NDIS.VXD NTKERN.VXD could not load the device driver (error code 2).

[Bazzer Smith]

I am going through hell trying to load a network card on my
windows98 (first edition) computer.
I am at the stage where I get the above error message
(error code 2).

I have googled this and found some (confusing) info
can anyone point me to a complete solution, it is unclear
is some of the googled solutions worked!!

TIA. I will report back if solutions work or not.

 

[Quaoar]

I am going through hell trying to load a network card on my
windows98 (first edition) computer.
I am at the stage where I get the above error message
(error code 2).

I have googled this and found some (confusing) info
can anyone point me to a complete solution, it is unclear
is some of the googled solutions worked!!

TIA. I will report back if solutions work or not.

Always install the required driver before Win98 sees the actual device -
unless the vendor explicitly states otherwise. If you try to install
the driver with the card already installed, it usually fails.

The other think to check is that your computer is compatible with the
card. The card might be 32bit, your computer is 16 bit depending its age.

Q

 

[kony]

Always install the required driver before Win98 sees the actual device -
unless the vendor explicitly states otherwise. If you try to install
the driver with the card already installed, it usually fails.

The other think to check is that your computer is compatible with the
card. The card might be 32bit, your computer is 16 bit depending its age.

Q

NO it does not!

The correct sequence:

Unplug AC power.
Open case, chuck the card into a slot.
Boot system.
It finds new hardware and asks for the driver location.
It's either on a floppy, CD, or already on the hard drive.
You point the "browse to it" window to those files.
It copies them.
It then checks the registry for the location of the windows
installation files.
If they were on the hard drive (windows was installed from
hard drive), it copies them without any further user
intervention.

If they were on a CD or other media, you have to put that
media in and browse to it.

You don't EVER have to install a driver before physically
putting the network card into the box. Win98 is a bit
funny about USB devices, a USB network adapter may indeed
have some quirks in it's driver and need that installed
first but not a generic realtek NIC, I've installed far too
many of those to count on Win98 for years.

 

[kony]

I am going through hell trying to load a network card on my
windows98 (first edition) computer.
I am at the stage where I get the above error message
(error code 2).

I have googled this and found some (confusing) info
can anyone point me to a complete solution, it is unclear
is some of the googled solutions worked!!

TIA. I will report back if solutions work or not.

These are windows system files.
Windows always copies them from the installation file store,
the place where those files were at the time windows was
originally installed.

The easiest way to start out a Win9x system is to copy the
contents of the windows cd to a folder on the hard drive,
then when windows first installs it records that location in
the registry and never again should you need the windows CD
(like for this nic).

At this point, location the windows installation files on
your hard drive, or if you only have them on CD, make a
folder, something like C:\win98\ and copy the roughly 120MB
of installation files from the CD into that folder.

Next, open regedit and either create (if the subkey doesn't
exist), or edit the following subkey to reflect your newly
created folder location (name), following the example of
"C:/win98" above it would be:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
"SourcePath"=C:\Win98

Or just do it the easy way, merge this into your registry;
http://69.36.189.159/usr_1034/win98_sourcepath.reg

 

[philo]

Always install the required driver before Win98 sees the actual device -
unless the vendor explicitly states otherwise. If you try to install
the driver with the card already installed, it usually fails.

The other think to check is that your computer is compatible with the
card. The card might be 32bit, your computer is 16 bit depending its age.

Q

This advice is *absurd*. You generally can install the drivers after the
device is in the machine.

Not only that...a 16 bit machine would be either an 8086/8 or a 286
not too likely to be used with win98 ! (impossible is the word)

 

[Bazzer Smith]

These are windows system files.
Windows always copies them from the installation file store,
the place where those files were at the time windows was
originally installed.

The easiest way to start out a Win9x system is to copy the
contents of the windows cd to a folder on the hard drive,
then when windows first installs it records that location in
the registry and never again should you need the windows CD
(like for this nic).

At this point, location the windows installation files on
your hard drive, or if you only have them on CD, make a
folder, something like C:\win98\ and copy the roughly 120MB
of installation files from the CD into that folder.

Next, open regedit and either create (if the subkey doesn't
exist), or edit the following subkey to reflect your newly
created folder location (name), following the example of
"C:/win98" above it would be:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
"SourcePath"=C:\Win98

Or just do it the easy way, merge this into your registry;
http://69.36.189.159/usr_1034/win98_sourcepath.reg

I have found what may be a 'patch' for the problem from Realtec
I am going to try it now (copying files on swap hard drive net).
I bet it doesn't work, everyyjong else has failed so I am sure this will
too.

 

[Bazzer Smith]

I have found what may be a 'patch' for the problem from Realtec
I am going to try it now (copying files on swap hard drive net).
I bet it doesn't work, everyyjong else has failed so I am sure this will
too.

Nope as expected that didn't work either. Was a bit unclear how to
use the patch too. I have figured out how to change drivers though.

 

[kony]

Nope as expected that didn't work either. Was a bit unclear how to
use the patch too. I have figured out how to change drivers though.

What issue does the patch claim to address?

I've never needed a patch for that chipset nic. I'm now
wondering if your motherboard bios has a bug or the nic is
just dead.

 

[Bazzer Smith]

I am going through hell trying to load a network card on my
windows98 (first edition) computer.
I am at the stage where I get the above error message
(error code 2).

I have googled this and found some (confusing) info
can anyone point me to a complete solution, it is unclear
is some of the googled solutions worked!!

TIA. I will report back if solutions work or not.

DRUMROLL..........................SUCCESS!!!

I finally managed to install the driver.
The solution? Upgrade to W98SE. All I I did was install my copy
of W98SE over the existing W98, when it finished the installation
the card was reported as OK in the device manager, no yellow
exclaimation mark, driver installed OK.
I don't think W98 supports networkinig like that (local).
Now all I need to do is to get it to 'network' with my other
PC (this one XP), at the moment it is connected with a
crossover cable but this machine reports limited or no
connectivity with a yellow exclamation mark in the system
tray network icon.
Any tips on how to 'get it to do something'?

 

[Bazzer Smith]

What issue does the patch claim to address?

Not sure :O)

I've never needed a patch for that chipset nic. I'm now
wondering if your motherboard bios has a bug or the nic is
just dead.

Nope because .....

DRUMROLL..........................SUCCESS!!!

I finally managed to install the driver.
The solution? Upgrade to W98SE. All I I did was install my copy
of W98SE over the existing W98, when it finished the installation
the card was reported as OK in the device manager, no yellow
exclaimation mark, driver installed OK.
I don't think W98 supports networkinig like that (local).
Now all I need to do is to get it to 'network' with my other
PC (this one XP), at the moment it is connected with a
crossover cable but this machine reports limited or no
connectivity with a yellow exclamation mark in the system
tray network icon.
Any tips on how to 'get it to do something'?

 

[George \(Bindar Dundat\)]

You might want to give the group
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.networking
a try

--
George (Bindar Dundat©)
http://dundats.mvps.org
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| | > On Mon, 15 May 2006 00:37:41 GMT, "Bazzer Smith"
| >
| >
| >>> I have found what may be a 'patch' for the problem from Realtec
| >>> I am going to try it now (copying files on swap hard drive net).
| >>> I bet it doesn't work, everyyjong else has failed so I am sure this will
| >>> too.
| >>
| >>Nope as expected that didn't work either. Was a bit unclear how to
| >>use the patch too. I have figured out how to change drivers though.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>
| >
| >
| > What issue does the patch claim to address?
|
| Not sure :O)
|
| >
| > I've never needed a patch for that chipset nic. I'm now
| > wondering if your motherboard bios has a bug or the nic is
| > just dead.
|
|
| Nope because .....
|
| DRUMROLL..........................SUCCESS!!!
|
| I finally managed to install the driver.
| The solution? Upgrade to W98SE. All I I did was install my copy
| of W98SE over the existing W98, when it finished the installation
| the card was reported as OK in the device manager, no yellow
| exclaimation mark, driver installed OK.
| I don't think W98 supports networkinig like that (local).
| Now all I need to do is to get it to 'network' with my other
| PC (this one XP), at the moment it is connected with a
| crossover cable but this machine reports limited or no
| connectivity with a yellow exclamation mark in the system
| tray network icon.
| Any tips on how to 'get it to do something'?
|
|
|
|

 

[Bazzer Smith]

I might...

 

[Bazzer Smith]

I might...

ANyway I have it sorted now I have the computers networked,
I cant connect to the net through the main machine from the other
comp yet but I will try working on that later. Not that
important anyway really.

 

[Tee Jay]

I finally managed to install the driver.
The solution? Upgrade to W98SE. All I I did was install my copy
of W98SE over the existing W98, when it finished the installation
the card was reported as OK in the device manager, no yellow
exclaimation mark, driver installed OK.
I don't think W98 supports networkinig like that (local).
Now all I need to do is to get it to 'network' with my other
PC (this one XP), at the moment it is connected with a
crossover cable but this machine reports limited or no
connectivity with a yellow exclamation mark in the system
tray network icon.
Any tips on how to 'get it to do something'?

Load the protocol NETBUI.
Tee Jay

 

[Bazzer Smith]

Load the protocol NETBUI.
Tee Jay

I have got it working somehow, not sure how.
I think that was probably loaded anyway.
Think problem was fire wall or permissions or
god knows what.
However my internet connection would not work when
I tried it today, I thought my fiddling had somehow
screwed that up but it turned out to be a problem
with my ISP.