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| PCR I tried what you suggested to no avail, thanks.
You are welcome. OK. The folder "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32" goes hand in
hand with VMM32.vxd. So, if you copy the file, better take the folder
too. If there is something extra in the original one, it is a suspect!
Cquirke once wrote something definitive on this, but I can't seem to
find it!
| Disabled config.sys and autoexec.bat and no change.
OK. Yours is a different VFAT problem from Danny's.
| Ran scandisk from Windows and a surface scan of the entire drive.
It can't be a real bad VFAT error, if Scandisk didn't go nuts over it.
The errors it reported to you were minor.
| Tried disabling all startup programs in Msconfig and no help.
This plus disabling Config.sys & Autoexec.bat gets close to a Safe Mode
boot. The main difference between the two NOW is drivers. Usually the
video driver becomes a suspect, but you have reported sound driver
problems.
| Tried copying the backed up windows folder over and things were a
| little different but no better.
Hmm. The whole thing? Even the Registry? I don't know what to think.
| With all this I don't get the two errors anymore, instead it reboots
| right after it loads after scandisk or at the windows blue screen.
| Occasionally I get into Windows and it works perfectly until I
| restart or shutdown.
It still boots well to Safe Mode every time? Then, perhaps play with the
Video & Sound drivers. For the Video...
For the Monitor...
(1) Boot to Safe Mode
(Hold F5 as you boot or CTRL for the Startup Menu)
(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"
(3) Open the Monitors branch, & Remove all entries.
Perhaps, FIRST, even in Normal Mode, note what is installed
similar to below for the Adapter. That is...
(a) D-Clk the monitor there for Properties, Driver tab.
(b) Click the Update Driver button, then "Next".
(c) Bolt "Display a list...", & click "Next".
(d) Bolt "Show all hardware".
Examine the two panes to see what is currently installed.
That is likely what you wish to end up with, after step (4).
(4) Boot to Normal Mode.
Hopefully, it will be rediscovered & installed. Then, if still
necessary, here is the rigmarole of the Display Adapter...
.......Quote..........
The first thing to do is to remove the video adapter you have
installed. Right-click on the desktop; choose "Properties" from the
drop-down menu; select "Settings;" click on the "Advanced" button; and
click on "Adapter". An adapter is a program that tells Windows how to
deal with a specific video card. Make note of the adapter that is
currently installed. Then, change the adapter to "Standard Display
Adapter (VGA)" and restart the system.
[That is: Click "Change, Next, bolt 'Display a List...', Next, bolt
'Show all hardware', scroll left pane to top, select '(Standard display
types)', select 'Standard Display Adapter (VGA)' in right pane, click
'Next'"... PCR]
This will remove the current adapter and replace it with a generic VGA
adapter that works with all video cards. You will not like VGA because
it supports only 16 colors, but the purpose of installing it is to get
rid of whatever was there before.
Next, return to the adapter screen and install an adapter that matches
your video card. This may or may not be the adapter that you are
using now. Examine the materials you received with your computer to
see if they include a CD-ROM or floppy disk that contains the correct
video adapter. Or go to the Gateway website and see if they have an
adapter for you to download. Or check the website of the company that
made your video card.
Bill Starbuck (MVP)
.......End....of quote....
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"Bill Watt" <nobwatt@ptd.net> wrote in message
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| On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:38:56 -0400, "Bill Blanton"
| <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote:
|
| >"Bill Watt" <nobwatt@ptd.net> wrote in message
news:lpb7h11f7mea3ng9dg9vat48ndoa01cnpe@4ax.com...
| >> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:39:40 -0400, "Bill Blanton"
| >> <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote:
| >>
| >>>Bill, You might want to try copying the vmm32.vxd from the parallel
| >>>install over to the original \windows\system folder. VFAT.VXD is
inside
| >>>the monolithic driver file; vmm32.vxd. Perhaps the file has a small
| >>>corruption in it. They should be identical, but I'd rename the old
| >>>one just in case.
| >>>
| >
| >> I tried replacing vmm32.vxd with the one in the new installation as
| >> you suggested but it came up with a missing vmm32.vxd file at boot.
| >> They are slightly different. It booted anyway after the error msg.
| >
| >Hm. That's strange.. it shouldn't report it missing.
| >
| >>
| >> The only other error I get is;
| >> Fatal Exception OE at (address) in VXD WDMAUD (07).
| >> I got this message before but it's an audio file so I uninstalled
| >> WMP or whatever it was. No error for awhile but now it takes turns
| >> with the VFAT error. Both freeze the system. These came up suddenly
| >> and I had not made any changes or installs.
| >>
| >> After using reset and Scandisk once or twice Windows loads ok.
| >>
| >> If I had a real dos disk copy utility I'd restore my backup. I used
| >> MaxBlast 3 before but it doesn't seem to see the logical partitions
| >> on the backup drive this time.
| >
| >If the backup is a simple clone you might try bootitNG. Put it on a
floppy,
| >boot, "cancel" the install and you'll be in maintenance mode where
you
| >can delete and copy volumes/partitions.
| >
| >
| >> I may try just restoring the Windows
| >> folder from the backup after renaming the two I have.
| >>
| >> The bootlog.txt file doesn't seem to indicate any errors near the
| >> end and terminates ok.
| >>
| >> Thanks again for your efforts.
| >
| >You're welcome, let us know what happens..
|
| Bill,
|
| Copied the vmm386 file over and it made no difference.
| Tried copying the backed up windows folder over and things were a
| little different but no better.
|
| Disabled config.sys and autoexec.bat and no change. I suspected Zone
| Alarm so I uninstalled it and installed the latest version with no
| help.
|
| Ran scandisk from Windows and a surface scan of the entire drive.
| The windows scan only found several Netscape folders too long to
| open in Dos. They were in the Application Data folders. I did not
| fix them.
|
| Tried disabling all startup programs in Msconfig and no help.
|
| With all this I don't get the two errors anymore, instead it reboots
| right after it loads after scandisk or at the windows blue screen.
| Occasionally I get into Windows and it works perfectly until I
| restart or shutdown.
|
| I downloaded BootitNg as I may restore my 8 day old backup. I may
| reverse the drives and boot from the backup drive. It boots.
| Bootitng is different, I'm studying it.
|
| Anyway it's a mess. I'll try some of the Startup and Shutdown links
| I have on my site.
|
| I'm using the clean install folder right now and of course the only
| programs that work are the ones that don't use the Registry.
|
| PCR I tried what you suggested to no avail, thanks.
| Rick, I do use an un-installer but I had not installed anything
| recently, the problem just suddenly appeared. I am uninstalling
| programs I seldom use however.
|
| Thanks to all for your interest.
|
| Regards,
|
| Bill Watt
| Computer Help and Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
Probably less likely, but a possibilty.
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