Cathy Herrmann wrote:
>
> we get an error something like this:
>
> Windows Registry or System.ini refers to device file but device file no
> longer exists.
>
> C:\Windows\System\VMM32\NTKERN.VXD
>
> I check System.INI and found no reference to NTKERN.VXD.  I searched for
>
> the netkern.vxd file and found it in Windows\System.  I tried restoring
> the registry but it did not work.
>
> Any ideas short of reformatting the hard drive and reinstalling
> everything?


I had the exact same problem and it wa related to the USB port upgrade
(?) that you installed on your machine. The file NTKERN.VXD was one of
the files that was added to your system when you added the USB support.
Apparently [as with mine machine also], when you uninstalled the USB
support, it left a reference in you registry file. If you are brave, and
have backed-up your registry, you can do a search through you resigstry
using Regedit and eliminate the reference and hope all goes well. If it
doesn't, than revert to your backed-up registry. A more conservitive
approach might be to reinstall the USB support and then uninstall it. I
did that on my machine it worked OK.

Steve Weiss


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