer. Look for the folder containing the
file BASE2.CAB which contains the files you need.

Please post back and let us know how you get on.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Hello Mike
Thanks for replying to my query.
I did in fact post a reply to your question yesterday evening but it
does not appear to have got through.
The installation disk that came with the PCMCIA card did include a
driver for win me along with drivers for Windows 2000, Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows Vista & Windows XP. I also tried a driver for
Win me that the vendor sent to me after I informed him that I was
unable to install the card. I presume it was an updated driver, but,
it did not work either.
I have been assuming that the NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader is
supplied by Microsoft within Windows ME and not by the supplier of
the device. I may be wrong. The fact that two separate devices, one a
PCMCIA card & the other an Ethernet LAN adapter connected to a USB
port, fail to install with the same error message makes me believe
that the problem is within the Computer. I reformatted the hard drive
and reinstalled Win ME recently. By doing so I presume I have lost
all the program updates issued prior to the date a few years ago that
Microsoft stopped supporting Win ME.
I can find NDIS.VXD in C:\Windows\Sys.. folder but I can’t find
NTKERN.VXD or the combination NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD anywhere.
I appreciate your help.
Regards



  #6  
Old July 16th 08, 10:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
Mike M
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 2,047
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Either:
a) Extract the files to a folder in your windows\system32\drivers folder
when running Win Me and then, as stated in KB265371 that I mentioned
previously, boot (to DOS using a Win Me) startup floppy and move the files
to their correct location using the COPY command at the DOS prompt, or,
b) As also mentioned in KB265371, boot (to DOS) using your startup
disk/floppy and use the Extract command to extract the files from the Win
Me CD.

Once you have replaced these usb controller files see whether your devices
are still disabled in the Device Manager.

If you have any further thoughts on what could be causing this
problem I would be delighted to hear them.


My comments and suggestions remain the same as I when I first posted.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Many thanks Mike for your thoughtful and very detailed response to my
query. I can actually get on line with a dial up connection but it
would take so long to update my antivirus program not to mention the
time required to download the backlog of updates for WinME that I
decided to wait until hopefully I am able to get a broadband
connection. In the meantime I am staying off line.
Mike, on this Computer I am unable to access the CD drive in Safe
Mode. I was therefore unable to extract fresh copies of the files
uhcd.sys, usbhub.sys and usbd.sys from Windows ME installation disk.
I did try copying the files from the CD to a folder on my hard drive,
then going into Safe Mode, and extracting them from there but
somewhere along the line I ran into the protected file issue.
Using the alternative (MSCONFIG) method I was, however, able to
extract these files from folder C:\Windows\Options\install\base2 and
save them in folder C:\Windows\system32\drivers folder overwriting
the existing files in that location. Sorry to report that the
NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD – Code2 error remains.
Under “Netware adapters” in Device Manager the following two problem
items are listed with exclamation marks contained in yellow circles.

Planet WL-3552 Wireless PCMCIA Card &
DM9601 USB to Fast Ethernet Adapter. ( if I could get the wireless
card to work I would be no longer interest in this item)
The device status of each problem item is shown, as before “The
NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load
the device driver. (Code 2)”

(Device usage: Exists in all hardware profiles)

Concentrating on the Planet PCMCIA Card for the moment. The Driver is
shown to be provided by Planet. Date: 5/20/2002 not digitally signed.
However, when I click on Driver File Details these show the provider
to be Microsoft. File Version 4.90.3000. The driver details shown
are as follows:

C:\Windows\System\NDIS.VXD

-C:\Windows\System \vmm32.vxd (ntkern.vxd)
+fvnete.sys (containing 5 files)

| + C:\Windows\ system\VNBT.386 (containing 1 file)

Clicking on the Resources tab I get the message:
“This device isn’t using any resources because it is not currently
enabled or has a problem.

In Device Manager under PCMCIA socket the following items are listed.
There is, however, nothing to indicate any problem with these.

PCMCIA Card Services
Ricoh RL/RB5C478 CardBus Controller
Ricoh RL/RB5C478 CardBus Controller

If you have any further thoughts on what could be causing this
problem I would be delighted to hear them. It is often necessary to
eliminate a number of possibilities before a solution can be found.
Thank you very much for your help


  #7  
Old July 17th 08, 09:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
jj mac
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 28
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Mike I did follow the very detailed instructions you gave me in your previous
post. Because on this Computer the CD drive & the floppy disk drive share a
single module bay and furthermore when booted to a Dos prompt or in Safe mode
the Computer will not log the CD drive at all, even when it is installed in
the module bay. That presented me with some difficulty when I tried to follow
the procedure set out in MS KB 265371. The difficulty was probably
surmountable but I did not pursue it further as the alternative MSConfig
method that you described of extracting the files from “a subfolder of
Windows\Options” (actually from Windows\Options\Install\Base2) was straight
forward and was successfully completed.

I have now extracted the 3 system files from the WinME installation disk to
a subfolder which I created in the Windows\System32\Drivers folder. Rebooted
the Computer to a Dos Prompt and copied the files from the subfolder into the
Drivers folder overwriting the existing files.
Sorry to record that the devices are still shown disabled in Device Manager.
The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD error message is still displayed.

Thanks again for your help.

--
JJ MacA


"Mike M" wrote:

Either:
a) Extract the files to a folder in your windows\system32\drivers folder
when running Win Me and then, as stated in KB265371 that I mentioned
previously, boot (to DOS using a Win Me) startup floppy and move the files
to their correct location using the COPY command at the DOS prompt, or,
b) As also mentioned in KB265371, boot (to DOS) using your startup
disk/floppy and use the Extract command to extract the files from the Win
Me CD.

Once you have replaced these usb controller files see whether your devices
are still disabled in the Device Manager.

If you have any further thoughts on what could be causing this
problem I would be delighted to hear them.


My comments and suggestions remain the same as I when I first posted.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Many thanks Mike for your thoughtful and very detailed response to my
query. I can actually get on line with a dial up connection but it
would take so long to update my antivirus program not to mention the
time required to download the backlog of updates for WinME that I
decided to wait until hopefully I am able to get a broadband
connection. In the meantime I am staying off line.
Mike, on this Computer I am unable to access the CD drive in Safe
Mode. I was therefore unable to extract fresh copies of the files
uhcd.sys, usbhub.sys and usbd.sys from Windows ME installation disk.
I did try copying the files from the CD to a folder on my hard drive,
then going into Safe Mode, and extracting them from there but
somewhere along the line I ran into the protected file issue.
Using the alternative (MSCONFIG) method I was, however, able to
extract these files from folder C:\Windows\Options\install\base2 and
save them in folder C:\Windows\system32\drivers folder overwriting
the existing files in that location. Sorry to report that the
NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD – Code2 error remains.
Under “Netware adapters” in Device Manager the following two problem
items are listed with exclamation marks contained in yellow circles.

Planet WL-3552 Wireless PCMCIA Card &
DM9601 USB to Fast Ethernet Adapter. ( if I could get the wireless
card to work I would be no longer interest in this item)
The device status of each problem item is shown, as before “The
NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load
the device driver. (Code 2)”

(Device usage: Exists in all hardware profiles)

Concentrating on the Planet PCMCIA Card for the moment. The Driver is
shown to be provided by Planet. Date: 5/20/2002 not digitally signed.
However, when I click on Driver File Details these show the provider
to be Microsoft. File Version 4.90.3000. The driver details shown
are as follows:

C:\Windows\System\NDIS.VXD

-C:\Windows\System \vmm32.vxd (ntkern.vxd)
+fvnete.sys (containing 5 files)

| + C:\Windows\ system\VNBT.386 (containing 1 file)

Clicking on the Resources tab I get the message:
“This device isn’t using any resources because it is not currently
enabled or has a problem.

In Device Manager under PCMCIA socket the following items are listed.
There is, however, nothing to indicate any problem with these.

PCMCIA Card Services
Ricoh RL/RB5C478 CardBus Controller
Ricoh RL/RB5C478 CardBus Controller

If you have any further thoughts on what could be causing this
problem I would be delighted to hear them. It is often necessary to
eliminate a number of possibilities before a solution can be found.
Thank you very much for your help



  #8  
Old July 17th 08, 09:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
Mike M
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 2,047
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Let's concentrate on the Code 2 error:

KB125174 "Explanation of the error codes that are generated by Device
Manager for Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, Windows 98, and Windows 95"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=125174) lists two possible causes for a
Code 2 error, the second of which appears to be the case here.
"Code 2
Depending on which device is failing, you may see either of two different
messages.
snip
When the device is not a root bus DevLoader, the following message is
displayed

The type device loader(s) for this device could not load the device
driver. (Code 2)

To fix this, click Update Driver to update the device driver.

where type is the DevLoader such as FLOP, ESDI, SCSI, and so on.

Solution button: Update Driver

In addition to following the recommended solution, try removing the device
from Device Manager, and then running the Add New Hardware wizard."

So there you have it, update the driver but first try booting to Safe
Mode, deleting the two devices in Device Manager that are giving you Code
2 errors and then reboot back to Normal Mode. Win Me will redetect the
devices and, if the drivers are Win Me compatible, reload them and enable
the devices. Alternatively follow the method in the KB article, remove
device(s) and then use the Add New hardware wizard.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Mike I did follow the very detailed instructions you gave me in your
previous post. Because on this Computer the CD drive & the floppy
disk drive share a single module bay and furthermore when booted to a
Dos prompt or in Safe mode the Computer will not log the CD drive at
all, even when it is installed in the module bay. That presented me
with some difficulty when I tried to follow the procedure set out in
MS KB 265371. The difficulty was probably surmountable but I did not
pursue it further as the alternative MSConfig method that you
described of extracting the files from “a subfolder of
Windows\Options” (actually from Windows\Options\Install\Base2) was
straight forward and was successfully completed.

I have now extracted the 3 system files from the WinME installation
disk to a subfolder which I created in the Windows\System32\Drivers
folder. Rebooted the Computer to a Dos Prompt and copied the files
from the subfolder into the Drivers folder overwriting the existing
files.
Sorry to record that the devices are still shown disabled in Device
Manager. The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD error message is still displayed.

Thanks again for your help.


  #9  
Old July 18th 08, 11:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
jj mac
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 28
Default Problem installing network cards on laptop

Mike

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I have tried to update the device drivers in Device Manager using an updated
driver supplied by the vendor of the PCMCIA wireless card and the drivers
supplied with the card.(the Microsoft proposed fix.) Likewise with the USB
to Fast Ethernet Adapter.
In each case I got a message to say that the best driver was already
installed.
I also deleted/removed the devices in Device manager & reinstalled them from
scratch using the Add New Hardware Wizard. No resolution was found. The
ubiquitous “NDIS.VXD,NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not
load the device driver.” Error message remains.

I have Googled NDIS.VXD,NTKERN.vxd and find that many others have similar
problems with these device loaders. There are a number of solutions
mentioned that have worked for some but not for others. In one of your posts
you mentioned that NTKERN.VXD was a core device driver built into the
monolithic file vmm32.vxd. One solution which caught my eye was to
refresh/replace NTKERN.VXD in vmm32. It was described for a win.98 machine
but it could also work for WIN ME. The solution is described as follows:
Run sfc to extract NTKERN.VXD from the Windows 98 SE disk into
C:\windows\system and C:\windows\system\vmm32, and reboot. That’s it.
AND this statement which I do not understand followed.
To resolve this behavior, remove the following two lines of code in the
C:\Autoexec.bat file by using a text editor,
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDO

Should I give it a try. I would like your opinion. Where would I find a
SFC program?
Many Thanks

--
JJ MacA


"Mike M" wrote:

Let's concentrate on the Code 2 error:

KB125174 "Explanation of the error codes that are generated by Device
Manager for Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, Windows 98, and Windows 95"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=125174) lists two possible causes for a
Code 2 error, the second of which appears to be the case here.
"Code 2
Depending on which device is failing, you may see either of two different
messages.
snip
When the device is not a root bus DevLoader, the following message is
displayed

The type device loader(s) for this device could not load the device
driver. (Code 2)

To fix this, click Update Driver to update the device driver.

where type is the DevLoader such as FLOP, ESDI, SCSI, and so on.

Solution button: Update Driver

In addition to following the recommended solution, try removing the device
from Device Manager, and then running the Add New Hardware wizard."

So there you have it, update the driver but first try booting to Safe
Mode, deleting the two devices in Device Manager that are giving you Code
2 errors and then reboot back to Normal Mode. Win Me will redetect the
devices and, if the drivers are Win Me compatible, reload them and enable
the devices. Alternatively follow the method in the KB article, remove
device(s) and then use the Add New hardware wizard.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Mike I did follow the very detailed instructions you gave me in your
previous post. Because on this Computer the CD drive & the floppy
disk drive share a single module bay and furthermore when booted to a
Dos prompt or in Safe mode the Computer will not log the CD drive at
all, even when it is installed in the module bay. That presented me
with some difficulty when I tried to follow the procedure set out in
MS KB 265371. The difficulty was probably surmountable but I did not
pursue it further as the alternative MSConfig method that you
described of extracting the files from “a subfolder of
Windows\Options” (actually from Windows\Options\Install\Base2) was
straight forward and was successfully completed.

I have now extracted the 3 system files from the WinME installation
disk to a subfolder which I created in the Windows\System32\Drivers
folder. Rebooted the Computer to a Dos Prompt and copied the files
from the subfolder into the Drivers folder overwriting the existing
files.
Sorry to record that the devices are still shown disabled in Device
Manager. The NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD error message is still displayed.

Thanks again for your help.



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Old July 19th 08, 12:55 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
Mike M
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Where would I find a SFC program?

It forms part of Windows 98 and Windows 98SE. Use of SFC is irrelevant,
you already know how to extract a file from the Win Me cab files. This
aspect of SFC is now part of Win Me's MSConfig (Extract on the General
tab).

Placing a new copy of one of the files incorporated into vmm32.vxd in the
folder windows\system\vmm32 (rather than windows\system32\drivers) causes
that file to be used rather than the one in vmm32.vxd. This is the
mechanism used to update such files. If your system were to have been
updated you would find an updated copy of ifsmgr.vxd in the vmm32 folder
which is an updated version of the file that was built into vmm32.vxd when
the system was first installed. Details of this particular hotfix can be
found at KB273017 (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273017) although I
only mention this because it illustrates a file built-in to vmm32.vxd
being updated not because it has any bearing on your problem..

Should I give it a try.


Your choice entirely but nothing you have posted suggests a problem with
the files you mention but on the other hand it won't do any harm. Read
the error message again and the KB article to which I referred. It
doesn't say the device loader is missing or broken, it says instead that
the device loader is unable to load the driver files which is somewhat
different. This suggests that the driver file is the one that is damaged.
I still feel you should reinstall the drivers which I'm not sure that you
have done.
--
Mike Maltby



jj mac jj
wrote:

Mike

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I have tried to update the device drivers in Device Manager using an
updated driver supplied by the vendor of the PCMCIA wireless card and
the drivers supplied with the card.(the Microsoft proposed fix.)
Likewise with the USB to Fast Ethernet Adapter.
In each case I got a message to say that the best driver was already
installed.
I also deleted/removed the devices in Device manager & reinstalled
them from scratch using the Add New Hardware Wizard. No resolution
was found. The ubiquitous “NDIS.VXD,NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for
this device could not load the device driver.” Error message remains.

I have Googled NDIS.VXD,NTKERN.vxd and find that many others have
similar problems with these device loaders. There are a number of
solutions mentioned that have worked for some but not for others. In
one of your posts you mentioned that NTKERN.VXD was a core device
driver built into the monolithic file vmm32.vxd. One solution which
caught my eye was to refresh/replace NTKERN.VXD in vmm32. It was
described for a win.98 machine but it could also work for WIN ME.
The solution is described as follows: Run sfc to extract NTKERN.VXD
from the Windows 98 SE disk into C:\windows\system and
C:\windows\system\vmm32, and reboot. That’s it.
AND this statement which I do not understand followed.
To resolve this behavior, remove the following two lines of code in
the C:\Autoexec.bat file by using a text editor,
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDO

Should I give it a try. I would like your opinion. Where would I
find a SFC program?


 




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