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ok well when i boot up with windows 98 SE i get 3 errors before windows starts up. saying same thing for all .vxd files

Cannot find a device or file that may be needed to run windoes or an application.

The windows registry or system.ini file refers to theis device file, but the device file no longer exists.

If you deleted this file on purpose try uninstalling the associated applicaton using it's unistall or setup program.

If you still want to use the application try reinstalling that application to replace the missing file.

vnetsup.vxd

vredir.vxd

dfs.vxd

after all of that the computer will continue booting but before the password box appears you get this error message:

Windows networking

unable to load the dynamic link library

msnp32.dll

the system cannot find the file specified.

some or all of the following feature is not available:

Microsoft Networking.

can you help me if you need my system.ini file tell me i know how to get it.

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The boot errors here point to missing legacy device-driver entries and a missing networking DLL. ’s basic idea — remove stale references — is valid, but only after the precautions suggested. Deleting registry keys or drivers without a reliable rollback is what usually makes the problem persist or get worse.

Restore the registry backup first. Boot into Safe Mode (or normal if possible), run regedit, then use File → Import to load the .reg file you exported earlier. If that does not recover a working state, use Windows 98’s registry utility to pick an automatic backup:

scanreg /restore

Choose a restore point dated before the edits.

If the registry restore fixes Windows but networking still reports missing components, boot Safe Mode again and check the startup configuration and the primary INI file for legacy device-driver lines. Open the INI file in Notepad, look for the section that lists device drivers, and comment out (prefix with ;) only the lines that refer to drivers that no longer exist. Do not delete lines until you have a verified working backup.

After the system boots cleanly, reinstall any network client or protocol from Control Panel → Network, or run Setup from the original Windows 98 CD and choose to repair Windows to restore missing system DLLs. If the missing DLL belongs to a third-party program, reinstall that program instead of copying files manually.

Cautions: keep dated backups of the registry (use descriptive filenames), avoid blind deletions, and do repairs in the order above (restore → scanreg → safe-mode INI adjustments → reinstall/repair). If the machine is critical, make a full disk backup or image before further changes.

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edit registry file.
click start button --> Run. Type regedit in the text box.
In the registry editor click Edit --> Find

Find What: type vnetsup.vxd (delete the found results)

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are you sure that will work i've had a lot of bad expiriences in the registry and deleting things.

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Before you start, export your registry to a file. I like using the current date as the file name when doing so. (How many "good.reg, good1.reg" files are useful? 082003.reg is August 20th, 2003... See how much more effective that is?)

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i did that. I now hve the same problem as before except without it mentioning vnetsup.vxd

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