[RESOLVED] win98se loadup error

[Rauster]

while doing a clean install of win98se I get:

error while initializing device vpicd,
windows protection error, you need to restart your computer.

I get this error before the setup process does my system configuration.
It comes right after the splash screnn comes up

After which I restart up in safe mode, but since I have no idea what the VPICD device might be, Im quite stuck in a vicious loop.

The specs are
PII 300
128/32/32 pc100 ram
abit BX mobo
viper 770 ultra
creative 38x cdrom
HP cdwriter plus
6.2 gig Fireball K (66)

The Viper and the mobo are new, the rest of the gear was already in the system. I formatted C:, copied all .cab files to c:/win and ran setup from there

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/solutions
Rauster

[Rauster]

ok, I now know that the VCIPD.VXD is the hardware interupt manager.

but still clueless on everything else


thanks

[SoccerFiend76]

Do you have the original win98se disk? Just a guess but I am betting that MS has made it difficult for people to copy the installed cabs and reinstall from there (or did you copy the cabs from a cdrom?) even still if possible try installing from the cdrom

Cheers,

GBJ
PS-let meknow how you make out.

[Rauster]

For the curious, VPICD is Virtual Programmable Interrupt Controller Device. How's that for some good party conversation.

SoccerFiend76, yeah, i tried it off the cd also. infact in a moment of weakness I called Microsoft, and after about two hours of trying everything they could think of, My problem is being sent "up" to the next level. They should call tuesday.

I think it is somehow connected to the Fireball drive and the UDMA 66 somehow.

[Rauster]

Well,

After removing the stick of bad ram, moving my network card to another slot and reinstalling, evrything is ok.