At 8/24/2002 07:03 PM, Ian Porter wrote:
Anyone know what might be calling this W98SE error?
'Exception 0E at 0028:C00CDFC3 in VxD VPD(01) + 0000112F
called from 0028:C0050D60 in VxD VPICD(01) + 0000099C'
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This is caused by a corrupt Virtual eXtended Driver, VPD.vxd to be exact.
A quote I wrote down from a source long forgotten:
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"If a virtual device driver (VxD) is missing or damaged, Windows 98
displays an error message that indicates which VxD is involved. If the VxD
is critical to the operation of Windows 98, then Windows 98 does not start
and the screen displays the command prompt. You might need to run Windows
98 Setup and select Verify or Safe Recovery to replace the missing VxD."
But there is an easier solution to this problem.
The generic driver Vmm32.vxd (located in C:\Windows\System) was built when
you first installed Win98 on your computer. Depending on your hardware
specs, it may contain some or all of the following VXDs (Virtual eXtended
Drivers): biosxlat.vxd, configmg.vxd, dynapage.vxd, ebios.vxd, enable.vxd,
ifsmgr.vxd, int13.vxd, ios.vxd, parity.vxd, reboot.vxd, vcache.vxd,
vcd.vxd, vcomm.vxd, vcond.vxd, vdd.vxd, vdef.vxd, vfat.vxd, vfbackup.vxd,
vflatd.vxd, vkd.vxd, vmcpd.vxd, vmouse.vxd, vmpoll.vxd, vpd.vxd, vsd.vxd,
vtdapi.vxd, vwin32.vxd, vxdldr.vxd. Vmm32.vxd is not only slow to load
(because of its huge size), but if you have added/changed your hardware
devices after installing Win98, this old driver might not match your system
specs anymore.
Certain system errors, like random lockups, error messages at startup, VMM
errors, erratic and/or slow mouse movement, etc, might be resolved by
selectively overriding a VXD included within Vmm32.vxd.
Start by manually extracting one or more of these individual drivers from
the .CAB files found in the \Win98 folder on your Win98 Setup cd-rom, and
then copying them to your C:\Windows\System\Vmm32 folder (change the
Windows folder name if different on your machine). Use this command line
(example):
EXTRACT /Y /A D:\WIN98\BASE4.CAB VCOMM.VXD
to extract VCOMM.VXD to the current directory. Typing in the first .CAB
file name in a given folder (in this case BASE4.CAB), forces EXTRACT.EXE to
search all CABs in the same directory for the file you specify.
Change the cd-rom drive letter if different on your system.
Now move VCOMM.VXD to C:\Windows\System\Vmm32, and reboot.
From now on Win98 will use the individual VXD instead of the one contained
in Vmm32.vxd, because if the same VXD loads twice, the second instance (in
this case the one in C:\Windows\System\Vmm32) intercepts all the calls to
that particular VXD.
Alternatively you can edit System.ini (located in your Windows folder)
using Notepad, and add an entry for the VXD you know creates "problems",
under the [386enh] section. Example:
device=vcomm.vxd
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Hope this helps,
Doug
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