Windows 98 cannot find its own files after setup

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Obadiah - 17 Mar 2005 07:17 GMT

After installing Windows 98 second edition, Windows could not find many of
its own files towards the end of the installation. (Files such as:
vnetbios.vxd, ndiswan.vxd, icmp.dll, dhcpcsvc.dll. Also .hlp and .sys files)
It was expecting to find the files in C:\windows\system\precopy. In this
state Windows will boot up, but with limited functionality.

Suggestions?

Thank you.

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Ron Martell - 17 Mar 2005 18:29 GMT

>After installing Windows 98 second edition, Windows could not find many of
>its own files towards the end of the installation. (Files such as:
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>
>Thank you.

Try reinstalling.

Good luck

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PattyL - 22 Mar 2005 16:55 GMT

See this article which refers to the error message that you are getting and
most of the files that you mentioned.

Err Msg: Cannot Find a Device File That May Be Needed to Run...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=166832

PattyL

> After installing Windows 98 second edition, Windows could not find many of
> its own files towards the end of the installation. (Files such as:
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>
> Thank you.

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Obadiah - 23 Mar 2005 06:55 GMT

Thank you for your reference. Running the setup again got the files copied
right and everything worked.

Obadiah

> See this article which refers to the error message that you are getting and
> most of the files that you mentioned.
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> >
> > Thank you.

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