alt.certification.mcse - Question for Win 98

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Question for Win 98

Oval Mike

2003-06-01, 8:24 pm

My friend bought a new computer bare and installed Win 98 second Edition.
His Wife did something and his winsocket stopped working along with an error
message ( ndishlp.sys file missing) When I try to ping or tracert it shows
No WInsocket) In others his Winsocket is gone.

all of his TCP/IP bindings appear to be there. Anyone that can help me would
be appreciated as I am not very strong in TCP/IP. Anyone that has any ideas
please email me.

Thanks in advance
Mike

Andy Barkl

2003-06-01, 8:24 pm

"Oval Mike" <1954bluevwbug@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:06xCa.3656$cp6.2070897@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> My friend bought a new computer bare and installed Win 98 second Edition.
> His Wife did something and his winsocket stopped working along with an
error
> message ( ndishlp.sys file missing) When I try to ping or tracert it shows
> No WInsocket) In others his Winsocket is gone.
>
> all of his TCP/IP bindings appear to be there. Anyone that can help me
would
> be appreciated as I am not very strong in TCP/IP. Anyone that has any
ideas
> please email me.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Mike

Uninstall the TCP/IP protocol and reinstall it!

Christopher Holley

2003-06-25, 2:25 pm

I would have tried a Desktop Support Group. But then again, WHAT where you
thinking putting Windows 98 on the stupid thing.

"Oval Mike" <1954bluevwbug@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:06xCa.3656$cp6.2070897@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> My friend bought a new computer bare and installed Win 98 second Edition.
> His Wife did something and his winsocket stopped working along with an
error
> message ( ndishlp.sys file missing) When I try to ping or tracert it shows
> No WInsocket) In others his Winsocket is gone.
>
> all of his TCP/IP bindings appear to be there. Anyone that can help me
would
> be appreciated as I am not very strong in TCP/IP. Anyone that has any
ideas
> please email me.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Mike
>
>
>

Mick Fly

2003-06-25, 11:24 pm

Short of reinstalling the OS, I would 1) remove TCP/IP, reboot, then
reinstall TCP/IP (you'll need the 98 install CD or cab files for this). if
that doesn't work......2) find another Win98SE PC (maybe someone in your
office at work), do a search for the ndishlp.sys file on the hard drive
(probably located in the Windows directory or Windows\System), copy it to a
floppy disk, then copy it from the floppy to the appropriate directory on
your friend's hosed up PC. It may not work but it would be worth a try. If
you can't find another working Win98SE computer, you could extract it from
one of the installation CAB files and place the file in the proper
directory, but I don't know which CAB it's in, and besides it would take
less time to just back up the files your friend needs to a zip disk or
something, and reinstall the OS.

Mcfly

"Christopher Holley" <chris@customlogos.com> wrote in message
news:hemKa.1133$Ns.174018726@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> I would have tried a Desktop Support Group. But then again, WHAT where
you
> thinking putting Windows 98 on the stupid thing.
>
> "Oval Mike" <1954bluevwbug@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:06xCa.3656$cp6.2070897@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> > My friend bought a new computer bare and installed Win 98 second
Edition.
> > His Wife did something and his winsocket stopped working along with an
> error
> > message ( ndishlp.sys file missing) When I try to ping or tracert it
shows

> > No WInsocket) In others his Winsocket is gone.
> >
> > all of his TCP/IP bindings appear to be there. Anyone that can help me
> would
> > be appreciated as I am not very strong in TCP/IP. Anyone that has any
> ideas
> > please email me.
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Kervin

2003-06-26, 2:24 am

If u are not sure which CAB, use sfc.exe (System File Checker utility). All
u need to know is where the file is supposed to have been installed. And the
sfc will extract the file automatically for you. Or u can do a full scan
using sfc for changed/missing/corrupt files but that could take a long time.

>If
> you can't find another working Win98SE computer, you could extract it from
> one of the installation CAB files and place the file in the proper
> directory, but I don't know which CAB it's in, and besides it would take
> less time to just back up the files your friend needs to a zip disk or
> something, and reinstall the OS.

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