Error code 2

Computer: Compaq Presario 1235/Notebook
Processor: AuthenticAMD
AMD-K6tm w/multimedia extensions
RAM: 32.0 MB
O/S: Windows 98 - 4.10.1998

Quest: Trying to install a wireless adapter to
access wireless internet.

Problem: After installing wireless cards (I've
tried 3 different cards) I get an error in the Device
Manager with a yellow "!". The error reads "The NDIS.VXD,
NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load
the device driver. (Code 2). To fix this, click Update
Driver to update the device driver." This has happened on
all the cards I have tried. That leads me to belive it is
a problem with the O/S or the computer.

Notes: I am sending this information to Microsoft
and to Compaq. I have completed a fresh restore on the
computer using the Compaq issued CD. A regular Windows 98
CD (which I now own) does not get the job done. I tried
to install the cards before and after the "Restore" and I
recieve the same error message. I have tried to use
the "Start-Run-c:\windows\system\sfc.exe" to re-install
the two VXD files. Still does not work. The card I am
using now is a LinkSys WPC11, Ver 4. I have downloaded
the latest drivers and installed them. No help. I have
removed and re-installed the cards a number of times.
Still nothing. I am hoping the Tech Support between the
two companies can come up with an answer to this. From
what I have read on the Web, I am not the only person that
has had this problem but I can not seem to find the right
fix. HELP!! Thanks in advance for your time on this
problem.

Randy Lundstedt - rlundstedt2(removethis)@cox.net

In article <2b9101c3e13d$77e225b0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Randy Lundstedt"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Computer: Compaq Presario 1235/Notebook
>Processor: AuthenticAMD
> AMD-K6tm w/multimedia extensions
>RAM: 32.0 MB
>O/S: Windows 98 - 4.10.1998
>
>Quest: Trying to install a wireless adapter to
>access wireless internet.
>
>Problem: After installing wireless cards (I've
>tried 3 different cards) I get an error in the Device
>Manager with a yellow "!". The error reads "The NDIS.VXD,
>NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load
>the device driver. (Code 2). To fix this, click Update
>Driver to update the device driver." This has happened on
>all the cards I have tried. That leads me to belive it is
>a problem with the O/S or the computer.
>
>Notes: I am sending this information to Microsoft
>and to Compaq. I have completed a fresh restore on the
>computer using the Compaq issued CD. A regular Windows 98
>CD (which I now own) does not get the job done. I tried
>to install the cards before and after the "Restore" and I
>recieve the same error message. I have tried to use
>the "Start-Run-c:\windows\system\sfc.exe" to re-install
>the two VXD files. Still does not work. The card I am
>using now is a LinkSys WPC11, Ver 4. I have downloaded
>the latest drivers and installed them. No help. I have
>removed and re-installed the cards a number of times.
>Still nothing. I am hoping the Tech Support between the
>two companies can come up with an answer to this. From
>what I have read on the Web, I am not the only person that
>has had this problem but I can not seem to find the right
>fix. HELP!! Thanks in advance for your time on this
>problem.
>
>Randy Lundstedt - rlundstedt2(removethis)@cox.net

The problem isn't that NDIS.VXD and NTKERN.VXD aren't found. The
problem is that the drivers for your network card won't load.

Try installing the wireless cards in a different slot. See if this
Microsoft Knowledge Base article helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=294292

By posting here, you're not sending information to Microsoft. You're
posting in a peer support news group. Microsoft has no official role
here other than providing the news server on which the messages
appear.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Went to the article you suggested. The lines mentioned in
the article are not in my autoexec.bat file. Could this
be because I am running Win 98 and not 98SE? If so, is
there any way you know of to put a Win 98 system on the
net, via wireless connection, using a cardbus type card?
All the info I have read always mention Win 98SE. Thanks!
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <2b9101c3e13d$77e225b0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Randy Lundstedt"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Computer: Compaq Presario 1235/Notebook
>>Processor: AuthenticAMD
>> AMD-K6tm w/multimedia extensions
>>RAM: 32.0 MB
>>O/S: Windows 98 - 4.10.1998
>>
>>Quest: Trying to install a wireless
adapter to
>>access wireless internet.
>>
>>Problem: After installing wireless cards (I've
>>tried 3 different cards) I get an error in the Device
>>Manager with a yellow "!". The error reads "The
NDIS.VXD,
>>NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not
load
>>the device driver. (Code 2). To fix this, click Update
>>Driver to update the device driver." This has happened
on
>>all the cards I have tried. That leads me to belive it
is
>>a problem with the O/S or the computer.
>>
>>Notes: I am sending this information to
Microsoft
>>and to Compaq. I have completed a fresh restore on the
>>computer using the Compaq issued CD. A regular Windows
98
>>CD (which I now own) does not get the job done. I tried
>>to install the cards before and after the "Restore" and
I
>>recieve the same error message. I have tried to use
>>the "Start-Run-c:\windows\system\sfc.exe" to re-install
>>the two VXD files. Still does not work. The card I am
>>using now is a LinkSys WPC11, Ver 4. I have downloaded
>>the latest drivers and installed them. No help. I have
>>removed and re-installed the cards a number of times.
>>Still nothing. I am hoping the Tech Support between the
>>two companies can come up with an answer to this. From
>>what I have read on the Web, I am not the only person
that
>>has had this problem but I can not seem to find the
right
>>fix. HELP!! Thanks in advance for your time on this
>>problem.
>>
>>Randy Lundstedt - rlundstedt2(removethis)@cox.net
>
>The problem isn't that NDIS.VXD and NTKERN.VXD aren't
found. The
>problem is that the drivers for your network card won't
load.
>
>Try installing the wireless cards in a different slot.
See if this
>Microsoft Knowledge Base article helps:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=294292
>
>By posting here, you're not sending information to
Microsoft. You're
>posting in a peer support news group. Microsoft has no
official role
>here other than providing the news server on which the
messages
>appear.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>

Anybody get a solution to this? I'm having the same issue with my parents PC.


"Randy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<3ae901c3e2b4$cfefb650$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Went to the article you suggested. The lines mentioned in
> the article are not in my autoexec.bat file. Could this
> be because I am running Win 98 and not 98SE? If so, is
> there any way you know of to put a Win 98 system on the
> net, via wireless connection, using a cardbus type card?
> All the info I have read always mention Win 98SE. Thanks!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >In article <2b9101c3e13d$77e225b0
> $(E-Mail Removed)>, "Randy Lundstedt"
> ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>Computer: Compaq Presario 1235/Notebook
> >>Processor: AuthenticAMD
> >> AMD-K6tm w/multimedia extensions
> >>RAM: 32.0 MB
> >>O/S: Windows 98 - 4.10.1998
> >>
> >>Quest: Trying to install a wireless
> adapter to
> >>access wireless internet.
> >>
> >>Problem: After installing wireless cards (I've
> >>tried 3 different cards) I get an error in the Device
> >>Manager with a yellow "!". The error reads "The
> NDIS.VXD,
> >>NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not
> load
> >>the device driver. (Code 2). To fix this, click Update
> >>Driver to update the device driver." This has happened
> on
> >>all the cards I have tried. That leads me to belive it
> is
> >>a problem with the O/S or the computer.
> >>
> >>Notes: I am sending this information to
> Microsoft
> >>and to Compaq. I have completed a fresh restore on the
> >>computer using the Compaq issued CD. A regular Windows
> 98
> >>CD (which I now own) does not get the job done. I tried
> >>to install the cards before and after the "Restore" and
> I
> >>recieve the same error message. I have tried to use
> >>the "Start-Run-c:\windows\system\sfc.exe" to re-install
> >>the two VXD files. Still does not work. The card I am
> >>using now is a LinkSys WPC11, Ver 4. I have downloaded
> >>the latest drivers and installed them. No help. I have
> >>removed and re-installed the cards a number of times.
> >>Still nothing. I am hoping the Tech Support between the
> >>two companies can come up with an answer to this. From
> >>what I have read on the Web, I am not the only person
> that
> >>has had this problem but I can not seem to find the
> right
> >>fix. HELP!! Thanks in advance for your time on this
> >>problem.
> >>
> >>Randy Lundstedt - rlundstedt2(removethis)@cox.net
> >
> >The problem isn't that NDIS.VXD and NTKERN.VXD aren't
> found. The
> >problem is that the drivers for your network card won't
> load.
> >
> >Try installing the wireless cards in a different slot.
> See if this
> >Microsoft Knowledge Base article helps:
> >
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?id=294292
> >
> >By posting here, you're not sending information to
> Microsoft. You're
> >posting in a peer support news group. Microsoft has no
> official role
> >here other than providing the news server on which the
> messages
> >appear.
> >--
> >Best Wishes,
> >Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> >
> >Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
> group
> >for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
> questions
> >addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> >
> >Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >
> >Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> >http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
> >.
> >

Check with the card manufacturer and ensure it is compatible with
Win98 first edition. Most of the wireless cards have drivers written
for Win98SE alone.

Just a thought...

GLCrews,MCP


On 16 Feb 2004 20:08:13 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) (Jeff Zavada)
wrote:

>Anybody get a solution to this? I'm having the same issue with my parents PC.
>
>
>"Randy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<3ae901c3e2b4$cfefb650$(E-Mail Removed)>...
>> Went to the article you suggested. The lines mentioned in
>> the article are not in my autoexec.bat file. Could this
>> be because I am running Win 98 and not 98SE? If so, is
>> there any way you know of to put a Win 98 system on the
>> net, via wireless connection, using a cardbus type card?
>> All the info I have read always mention Win 98SE. Thanks!
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >In article <2b9101c3e13d$77e225b0
>> $(E-Mail Removed)>, "Randy Lundstedt"
>> ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >>Computer: Compaq Presario 1235/Notebook
>> >>Processor: AuthenticAMD
>> >> AMD-K6tm w/multimedia extensions
>> >>RAM: 32.0 MB
>> >>O/S: Windows 98 - 4.10.1998
>> >>
>> >>Quest: Trying to install a wireless
>> adapter to
>> >>access wireless internet.
>> >>
>> >>Problem: After installing wireless cards (I've
>> >>tried 3 different cards) I get an error in the Device
>> >>Manager with a yellow "!". The error reads "The
>> NDIS.VXD,
>> >>NTKERN.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not
>> load
>> >>the device driver. (Code 2). To fix this, click Update
>> >>Driver to update the device driver." This has happened
>> on
>> >>all the cards I have tried. That leads me to belive it
>> is
>> >>a problem with the O/S or the computer.
>> >>
>> >>Notes: I am sending this information to
>> Microsoft
>> >>and to Compaq. I have completed a fresh restore on the
>> >>computer using the Compaq issued CD. A regular Windows
>> 98
>> >>CD (which I now own) does not get the job done. I tried
>> >>to install the cards before and after the "Restore" and
>> I
>> >>recieve the same error message. I have tried to use
>> >>the "Start-Run-c:\windows\system\sfc.exe" to re-install
>> >>the two VXD files. Still does not work. The card I am
>> >>using now is a LinkSys WPC11, Ver 4. I have downloaded
>> >>the latest drivers and installed them. No help. I have
>> >>removed and re-installed the cards a number of times.
>> >>Still nothing. I am hoping the Tech Support between the
>> >>two companies can come up with an answer to this. From
>> >>what I have read on the Web, I am not the only person
>> that
>> >>has had this problem but I can not seem to find the
>> right
>> >>fix. HELP!! Thanks in advance for your time on this
>> >>problem.
>> >>
>> >>Randy Lundstedt - rlundstedt2(removethis)@cox.net
>> >
>> >The problem isn't that NDIS.VXD and NTKERN.VXD aren't
>> found. The
>> >problem is that the drivers for your network card won't
>> load.
>> >
>> >Try installing the wireless cards in a different slot.
>> See if this
>> >Microsoft Knowledge Base article helps:
>> >
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/?id=294292
>> >
>> >By posting here, you're not sending information to
>> Microsoft. You're
>> >posting in a peer support news group. Microsoft has no
>> official role
>> >here other than providing the news server on which the
>> messages
>> >appear.
>> >--
>> >Best Wishes,
>> >Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>> >
>> >Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
>> group
>> >for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
>> questions
>> >addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>> >
>> >Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> >
>> >Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>> >http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>> >.
>> >

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, TheCrewser
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Check with the card manufacturer and ensure it is compatible with
>Win98 first edition. Most of the wireless cards have drivers written
>for Win98SE alone.
>
>Just a thought...
>
>GLCrews,MCP

Good point, Crewser.

I installed Windows 98 first edition on a laptop yesterday and found
that two of my wireless cards work fine with it:

Netgear MA401
Microsoft MN-520

My Netgear MA521 installs but won't work.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

This is what i get for doing phone support for the family.
GLCrews, you were right The card isn't loading because its 98SR1 not 98SE
Thanks for the help, sometime i will learn to RTFM. :-)

Jeff

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, TheCrewser
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >Check with the card manufacturer and ensure it is compatible with
> >Win98 first edition. Most of the wireless cards have drivers written
> >for Win98SE alone.
> >
> >Just a thought...
> >
> >GLCrews,MCP
>
> Good point, Crewser.
>
> I installed Windows 98 first edition on a laptop yesterday and found
> that two of my wireless cards work fine with it:
>
> Netgear MA401
> Microsoft MN-520
>
> My Netgear MA521 installs but won't work.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (Jeff Zavada) wrote:
>>Check with the card manufacturer and ensure it is compatible with
>>Win98 first edition. Most of the wireless cards have drivers written
>>for Win98SE alone.
>>
>>Just a thought...
>>
>>GLCrews,MCP
>
>This is what i get for doing phone support for the family.
>GLCrews, you were right The card isn't loading because its 98SR1 not 98SE
>Thanks for the help, sometime i will learn to RTFM. :-)
>
>Jeff

Here's something that will get any computer -- including original
Windows 98 and even Windows 95 -- on a wireless network: a Wireless
Ethernet bridge. It connects to a wired Ethernet adapter and doesn't
require a driver program. Examples:

http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...odID=175&view=
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=45
http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=36&prid=602
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm