Windows 98 SE Kernel32.dll problem. OS has START/no toolbars

[Jan Palmer]

My system boots to windows 98 second edition. after it
loads up I cannot see the toolbars below the screen. I
pressed the CNTRL ESC key but nothing happens. I also
pressed the MicrosoftFlag Button but nothing still
happens. I went into safe mode and it prompt me that there
is something wrong with my Kernel32.dll. How can I resolve
this problem? So far I have done

1. scanreg /restore , problem still present.
2. scanreg /fix , still the problem persist
3. scandisk /all /autofix /surface, problem still persist.

Please advise. Thank you so much.

[doug]

>-----Original Message-----
>is something wrong with my Kernel32.dll

You could try SFC and ask it to get the file from the CD.
Direct SFC to the Win98 folder on the CD and it will pull
it out of a .cab file and replace the current file.
Probably notify reboot required for such a low level file.
Best, doug.

[Jan Palmer]

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Thanks Doub. I'll try that one. Happy Holidays!!!!

[anon...@discussions.microsoft.com]

>>Best, doug.
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>Thanks Doub. I'll try that one. Happy Holidays!!!!

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[Jan Palmer]

Doug,

I cannot click the start button because there is no
START button on my screen.

I have a question. Can I ran SFC on the DOS session?

I have really exuded all the troubleshooting steps I
knew based on my 5 years experience with computers. Please
help. I need to recover some of the files inside my hard
drive.

Thanks

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[anon...@discussions.microsoft.com]

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If you cannot boot into 98se then you can reinstall the os
by booting with the 98 startup floppy. This gives you
access to the CD rom (win98se) that you have in the CDROM
drive.

Now do D: or E: at the prompt, whichever is your
CDROM drive. Now do a DIR

Now do CD WIN98 to select the main folder on the CDROM.

Now do SETUP

If SETUP wants to define new partitions or format drives:
decline those options and it should reinstall to
C:\WINDOWS.

[anon...@discussions.microsoft.com]

Jan, i forgot to mention that when you reinstall win98
back into the same place...... you get everything back !
Best, doug

[PCR]

(1) You may be in for a long haul...
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?fr=0&SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
Search "Kernel32"; Windows 98; Title Only; Exact Phrase; produces over a
page full.

http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/errkrn32.htm
Many are here too.

http://aumha.org/a/k32fix.htm
Eshelman's page about Kernel32 errors.

Invalid Page Faults:
http://aumha.org/kbeipf.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/topics/errormsg/kbipf.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q286/1/80.ASP

(2) Here is what mine looks like in Win98SE...

KERNEL32.DLL
Desc: Win32 Kernel core component
Loc: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
Size: 471,040 bytes
Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
Ver: 4.10.2222

If it comes to reinstalling it, that is old enough never to have been
Windows Updated. Therefore it will be fine right out of the .cabs.

(1) Here is how to do it in DOS...

(a) DIR /s /a C:\KERNEL32.DLL
Will say whether you have it, & where it is. Should be in
"C:\Windows\System"

C:\>DIR /s /a C:\KERNEL32.DLL
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
KERNEL32 DLL 471,040 04-23-99 10:22p KERNEL32.DLL
1 file(s) 471,040 bytes

(b)
"EXTRACT /a /L C:\Windows\System <LOC>\Base4.cab Kernel32.dll"

That is all one line between the quotes, but do not enter the quotes.
It will offer to overwite, if one is already there.

<LOC> is the location of "Base4.cab". This may be discovered as
follows...

C:\>DIR /s /a C:\base4.cab
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
BASE4 CAB 168,960 04-23-99 10:22p BASE4.CAB
1 file(s) 168,960 bytes

If you have the .cabs on a CD, you will use your CD-ROM drive letter,
instead of "C:\" in that DIR command.

So, in my case, the command is...

"EXTRACT /a /L C:\Windows\System C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\Base4.cab
Kernel32.dll"

All one line: no quotes: there are 5 spaces in the line, including one
after "Base4.cab".

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcr...@netzero.net
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