I cleaned up some files and now WDOs 3.11 won't start, says: Cannot find a device file that amy be needed to run Windows in 386 enhanced mode.C:MSINPUT\msinput.386 and also Invalid VxD dynamic link call to device number 000D, service 000E. Run setup again but it still doesn't work, what is this?

joe, it sounds like you tried to install a mouse or something? some software will modify your system.ini file, which is one of the files that windows uses to boot up. so when you go & delete a directory and/or files, the modified system.ini file still contains information pointing to the directory, and it looks for it when you boot up - hence the "cannot find device file ..." message. the best thing to do, is either delete your system.ini and win.ini files, and reload windows, or delete the entire windows directory altogether, and reload windows. make sure you back up any data that may be in your windows directory first. you will need to re-install anything else that you've installed since installing windows the first time.

sound like you accidently(; deleted your mouse directory and it is still looking for the deviec youneed to edit the system files to remove the entries, or reinstall the drivers.

I NEED DIRECTORY OF MSINPUT. PLEASE ANYBODY CAN GIVEME.

FOR THAT PROBLEM THIS IS THE SOLUTION THAT I SAW. FOR ONE 486 DX2 IN WINDOWS 3.11. I HOPE THAT IT SERVES TO THEM. SORRY BY THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE MY INGLES IS NOT VERY GOOD. WIN.INI (WINDOWS) LOAD= C:\MSINPUT\POINTER.exe ----->DELETE NEW WIN.INI (WINDOWS) LOAD= SYSTEM.INI (BOOT) MOUSE.DRV=C:\MSINPUT\MSINPUT.DRV ----->DELETE (386 ENH) KEYBOARD=C:\MSINPUT\MSINPUT.386 ------>DELETE NEW SYSTEM.INI (BOOT) MOUSE.DRV=MOUSE.DRV (386 ENH) KEYBOARD=*.VKD AUTOEXEC.BAT SET MSINPUT=C:\MSINPUT C:\MSINPUT\MOUSE\MOUSE.exe NEW AUTOEXEC.BAT REM SET MSINPUT=C:\MSINPUT REM C:\MSINPUT\MOUSE\MOUSE.exe WITH THESE CHANGES IT LOADS WINDOWS IF IT WORKS THAT WELL AND IF WITH THESE CHANGES YOUR SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. FLOCK THE WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI AND WIN.COM. IT INSTALLS WINDOWS IN FAST INSTALLATION NOW AND IF IT WORKED.