I seem to be having a problem with my GDI.EXE file. every once in a while all the icons will blank out and reload themselves and I get an error message saying something about GDI.EXE (unfortunately I did not record the error message). I understand a little about the GDI.EXE file that it is the file that controls the graphics and the amount of memory alloted for the graphics such as icons and screen savers. The GDI.EXE allots the memory in something called "heaps" [I understand that in Windows 3.x it was set at 64k but in Windows 9x it can be changed and I was wondering how to change it]
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problem with GDI.EXE
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This problem is documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
Apparently, it's got something to do with the
c:\windows\fonts folder.
This is the Knowledge Base problem code:
Err Msg: Error Loading GDI.EXE. You Must Reinstall Windows (Q146904)
Hope this helps.
Bruno Diotte
Apparently, it's got something to do with the
c:\windows\fonts folder.
This is the Knowledge Base problem code:
Err Msg: Error Loading GDI.EXE. You Must Reinstall Windows (Q146904)
Hope this helps.
Bruno Diotte
If you are running windows 98, you could try running system file checker or even just extracting the gdi.exe file from the win98 cd or from c:\winodows\options\cabs.
If you run system file checker, it will check all of your system files, exe, dll, etc and determine if they have changed from their original config.
To run system file checker, go to start>run and type in sfc, hit enter. The choice for "scan for altered files" is the default choice, click on scan now.
If SFC finds a file that has been altered, ie corrupted, it will stop the scan and prompt you whether you want to fix it or not. Click on, I cannot remember right off if it's fix or restore. I will prompt for restore from, and restore to location. The restore to in most cases will already be populated, the restore from may vary. Try c:\windows\options\cabs first, you can browse to it.
At the next step, it will prompt to backup the original file, it's optional, I usually hit skip. If the restore is sucessful, it will continue scanning.
To just extract a clean copy of the gdi.exe, when sfc comes up select the option "extract one file from installation disk" and click next. It will have a restore from and restore to, in most cases the restore to will be populated. For the restore from, or extract from, you once again can choose the cd, example d:\win98, or from c:\windows\options\cabs. Click the next button, or extract file. If asked about a backup of original file, I choose skip, but you can go ahead and back up the old one.
Most likely it will tell you to reboot.
I am an advid user of the system file checker in windows 98 and have also used it in Windows ME.
If you run system file checker, it will check all of your system files, exe, dll, etc and determine if they have changed from their original config.
To run system file checker, go to start>run and type in sfc, hit enter. The choice for "scan for altered files" is the default choice, click on scan now.
If SFC finds a file that has been altered, ie corrupted, it will stop the scan and prompt you whether you want to fix it or not. Click on, I cannot remember right off if it's fix or restore. I will prompt for restore from, and restore to location. The restore to in most cases will already be populated, the restore from may vary. Try c:\windows\options\cabs first, you can browse to it.
At the next step, it will prompt to backup the original file, it's optional, I usually hit skip. If the restore is sucessful, it will continue scanning.
To just extract a clean copy of the gdi.exe, when sfc comes up select the option "extract one file from installation disk" and click next. It will have a restore from and restore to, in most cases the restore to will be populated. For the restore from, or extract from, you once again can choose the cd, example d:\win98, or from c:\windows\options\cabs. Click the next button, or extract file. If asked about a backup of original file, I choose skip, but you can go ahead and back up the old one.
Most likely it will tell you to reboot.
I am an advid user of the system file checker in windows 98 and have also used it in Windows ME.
If you are running windows 98, you could try running system file checker or even just extracting the gdi.exe file from the win98 cd or from c:\winodows\options\cabs.
If you run system file checker, it will check all of your system files, exe, dll, etc and determine if they have changed from their original config.
To run system file checker, go to start>run and type in sfc, hit enter. The choice for "scan for altered files" is the default choice, click on scan now.
If SFC finds a file that has been altered, ie corrupted, it will stop the scan and prompt you whether you want to fix it or not. Click on, I cannot remember right off if it's fix or restore. I will prompt for restore from, and restore to location. The restore to in most cases will already be populated, the restore from may vary. Try c:\windows\options\cabs first, you can browse to it.
At the next step, it will prompt to backup the original file, it's optional, I usually hit skip. If the restore is sucessful, it will continue scanning.
To just extract a clean copy of the gdi.exe, when sfc comes up select the option "extract one file from installation disk" and click next. It will have a restore from and restore to, in most cases the restore to will be populated. For the restore from, or extract from, you once again can choose the cd, example d:\win98, or from c:\windows\options\cabs. Click the next button, or extract file. If asked about a backup of original file, I choose skip, but you can go ahead and back up the old one.
Most likely it will tell you to reboot after extracting the file.
I am an advid user of the system file checker in windows 98 and have also used it in Windows ME.
If you run system file checker, it will check all of your system files, exe, dll, etc and determine if they have changed from their original config.
To run system file checker, go to start>run and type in sfc, hit enter. The choice for "scan for altered files" is the default choice, click on scan now.
If SFC finds a file that has been altered, ie corrupted, it will stop the scan and prompt you whether you want to fix it or not. Click on, I cannot remember right off if it's fix or restore. I will prompt for restore from, and restore to location. The restore to in most cases will already be populated, the restore from may vary. Try c:\windows\options\cabs first, you can browse to it.
At the next step, it will prompt to backup the original file, it's optional, I usually hit skip. If the restore is sucessful, it will continue scanning.
To just extract a clean copy of the gdi.exe, when sfc comes up select the option "extract one file from installation disk" and click next. It will have a restore from and restore to, in most cases the restore to will be populated. For the restore from, or extract from, you once again can choose the cd, example d:\win98, or from c:\windows\options\cabs. Click the next button, or extract file. If asked about a backup of original file, I choose skip, but you can go ahead and back up the old one.
Most likely it will tell you to reboot after extracting the file.
I am an advid user of the system file checker in windows 98 and have also used it in Windows ME.
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