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Roy Lehrer Everything in this article applies to all versions of Windows 9X including the recently released Windows 98 Second Edition versions. Rumors: Before I go into the details of telling you how to rebuild a corrupt vmm32.vxd file, let me first say with very strong emphasis that there is no truth to the reports that Win9X does not install all required *.vxd files during installation. While it's possible that such a bug may have existed in a very early Win98 beta release (going back to when it was called Memphis and not Win98), there is no such bug, nor has there ever been such a bug in any released version of Win95 thru Win98 Second Edition. There are various web sites where you can read about this non-existent bug that I think http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/436720/vmm32vxd-missingunable-to-load-when-restarting-in-ms-dos-mode/ is plain hogwash. My experience says that such sites are incorrectly informing you that during Win9X installation, some required *.vxd files do not get installed and that you have to install them yourself manually, and that these "missing" files are the cause of at least some of your problems. Again I say hogwash. Some of these sites go on even further to tell you that you can check to see if any *.vxd files are missing by using Device Manager (from System Manager http://www.helpwithwindows.com/techfiles/vmm32.html in the Control Panel) and using the Driver File Details tab and that if you find entries containing 'vmm32', there's a good chance you need to extract and then install these files manually. Some go on to more explicitly tell you that if you see entries that look like C:\Windows\System\vmm32.vxd (configmg.vxd) that you do have to extract the *.vxd file manually from your Win98 CD cab files and put them in your \Windows\system\iosubsys directory after which the Driver File Details will show C:\Windows\System\configmg.vxd which is the correct way an entry should look. As I just said I think this whole issue is just plain old-fashioned hogwash. Someone who doesn't/didn't have the slightest idea of what vmm32.vxd is or how it is used probably originated it. And as we all know, anything posted on the web spreads like wildfire and is taken to be gospel by many even if it shouldn't. A more forgiving reason (it you want to call it that), although unlikely based on the details of what is being said, is that a person whose vmm32.vxd file got corrupted started it. But even then he/she didn't know what they are talking about if they are saying a bug in Win9X prevents the *.vxd files from getting installed. What is VMM32.VXD: To try and explain why what these sites tell you is wrong, you need to know what vmm32.vxd is. Vmm32.vxd is a monolithic driver file made up of a number of various *.vxd fi
you're new to Tech Support Guy, we highly recommend that you visit our Guide for New Members. Missing VMM32\NTKERN.VXD Discussion in 'Archive: Web & Email' started by bb, Feb 9, 1999. Mark Solved Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Mark https://forums.techguy.org/threads/missing-vmm32-ntkern-vxd.39539/ Solved Advertisement bb Guest Thread Starter I could really use some help in trying to fix this http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/10262-2-vmm32-missing problem. I started to load AOL4.0 and my computer locked up. When I restarted it all it would do was go on then tell me it was safe to shut down. I went into safe mode and at C:\ del the AOL~1 file and now I get this message even after I reloaded windows 95. "a device file that is specified in System.ini file is damaged. It may error missing be needed to run Windows. You maay need to run the Windows setup program again. If the file is inccluded in another software package, you may need to reinstall C:\Windows\system\VMM32\NTKERN.VXD press a key to continue I don't know that much about Win 95 or these files please help. Thanks bb ------------------ bb bb, Feb 9, 1999 #1 Sponsor Robert Guest Thread Starter bb, You can start out by removing all the files from the C:\Windows\Temp and then going to Add/Remove Programs in the Control error missing vmm32 Panel and see if there is an entry for AOL in there...then Remove it... Now go to Start|Run and type in SYSTEM.INI and in the menu bar, you will see Search...click on it and in Find type in NTKERN and if an entry comes up..then place a semi-colon ( in front of it for now... If it does not find any...then type in Aol and see if that comes up with something... Good Luck... Robert, Feb 9, 1999 #2 LarryCore Guest Thread Starter That error is pretty common when you install USB support for windows 95, then run the windoows 95 setup program again, but do NOT put USB support back in. Have you run the Win95 setup program recently? If you search your Win95 CD for USB you should find a file called something like USBSUPP.EXE - if you run that it will put the missing files back in (assuming I'm right, of course). LarryCore, Feb 9, 1999 #3 Nathan Guest Thread Starter How do you not install the USB on a 95 installation? Was I falling asleep when I was doing it all those times? I know we installed it on the earlier B version that didn't have it on the CD-rom from a floppy. And the later B version it was on the CD, but we still had to manually install it. Is that what you're referring to? You can look on the top of the CD and see if it says USB on it. If it doesn't, then
Gaming Smartphones Tablets Windows 8 PSUs Android Your question Get the answer Tom's Hardware>Forum>Computer Brands>vmm32.vxd missing?> vmm32.vxd missing? Tags: Hewlett Packard Computers Last response: 15 September 2004 16:46 in Computer Brands Share Vile 13 September 2004 09:09:33 Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware (More info?) I have a compaq presario 1235 that I am clean installing with windows 98. It comes up with an error... Windows protection error c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd: missing/unable to load microsoft has articles but, I can't seem to type the commands right in the prompt. Could somebody type the right prompt command for me to copy an put in. Its all loaded in the default location in windows in the c drive. More about : vmm32 vxd missing Vile 15 September 2004 16:46:27 Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware (More info?) vile5@comcast.net (Vile) wrote in message news: