ways to free up hard drive space without accessing windows?

[cms1157]

i've been getting a "VMM32.VXD is required to run windows" message upon start up, but when i went to reinstall i was told there wasn't enough free space to do the installation. is there any way i can delete files from inside windows (ie.. mp3's) without being able to access windows at all, including safe mode?

thanks in advance
chris.

 

[butchrecon]

Try this:

SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

VMM32.VXD is required to run Windows. If this file is not in your PATH, you may need to reinstall Windows.
Your computer then starts to a command prompt.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Windows\System folder is missing or renamed, or if the PATH line in the Autoexec.bat file is missing or does not include the Windows\System folder.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use the appropriate method below:

Method 1
At the command prompt, type: dir vmm32.vxd /s.

If the Vmm32.vxd file is not found, you must install Windows 95/98 again. If the Vmm32.vxd file is found, note the folder in which the Vmm32.vxd file is located, and then continue with step 2.

At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command

cd windows
ren <folder> system

where <folder> is the folder you noted in step 1.

Restart your computer.

Method 2
Using a text editor (such as Notepad), edit the Autoexec.bat file and add or modify the PATH line so that it includes the Windows\System folder. For example, add the following line to your Autoexec.bat file:

path=c:\windows\system


If you cant Find the VMM32.VxD you will have to reinstall Windows. Need help ask.
James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[edfair]

With your emergency boot disk. You will be at DOS. Move to the c: drive, find them and delete them. Also anything in temp with ~ for a first character. That should fix you up for the second step. Ed Fair
efair@atlnet.com

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