Re: NIS locked up my computer...help!

From: dr.emailposter (dr.emailposter@freedom.nex)
Date: 05/11/02


From: "dr.emailposter" <dr.emailposter@freedom.nex>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 08:25:00 +1200

All right!

"Mel" <gnalbdnam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uy%C8.61485$gd5.25280815@typhoon.southeast.rr.com...
> I finally got into safe mode and it was a piece of cake from there. When I
> removed the card, I also removed TC/IP from the computer which NIS must
use.
> I had to reinstall TC/IP before the NIS uninstaller would work.
>
> I had tried F8 with no luck but I used the control key during boot after
> researching on the web and it worked fine. I guess windows 95 and 98 are
> different.
>
> Thanks for the safemode tip. I was almost to the point of reinstalling
> windows...
> Mel
>
> "dr.emailposter" <dr.emailposter@freedom.nex> wrote in message
> news:7nZC8.213$7N.25997@news02.tsnz.net...
> > When your reboot windows 98 you should press F8 and choose option 3.
> >
> > Option 5 and 6 bring you to the command prompt... Can you try again?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mel" <gnalbdnam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:20ec9099.0205100410.6a08c15d@posting.google.com...
> > > Thanks for your help. I tried putting the card back in but with no
> > > luck. I tried to boot in safe mode but when I choose the safe mode
> > > option, it goes straight to a C: prompt. The only other option I can
> > > think of is to reinstall windows.
> > >
> > > "dr.emailposter" <dr.emailposter@freedom.nex> wrote in message
> > news:<abf9rr$1djb$1@si05.rsvl.unisys.com>...
> > > > "Mel" <gnalbdnam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:20ec9099.0205091722.7ec93952@posting.google.com...
> > > > > I installed NIS2002 about a month ago and have a lot of problems
> with
> > > > > startup conflicts. I finally got those resolved but now I have an
> even
> > > > > bigger problem. I had to remove my ethernet card and now windows
98
> > > > > won't work. When the computer boots up, I get an error that starts
> > > > > "invalid Vxd dynamic link call from Symndis(01) + 0004a8e to
device
> > > > > "0028"., service 8029. I end up with nothing displayed but the
> > > > > background.
> > > > >
> > > > > At this point, I don't want to fix it, I just want to get NIS off
my
> > > > > computer. I can't use the rnis tool because it only works in
> windows,
> > > > > which ain't working. Help!
> > > >
> > > > Your problem was probably caused by removing the card. To solve it,
if
> > you
> > > > can not put the card back:
> > > >
> > > > 1.Remove NIS. Can you boot in Safe Mode? It disables the network,
> > therefore
> > > > you can open the Control Panel and remove NIS.
> > > >
> > > > 2.Keep NIS there for the next network card. Install the loopback
> adpater
> > > > (soft only) in your machine. I can't remember where in Win98, but
> there
> > are
> > > > references for this in this newsgroup - do a Google search.
> >
> >
>
>



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