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jeffyboy1 - 01 Jan 2006 00:42 GMT

error message at boot boils down to dfs.vxd file is missing. Read the
Microsoft article on this. I know HOW to extract one file, and where to GET
it from. Where do I extract it to ? System,system32, and shell folders all
were tried to no avail. Help ?

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Bill Watt - 01 Jan 2006 01:14 GMT

>error message at boot boils down to dfs.vxd file is missing. Read the
>Microsoft article on this. I know HOW to extract one file, and where to GET
>it from. Where do I extract it to ? System,system32, and shell folders all
>were tried to no avail. Help ?

It goes in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder. Make sure you are
extracting it from the CD you used to install the OS to get the
correct version. If no help what is the exact error message?

Regards,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

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glee - 01 Jan 2006 05:29 GMT

As that file being missing often points to other misconfiguration problems in
Microsoft Networking, I suggest you remove and then reinstall Client for Microsoft
Networks, in Control Panel> Network.

See here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302590

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> error message at boot boils down to dfs.vxd file is missing. Read the
> Microsoft article on this. I know HOW to extract one file, and where to GET
> it from. Where do I extract it to ? System,system32, and shell folders all
> were tried to no avail. Help ?

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jeffyboy1 - 01 Jan 2006 15:55 GMT

replacing the dfs.vxd file in the system folder did the trick. Thanks, I kept
trying to drill down to a further subfolder.

> As that file being missing often points to other misconfiguration problems in
> Microsoft Networking, I suggest you remove and then reinstall Client for Microsoft
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> > it from. Where do I extract it to ? System,system32, and shell folders all
> > were tried to no avail. Help ?

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glee - 01 Jan 2006 16:25 GMT

Glad to hear the simpler method worked for you. It is less time-consuming.

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> replacing the dfs.vxd file in the system folder did the trick. Thanks, I kept
> trying to drill down to a further subfolder.
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> > > it from. Where do I extract it to ? System,system32, and shell folders all
> > > were tried to no avail. Help ?

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