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maryjane22
January 10th, 2001, 09:10 PM
When i start windows i get a message that says:
Windows Registry or system.INI files
the device file no longe exists.
Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run windows or windows application.
Any ideas on what this is. Would this have anything to do with the sound not working.
ktubaugh
January 10th, 2001, 11:22 PM
What is the exact error message? Does it tell you what file is missing, i.e. *.ini, *.dll, etc.?
StevePorter
January 11th, 2001, 12:52 AM
I've had that happen when somebody messes up the network settings (e.g., vredir.dll not found or msnp32.dll not found). I've gone into the registry, searched for all occurances of the offending file, and deleted the registry entries. But be very careful not to delete the wrong entries...that could be very bad forcing you to reinstall Windows.
In the case of the missing network entities, I've gone into networking properties and deleted all networking components (except my network adapter), restarted Windows, then gone back into networking properties and reinstalled all the necessary networking components. That's also fixed my problems. http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm3.gif
maryjane22
January 11th, 2001, 09:41 AM
At start up it says:
Windows Registry or systems ini. device has been deleted. the device file no longer exist. cannot find device file that may be needed to run windows or window application.
After I push enter it will go to desktop.
River19
January 13th, 2001, 02:10 AM
What is the file (or files) that it says its missing?
SiCkNuT
January 13th, 2001, 07:27 AM
Yeah that'll fix it. Just note the file/s that are missing and search and destroy in the registry. Then re-install your sound card driver if it's related.
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phtal
January 13th, 2001, 08:16 AM
G'Day,
You need to find out what the offending file is called, then go to the Reg or System .ini to delete.
If you are not sure I reccomend you get a Computer Tech to have a look.
Paul
creed1898
September 5th, 2005, 01:59 PM
I have a Toshiba laptop w/ win98. i don't have a win98 recorvery disk. Everytime I power-on i instantly am required to enter a password. What should I do?