NDIS.VXD error on Win98 1st edition

I purchased a Netgear wireless adapter and tried to
install it on a Win98 machine, the software loaded fine
and the card loaded fine. The issue is in the device
manager, it has the yellow ! mark and it says NDIS.vxd
and NTKern.vxd (code 2). I tried to re-install driver,
hardware etc but had to call tech support anyway Once
I had a human on the phone, I told them my issue and they
said their product was not compatible with Win98 first
addition and to go buy XP or ME. It would have been nice
if the box said Win98 Second edition or greater, but it
doesn't so.....
When I look on other sites, some folks have gone to a ME
or XP disc and copied the two files (NDIS.vxd and
NTKern.vxd)and then pasted them back into the Win/system
folder on their old 98 machine and all seems to work
fine. I am concerned I will do more damage than good if I
copy this new file but this is because I am not a pc
expert. Does anyone have any useful advice on how to
overcome my issue without having to buy a new operating
system? Will I damage any important files or hardware if
I copy these two files from a new disc?
Thanks
-Tim

Never heard of that particular fix, but...

If you really want to try, I would rename the original NDIS.VXD and
NTKERN.VXD to NDIS.OLD and NTKERN.OLD, copy over and try. Make sure
you have a boot disk ready just in case you can't boot and need to go
back in and delete the new files and rename the old.

Good Luck...
GLCrews,MCP


On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:32:19 -0700, "Tim"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I purchased a Netgear wireless adapter and tried to
>install it on a Win98 machine, the software loaded fine
>and the card loaded fine. The issue is in the device
>manager, it has the yellow ! mark and it says NDIS.vxd
>and NTKern.vxd (code 2). I tried to re-install driver,
>hardware etc but had to call tech support anyway Once
>I had a human on the phone, I told them my issue and they
>said their product was not compatible with Win98 first
>addition and to go buy XP or ME. It would have been nice
>if the box said Win98 Second edition or greater, but it
>doesn't so.....
>When I look on other sites, some folks have gone to a ME
>or XP disc and copied the two files (NDIS.vxd and
>NTKern.vxd)and then pasted them back into the Win/system
>folder on their old 98 machine and all seems to work
>fine. I am concerned I will do more damage than good if I
>copy this new file but this is because I am not a pc
>expert. Does anyone have any useful advice on how to
>overcome my issue without having to buy a new operating
>system? Will I damage any important files or hardware if
>I copy these two files from a new disc?
>Thanks
>-Tim