When ever I boot my windows95 pc this message is displayed.<br><br>"Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a windows application.<br>The windows registry or system.ini file refers to this device file, the the device file no longer exits."<br><br><br>I have looked through the registry and some of the ini files and find no reference to such a file. <br><br>Any Ideas.<br><br>thanks<br><br>Jeremy
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The VSERVER.VXD driver is for Microsoft File and Printer Sharing. The simplest solution without having to remove a bunch of registry keys is to check out the Network Properties and see if File and Printer Sharing is installed.<br><br>If not, install it...reboot the unit and then uninstall it if you do not need it.<br><br>If it is installed, simply remove and reinstall it.<br><br><br><br> <p>Doug<br><a href=mailto:dxd_2000@yahoo.com>dxd_2000@yahoo.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>
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Method 1
Extract a new copy of the Vserver.vxd file from your original Windows 95/98 disks or CD-ROM to the <drive>:\<windows>\system folder, where <drive> is the drive on which Windows 95/98 is installed, and <windows> is the folder in which Windows 95/98 is installed.
If you are using Windows 95, you can extract the Vserver.vxd file from the following locations:
The Win95_12.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
The Win95_13.cab cabinet file on the original Windows 95 DMF disks.
The Win95_20.cab cabinet file on the original Windows 95 non-DMF disks.
The Win95_19.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 CD-ROM.
For information about using the Extract tool, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
If you are using Windows 98, you can extract the Vserver.vxd file using the System File Checker tool.
For more information about using the System File Checker tool, please see "System File Checker Tool" section of the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
Method 2
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, click File And Print Sharing, and then click the "I want to be able to give others access to my files" and "I want to be able to give other access to my printer(s)" check boxes to clear them.
Click OK, click OK again, and then restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.
Repeat steps 1-4, clicking the "I want to be able to give others access to my files" and "I want to be able to give other access to my printer(s)" check boxes to select them in step 3.
Extract a new copy of the Vserver.vxd file from your original Windows 95/98 disks or CD-ROM to the <drive>:\<windows>\system folder, where <drive> is the drive on which Windows 95/98 is installed, and <windows> is the folder in which Windows 95/98 is installed.
If you are using Windows 95, you can extract the Vserver.vxd file from the following locations:
The Win95_12.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
The Win95_13.cab cabinet file on the original Windows 95 DMF disks.
The Win95_20.cab cabinet file on the original Windows 95 non-DMF disks.
The Win95_19.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 CD-ROM.
For information about using the Extract tool, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
If you are using Windows 98, you can extract the Vserver.vxd file using the System File Checker tool.
For more information about using the System File Checker tool, please see "System File Checker Tool" section of the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
Method 2
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, click File And Print Sharing, and then click the "I want to be able to give others access to my files" and "I want to be able to give other access to my printer(s)" check boxes to clear them.
Click OK, click OK again, and then restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.
Repeat steps 1-4, clicking the "I want to be able to give others access to my files" and "I want to be able to give other access to my printer(s)" check boxes to select them in step 3.
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