Dear Friends, I have a win98. After have tried unsuccessfully to install a cable mini-lan, my pc when starts, say that can't find a file request by win.ini named "z:vvinesd.386". I try to find, but I was unsuccessful. Some one of you can tell me what this file is used for and eventually where I can download? Thanks in advance for your patience! Mauro

I also get the same message that I don't have the file "a:vvinesd.386". Did you get a response to your letter and did you download the file? If you got the file could you download it to my address? Thank you, very much! KG

I copied the follow from www.support.microsoft.com. I hope it help you, because it helped me.SYMPTOMS When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message: Cannot find device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application. The Windows registry or system.ini file refers to this device file, but the device file no longer exists. If you deleted this file on purpose, try uninstalling the associated application using its uninstall or setup program. If you still want to use the application associated with this device file, try reinstalling the application to replace the missing file. VVINESD.386 CAUSE This behavior can occur if an upgrade to Windows 95 or Windows 98 detects the Banyan VINES network client but the Banyan VINES network client is not installed. This may be caused by a previous installation of the Banyan VINES network client that left the following information in the Protocol.ini file: [BAN$VINES] DriverName=ndisban$ [NDISBAN$] DriverName=NDISBAN$ Setup uses the Protocol.ini file to determine which 16-bit clients to install during an upgrade. When the information exists in the Protocol.ini file, Setup automatically installs the Banyan VINES network client. RESOLUTION WARNING : Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). To resolve this behavior: Click Start , click Run , type sysedit in the Open box, and then click OK . On the Window menu, click System.ini . On the Search menu, click Find . In the Find box, type vvinesd.386 , and then press ENTER. Type a semicolon ( ; ) at the beginning of the line that contains "vvinesd.386." On the File menu, click Save , and then click Exit on the File menu. Restart your computer. If you receive the error message again, continue to step 8. Click Start , point to Settings , click Control Panel , and then double-click Network . If any of the following network components are present, remove them: Banyan DOS/Windows 3.1 Client Banyan VINES ethernet Protocol Banyan VINES token ring Protocol To remove a component, click the component, and then click Remove . Repeat this step until all of these components are removed. Click OK , and then click Yes . If you receive the error message again, continue to step 11. Use Registry Editor to delete the following registry key, and then restart your computer: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\Vvinesd If you need to gain access to resources on a Banyan network, reinstall the Banyan client. To install the 16-bit client, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

I also have the mentioned problem and in addition, I have another problem. When win98 starts and is at the login prompt I click cancel and the system hangs. Is this problem because of the missing file. Thanks in advance. Naval