Odd error message

A client has presented with a system that displays this error message
when
attempting to boot:

"Configuration Manager cannot load because one of the following files is

either not present or has an invalid version number:
vmm.vxd, shell.vxd, vtd.vxd, vxdldr.vxd, vpicd.vxd, vwin32.vxd

Try running setup again"

Pressing any key results in a complete shutdown.

Prior to this I had fitted a Dolphin 9200 USB card and found that
everything
worked fine. At first when the client took the system home it was O.K.
however the booting problem developed after he went online for a while.

From this I reasoned that it might be a virus etc, that's causing the
problem. Despite repeated googles I have been unable to resolve the
problem.

Your comments would be appreciated.


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a vxd file is a driver.

try removing the USB card and see what happens.

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"dannobyte" <> wrote in message
news:...
> A client has presented with a system that displays this error message
> when
> attempting to boot:
>
> "Configuration Manager cannot load because one of the following files is
>
> either not present or has an invalid version number:
> vmm.vxd, shell.vxd, vtd.vxd, vxdldr.vxd, vpicd.vxd, vwin32.vxd
>
> Try running setup again"
>
> Pressing any key results in a complete shutdown.
>
> Prior to this I had fitted a Dolphin 9200 USB card and found that
> everything
> worked fine. At first when the client took the system home it was O.K.
> however the booting problem developed after he went online for a while.
>
> From this I reasoned that it might be a virus etc, that's causing the
> problem. Despite repeated googles I have been unable to resolve the
> problem.
>
> Your comments would be appreciated.
>
>
> --
> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users.
> It has removed 7499 spam emails to date.
> Paying users do not have this message in their emails.
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>
>

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"dannobyte" <> wrote in message
news:...
> A client has presented with a system that displays this error message
> when
> attempting to boot:
>
> "Configuration Manager cannot load because one of the following files is
>
> either not present or has an invalid version number:
> vmm.vxd, shell.vxd, vtd.vxd, vxdldr.vxd, vpicd.vxd, vwin32.vxd
>
> Try running setup again"
>
> Pressing any key results in a complete shutdown.
>
> Prior to this I had fitted a Dolphin 9200 USB card and found that
> everything
> worked fine. At first when the client took the system home it was O.K.
> however the booting problem developed after he went online for a while.
>
> From this I reasoned that it might be a virus etc, that's causing the
> problem. Despite repeated googles I have been unable to resolve the
> problem.

I tried that but it made no difference. Is it possible to re-install 98
over
the top of itself like a repair install of XP?


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1) Try uninstalling the device and reinstalling it.

2) Search for the files on the hard drive and run msconfig, and compare
the entries relating referencing these files. You can also run sysedit,
to find entries referencing the files. After backing up the entries, I'd
try removing the references to the files if the files don't exist, or if
they do exist, fix the entry with the correct path. If you remove the
entries, check to make sure that all devices still work after rebooting.
Reinstall the drivers for anything that doesn't work.

3) Out of curiosity, what version of windows is the system running?

Rainman


dannobyte wrote:
> A client has presented with a system that displays this error message
> when
> attempting to boot:
>
> "Configuration Manager cannot load because one of the following files is
>
> either not present or has an invalid version number:
> vmm.vxd, shell.vxd, vtd.vxd, vxdldr.vxd, vpicd.vxd, vwin32.vxd
>
> Try running setup again"
>
> Pressing any key results in a complete shutdown.
>
> Prior to this I had fitted a Dolphin 9200 USB card and found that
> everything
> worked fine. At first when the client took the system home it was O.K.
> however the booting problem developed after he went online for a while.
>
> From this I reasoned that it might be a virus etc, that's causing the
> problem. Despite repeated googles I have been unable to resolve the
> problem.
>
> Your comments would be appreciated.
>


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On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:29:02 GMT, "dannobyte" <>
wrote:

>
>"dannobyte" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> A client has presented with a system that displays this error message
>> when
>> attempting to boot:
>>
>> "Configuration Manager cannot load because one of the following files is
>>
>> either not present or has an invalid version number:
>> vmm.vxd, shell.vxd, vtd.vxd, vxdldr.vxd, vpicd.vxd, vwin32.vxd
>>
>> Try running setup again"
>>
>> Pressing any key results in a complete shutdown.
>>
>> Prior to this I had fitted a Dolphin 9200 USB card and found that
>> everything
>> worked fine. At first when the client took the system home it was O.K.
>> however the booting problem developed after he went online for a while.
>>
>> From this I reasoned that it might be a virus etc, that's causing the
>> problem. Despite repeated googles I have been unable to resolve the
>> problem.
>
>I tried that but it made no difference. Is it possible to re-install 98
>over
>the top of itself like a repair install of XP?

Yes...that is usually the way I would start to resolve a setup issue,
being a stubborn throwback to my early training, where data is sacred.


Tom

Tom MacIntyre

> I tried that but it made no difference. Is it possible to re-install 98
> over
> the top of itself like a repair install of XP?

Try this first...use the startup menu to get to a DOS prompt, and run
scanreg.exe. Load one of the registry backups (should be five to choose
from) that was created before the installation of the USB card. If that lets
98 fire up, immediately load Adaware and Spybot, and a virus scanner, and
scan the hell out of the entire machine.

Does the user use any IM or Kazaa???? On 98 those are deathtraps...

-John O

JohnO