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VMM32.VXD Problem

Has anyone encountered a problem with W98 with
VMM32.vxd which the system says it cannot find in
the windows\system directory (although it is there)
I have reloaded W98 onto a freshly formatted HDD
still the above returns to haunt me ...
My system is a AMD K6-2 300mhz processor
Gigabyte GA5-AX m/board
Matrox Millenium PCI g/card
64mb (2 x 32mb) SDRAM DIMMS

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paul1313

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Dennis,

Thanks for your help (so far) I followed 1 - 3
vmm32.vxd came up when I did the dir /s in the windows\system dir

In answer to 4
Yes I do have a scanner - Umax with its own ISA SCSI card

I started with the Bootlog and can send you a copy if it helps. there are quite a few references to "vmm32"

On all the above occasions the system booted up OK - If it does not boot OK when you press a key it turns the system off so I cant generate a bootlog to look at ...

Look forward to hearing from you on the above ... Paul

dew_associates

Paul, I was afraid you were going to sau Umax. Anyway, here's the recommended solution as well as why it's happening.

Microsoft Knowledge Base
PSS ID Number: Q191874
Article last modified on 11-14-1998
WINDOWS:95,98

When you start Windows, you may receive the following error message:

VMM32.VXD: Missing/Unable to Load. Press any key to continue.

Pressing any key causes either the Shutdown screen to appear or several VMM32.VXD errors.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the Umaxis11.386 file is being loaded in the System.ini file. This file is used by a UMAX scanner.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, contact UMAX to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type "sysedit" (without quotation marks), and then click OK.

2. On the Window menu, click System.ini.

3. On the Search menu, click Find.

4. In the Find box, type " umaxis11.386" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

5. Place a semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line that contains "umaxis11.386."

6. On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit on the File menu.

7. Restart your computer.

Let me know how you make out!

micky_d

On the umax web site is a patch for the umaxis11.386.
it fix the problem when you start windows:
VMM32.VXD: Missing/Unable to Load
cu micky

paul1313

ASKER

thanks everyone
it was the Umax scanner and i will now be able to resolve it after i download only 26mb update to the scanning software ???

dew_associates

Paul, that's what Umax states. They provided the fix that I mentioned pending the release of the fix, however they also state that the fix will not work on all hardware configurations. Try it, it shouldn't hurt anything and the posted fix above will still enable you to use the scanner.
Dennis