troubles setting up network for windows 98

I have been trying to set up a home network between two computers. when I go to add the computer to the network, it asks for the windows 98 2nd edition cd rom. I didn't have one as the computer came preloaded with windows 98, so I used one from another computer purchase. I keep getting dialog boxes that say file not found, with a number of .dll files and others not being found (i.e. - netmib1.dll, secur32.dll, svrapi.dll, snmapi.dll, protman.exe, ndis2sup.vxd, ......). I tried cancelling out of this and skip file, and as a result, I cannot get the network running. I'm not sure what to do.

Hi Joe,

I suspect you will have to load Windows 98 SE onto the PC to get access to
the things you need to link it to another one.

Joe.

"joe nielk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have been trying to set up a home network between two computers. when I
go to add the computer to the network, it asks for the windows 98 2nd
edition cd rom. I didn't have one as the computer came preloaded with
windows 98, so I used one from another computer purchase. I keep getting
dialog boxes that say file not found, with a number of .dll files and others
not being found (i.e. - netmib1.dll, secur32.dll, svrapi.dll, snmapi.dll,
protman.exe, ndis2sup.vxd, ......). I tried cancelling out of this and skip
file, and as a result, I cannot get the network running. I'm not sure what
to do.

You don't have any CD that came with your system, not even a
"recovery" CD? If so, you were screwed.

But, see if you have a Win98 directory on your disk. Or some other
directory with a lot of .cab files in it. That could be your
installation directory. Then when you get the message about the Win98
CD, point it to that directory. Also try pointing to C:\Windows, or
C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Windows\System, etc. Sometimes the files are
there somewhere on your hard drive. You could also do a search on your
system for one of the files and see where it is located.

Regards, hawk

joe nielk wrote:

> I have been trying to set up a home network between two computers. when I go to
add the computer to the network, it asks for the windows 98 2nd
edition cd rom.
I didn't have one as the computer came preloaded with windows 98, so I
used one
from another computer purchase. I keep getting dialog boxes that say
file not found,
with a number of .dll files and others not being found (i.e. -
netmib1.dll,
secur32.dll, svrapi.dll, snmapi.dll, protman.exe, ndis2sup.vxd, ......).
I tried cancelling out of this and skip file, and as a result, I
cannot get the
network running. I'm not sure what to do.

I had the same problem. I finally found the needed files
in several different directories other than the one in was
looking in. The Wizard was looking in
Windows\system\precopy. Also look in Windows\system\ and
Windows\system\help. There may be others, but they were
all in a Windows\ directory or subdirectory

Good Luck


>-----Original Message-----
>I have been trying to set up a home network between two
computers. when I go to add the computer to the network,
it asks for the windows 98 2nd edition cd rom. I didn't
have one as the computer came preloaded with windows 98,
so I used one from another computer purchase. I keep
getting dialog boxes that say file not found, with a
number of .dll files and others not being found (i.e. -
netmib1.dll, secur32.dll, svrapi.dll, snmapi.dll,
protman.exe, ndis2sup.vxd, ......). I tried cancelling
out of this and skip file, and as a result, I cannot get
the network running. I'm not sure what to do.
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