Sorry if this is a double post. My first attempt appeared to fail!
I am having a very difficult to diagnose start-up problem with Windows 98SE.
The system has been fine for years, with no start-up or shut-down problems. I
recently installed Microsoft Office XP. The initial install ...

The most recent Windows 98 Update that appeared seemeingly without
pre-announcement on the WU site - KB908519 - was that a fix for the wmf
security problem that Microsoft said they weren't going to issue a patch
for?

Just last nite the icons that sit down at bottom right of desktop
(next to the volume and the time) on Windows 98 went low resolution.
All the other icons on desktop look the same.  programs operate the
same.

I am resurrecting my laptop with win98se. On booting I get can't find
vredir.vxd or dfs.vxd in registry or system.ini. Then I get a message can't
load DLL msnp32.dll.
It's connects wirelessly to the internet but not the home network.

Quite a few times over the last couple of years, I've asked if anyone
knew why I often got various errors in gdi.exe, which led me to much
head-scratching and regular reinstallation of my video drivers.
Various suggestions were offered, none of which seemed to resolve the issue.

I suggest many of you will find the above quite interesting at:
    http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
As an OT who has migrated from Commodore days thru CPM and
messy-dos I am in complete agreement after trying my best at

go to run system file checker and error message: cannot find sfc.exe or one
of it components...
seems to have disappeared from my system (98SE). can I reinstall?

FIRST I appologized for the oversized post, having said that:
I have read and applied the various 'fixes' for problems associated with the
newer updates, such as no link, no new, no ability to use update site [still
unable], etcetterras.. via manual fixes, such as re-registering the ...

I've some crosslinked files the other day, and after reboot, I could not
even get the system to boot up at all, the machine stalling at the following
error:
"SHELL32.DLL file cannot link to output function COMCTL32.DLL:

Wordpad has quit working.
Today, I clicked on a file that is linked to Wordpad, instead of
opening the text file, a box with red cross came up:
Something about abnormally terminating.

Around a week ago, there were some corrupted system files, and I could not
even get into the OS, which is win98SE.  After some researching, I've found
out it's a problem with the corrupted comctl32.dll and I managed to get a
good copy of it back.

There is a critical security update (KB908519) for Windows 98  available on
the Windows Update site.

Some windows 98se systems not vulnerable to wmf exploit.
I don't know if it is a tweak I did.   The wmf tester say I am not
vulnerable.
What program needs to be installed for the Windows Metafile

http://news.com.com/5208-12-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=12871&messageID=100263&sta
rt=-166
If this person is correct and is not lying about his test results.
I download the unoffical patch any how.
Greg Ro

Seems the net is always a-buzz regarding the 'deletion' of files/folders;
and just who/whom has the power to re-instate said files if a
hard drive is confiscated and marched into a govt' office.
So, lets talk about it.