This is my last option to fix the computer. When I start my computer I get the message that the win.com file is missing or currupt and windows cannot continue to load. Please, please, please can someone email me with the file that I need. I have tried to look on my boot disk, but can't find it there. If anyone could just send me the file I need, I would be very thankful

Boot to dos and type dir c:\windows\win.com That will tell you if it's really missing or not.

There were some responses to your original post. Thinking - it's a habit.

-install winzip (you need it to extract the file from your win98 cdrom -rightclick your cdrom drive in explorer -click find in the second field ("Containing text") type this: win.cnf -click Find now -when the cab file of your language version appears: doubleclick it. -now winzip should start and come up with all the files that are in this cab file -search in the row of files for: win.cnf -click on it once, and then click at the top of winzip on the EXTRACT button -have it extract to c:\windows (or to a floppy, to be able to copy it to your own computer)

Hi Hmmmm - where to start. Well it could be a missing win.com file - but the odds it is a missing file, are not at all good. Someone could send you a file, there is the problem that everyone who reads the question might send you the file, so most won't so your email box won't overflow. ok - you won't find the file on your boot disk. Go to c drive and type dir win.* /s [Type] c: dir win.* /s Let us know the result.(the size and date of win.com if a version is there ) also dir *.* /ah Let us know what number is beside the msdos.sys file. (ie file size) In your case its probable that a program did not execute a command that allows for other commands to locate win.com