Win98, VMM386.VXD

VMM386.vxd is a special file that is like a kernel for windows that is compiled during installation but something must have happened to screw it up.  So your only real recourse is to reinstall win98 so it will rebuild the vmm386.vxd and hopefully fix your system.  Reinstalling is not such a big deal because you can simply install right over your existing installation and it should only take about 20 minutes or so.

you do not need to Reinstall WIN98.
go to start,run, then type SFC and extract the files from disk installation,
this files name I would suggest, vmm386.vxd,Vmm32.Vxd.
you might need to do this 1 by one and rebooting each time.
 see if it helps.

Did you install any software or hardware lately? Was this an upgrade over Windows 95? Do you have a scanner or HP printer installed on your computer? If can answer yes to the first or last question, we need to talk. Reinstalling and extracting from disk is not going to fix your problem if this is so. Let me know.

Mike

CodeX007 try the suggestions one by one and see if they do not fix it. then explain more.

Thanks ISTAL it seems to be fine now.

so my solution worked. please reject the answer and let me post my solution. Thanks
Dew_associates you should have read before posting your answer that my suggestion worked.
CODEX007 let me post it as answer. Thanks

Istal, if code007 wishes to award you the points, I have no difficulty in that, but please don't make comments in my regard unless you know what your talking about. My answer was posted at 10:36AM PST. The E&E server posted the answer at 11:27AM PST. As for your suggestion, your suggestion as it pertains to fixing vmm386.vxd is nonsense, as Windows 98 neither uses, builds or rebuilds this file. This file is a MSDOS file and "is not" used by Windows 98 in any manner. What worked was the reloading of windows 98 to correct a previous "bad" update. A similar memory manager, vmm32.vxd, us used by Windows 98. Lastly, vmm386.vxd is a virtual device driver and is not even remotely close to a kernel environment.
Dennis

I suggested him to restore the file just so he got convinced that it did not exist.Also, told him to restore VMM32.VXD. which was my suggestion.Yours Answer is not talking about restoring.
Ok, I understand that you said that time it got posted was delayed by the server from E-E when you post an answer it gets the time that it was posted at the moment. There is no mistake on that. A comment can reappear if you use the RELOAD from the NETSCAPE. and It will put comments posted as if they were delayed. and repeat them.
Sorry But I do not agree in the Time of the SERVER when it got posted. 50 minutes is not what it takes.
and YEs I know what I am talking about. :).

Codex007, please if my solution worked,let me post it as an answer so when somebody else look for it see that they needed restore the file that I referred. This question will go to the PAQ.  Thanks.

Istal: I have no intention of arguing with you, but I might suggest that you study Windows 98 a little more before telling the world you know what your talking about. Your comment that Codex007 try and "restore the file just so he got convinced that it did not exist" is ridiculous! You can purchase the Windows 98 add-on to the MCSE program for about $70.00 US! Study it and then tell us what you know!

I still stand in my comment. and my suggestion of restoring VMM32.VXD speak by itself.