VMM32.VXD what to do??

[DAVE]

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

[Ron Badour]

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

[Ben Myers]

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

[DAVE]

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
>
>
>.
>

[Ron Badour]

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
> >
> >
> >.
> >