I can't thank you enough, Richard, for your persistence......
This is not looking good......If you don't mind, I would like to tell you
what happend so that you might be able to give a suggestion on a course from
here.....
I am installing a Linksys 10/100 Ethernet adaptor PC card (PCMCIA) in a
notebook running Win95. I used the manufacturer's install CD to install it
via the "Found New Hardware" Setup Wizard - the card says it is compatible
with Win 98..
Upon installation, the drivers were successfully installed....but it errored
twice with "file not found" and it asked me to insert the original Win 98
CD/disk. It was trying to copy the missing files from the
C:\Windows\Options\Cab directory into the C:\Windows\System...(or similar)
directory.
I called the manufacturer hoping they would simply have the files....and
they said they could be found on the 2nd edition Win 98 CD.
This is all I know.....And I am at a loss now. Any ideas on what I might do
from here? The notebook is not Win XP worthy or I would just upgrade the
OS.....problem solved.
Thank you again, most kindly, Cynthia-
"Richard G. Harper" wrote:
> Ah, no they aren't Windows 98 files - either First or Second Edition. They
> are drivers from your network adapter manufacturer. I have extensively
> searched the file names and they only appear in downloadable driver file
> sets - not as part of the Windows 98 file set.
>
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> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (E-Mail Removed)
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>
> "Cynth-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A29F1AAE-F0FB-476F-8085-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you kindly, Richard, for the input.....
> >
> > Actually, they are Win 98 **2nd Edition** files....I'm running the 1st
> > edition.
> >
> > As for directing windows to the right directory to find the files....I
> > have
> > done this and the files were not there (wrong eiditon)...and we have lost
> > the
> > original OS disk - though they would not be there anyway since it is the
> > wrong edition.
> >
> > These are network adaptor files....we are installing an Ethernet Adaptor
> > PC
> > card on a laptop.
> >
> > We really need to just find a place to get our hands on the two files
> > db102.sys and net102mx.inf
> >
> > Any additional thoughts?
> > Fare thee well,
> > Cynthia-
> >
> > "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
> >
> >> I don't believe these are Windows 98 files, I believe you need the
> >> network
> >> adapter files. Tell Windows to look in the directory where you
> >> downloaded
> >> the files or on the floppy/CD with the files.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (E-Mail Removed)
> >> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> >> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
> >> * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> >> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cynth-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:C7F83697-7E32-4B5E-996F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Greetings and thank you for reading this!
> >> >
> >> > I am installing an Ethernet adaptor PC Card (PCMCIA) on a friend's
> >> > laptop
> >> > running Windows 98 - Not the 2nd edition. During the install, it
> >> > stumbles
> >> > on
> >> > 2 missing files that should be in the c:\windows\options\cabs
> >> > directory.
> >> >
> >> > The files are.....
> >> > cb102.sys and net102mx.inf
> >> >
> >> > Unfortunately, he has misplaced the Win98 CD and the files cannot be
> >> > found
> >> > in the Microsoft.com Download section. Can anyone help?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you kindly,
> >> > Cynthia-
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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