i tried reinstallng win98 on my nephews' thinkpad but i always get this error
"a fatal exception 0E has occured at 0028:C00005257 in VXD VMM(01) + 00004257". does anyone know what this means?

Are you attempting an 'over-the-top' installation. If so try renaming the vmm32.vxd file. From a dos prompt type:

ren c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd vmm32.old

and enter. Then try running the installation.

i did an over the top install but it crashed so i formatted the drive and installed clean. i still get the crash. i went to the bios and ran the hardware test and got this result
systemboard memory
dev 001 dev 002
err 91 err 21
fru 3610 fru 0020

I did a google search on those and couldn't find anything definite. I'd suspect bad RAM or maybe bad cache memory.

You may need to contact IBM.

hi all,
just want to share about the above error message on Thinkpad 600E
because i know there are lot of people out there who have this particular
problem.
i found out that the problem is related to battery pack.
i fixed mine by adjusting the battery lock and put the battery pack
properly into its place.
if you still get the error i advise you to discharge-recharge battery
pack or replace it.