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Yes, I amrunning NOW windows ME, but I will borrow today my friends Windows 98 CD and I will install it. Well I think the problem is on the CD with the windows, because the problem started when I installed Win from this CD.
 
I do not hav these files :

vcomm.vxd
vdmap.vxd
configmg.vxd
vmouse.vxd
ntkern.vxd
vflatd.vxd

but when I try to find the vdd.vxd file it shows me 2 files :
nvdd32.dll
nvdd32.dll

(I know that none of these isn't vdd file but I wanted to let you know.
 
I admit that this may sound a bit vague, but here goes

I have read a handful of articles claiming that missing these files may cause symptoms such as yours. The idea is that the files are not copied from the installation CD automatically but need to be extracted manually if needed.

As I understands it, some of these files are used for slightly more uncommon combinations, such as hibernation and standby functionality of external devices (for example plug&play printers) or docking functionality for laptops.
It may explain why diffrent systems may have them or not.

Anyway, if you don't use any powermanagment, hibernation, usb-devices with standby functionality or such, I would also guess on hardware problems. Castellon is also on to this.

Perhaps one could start focus on memory chip problems. Some other clues one finds while looking around those files is that poor RAM chips may cause very similar symptoms.
Changing chips physically or making a special workaround configuration in Windows would test that theory.

Of course, Casetllons question on if you get this problem for HOI only would be very interesting to know the answer to. If you only get the symptom with HOI and in no other situation (during a similar time span!) well, you could probably forget about mine ideas above...

PS. That dll is used for the NVIDIA Compatible Direct Draw Driver. DS.
 
That file should be located here:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL\WIN_20.CAB
 
I dont have WIN_20.cab file on my CD (on the PC also). I have Win98_21.cab to Win_69.cab files.
Where should I copy those files anyway??
 
cyberman5000 said:
Yes, I am running NOW windows ME, but I will borrow today my friends Windows 98 CD and I will install it. Well I think the problem is on the CD with the windows, because the problem started when I installed Win from this CD.
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I dont have WIN_20.cab file on my CD (on the PC also). I have Win98_21.cab to Win_69.cab files.
Where should I copy those files anyway??
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Then you can't have installed Win ME.

The cab file range you list are for the original Win98 (Win98 SE numbers from 21 through 74 inclusive). WinME uses 8 MB cab files instead of 1.7 MB ones, and those are numbered from 8 through 22 inclusive.

It's starting to look like a mixup between Windows versions. And that will always cause unexplainable errors. Please, get the original Windows installation CD (either 98SE or ME), wipe your C: drive and do an install, directly from the CD. Do not use Win98, as it is no longer supported by Microsoft, and that can cause recent drivers to fail (like for my Audigy II card. Those too need Win98SE as minimum). Also, don't download the most recent NVidia drivers just yet. First try the ones that came on the driver CD with your video card.

Jan Peter
 
Oh I'm sorry

Oh I'm sorry. I've installed again Windows 98 se. Sorry forgot to tell you.
 
Well the CAB I looked up was for ME since I thought that was what you were still on.
 
I'm sorry but in last 4 days I formatted my PC about 9 times...
 
I think what I would recommend is taking the system in to an experiance tech and letting them take a look at the Hardware/Installation.
 
I don't have enough money to make somebody repair my PC and game....
 
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cyberman5000 said:
I don't have enough money to make somebody repair my PC and game....
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Sorry to hear that, but perhaps someone could do it, like somebody-who-knows-somebody-who-happened to be pretty good and could do the job for some other reason.
Considering all the things done, it is not a bad idea too let someone look into your stuff on the spot. To examine the equipment and media´s on the spot is often the best anyway.

I am not sure you did clarified it, but I take it you have this problem regadless of playing a Paradox game?
 
As jpd mentioned "...the VDD VxD driver is responsible for the data transfers from and to your hard drive on your Windows 9.x installation."

So I would back up anything you value from your HD.
 
It indeed doesn't sound good when your system produced a crititcal error when you are viewing/downloading data through a plugin in the web browser. It's beginning to look like something in your chipset isn't working right. The chipset on your mainboard regulates all communications between processor, memory and any attached hardware. There are a couple of tests available to see if this is the case.

You can do a throrough scan for bad sectors on your hard drive by manually booting into MS-DOS mode, and running scandisk. That first will do the same quick scan like it does as part from the windows setup, but then you can instruct it to do a full surface scan. Depending on the size and speed of your hard drive, this may take a couple of hours. But when there is a problem somewhere in your hard disk subsystem, it will most likely be found.

If scandisk doesn't turn up anything, it's time to thoroughly test your memory chips. You can do this with a little test program, which you can download here: http://www.memtest86.com/. You need to put it on a floppy disk, and have it in your floppy drive while you reboot. If your memory has any problems, this will find it.

A further test for system problems can be found here: http://www.computerbase.de/downloads/software/systemueberwachung/prime95/. Technically, it will calculate prime numbers (hence the name ;)), but is does it in such a way that it also stress tests your mainboard hardware (chipset/memory/processor). If anything in this combination is wrong, Prime95 will most likely find it.

Finally you can download 3DMark from here http://www.futuremark.com/. It's really a 3D benchmarking program, but it will thoroughly stress test the north bridge of your chipset, which deals with communications to your video board, processor, memory and your hard drive.

Jan Peter
 
Thanks as always jpd.

just a note that for the memory test from floppy drive, it may involve going into CMOS (your BIOS setup) and changing the boot order to A,C from the usual C,A.
 
thx. Now I'm going to get some swim in the Baltic see, and I'll do all those things later.
 
Happy Swiming
 
Hey

Doe the 3dmark thing wheights 178 mb. ????? It will take me whole day to download it.
 
Well, the version I have (which is not the most recent one) was 'only' around 40 MB. And the reason it's this big, is because it's a graphical benchmark. It simulates 3D games, and that needs a lot of data. Of course, that is also the main purpose in our test. ;) If your system has failing chips, then a benchmark that moves massive amounts of data between your hard disk, memory and graphics/AGP board will surely trigger it.

Jan Peter
 
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