Solve : VFD.FXD?

1.	Solve : VFD.FXD?
Answer» I have a windows ME computer. It hasnt been used in a few YEARS and has never really had any problems. But the other day when i tried to start it up, i got a blue screen a few times. I have seen two different messages. One i cant remember and the other that says "Could not load VFD.FXD. Please run setup again. SYSTEM HALTED" Can anyone tell me wat that is that would be greatCan you BOOT in safemode ?You need to write down and post the entire error message...at this point it would be sheer guesswork. More info on the machine and what happened prior to this would be good also...no i can not boot in safe mode.... i seems the other message is gone so the only one i get now READS " While INITIALIZING device VFBACKUP VFBACKUP could not load VFD.FXD. Please run setup again. SYSTEM HALTED"I'm sorry i made a mistake it is not VFD.FXD it is VFD.VXDCould be the HDD going a bit flakey or maybe the CMOS battery is flat Quote When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message: VFBACKUP could not load VFD.VXD CAUSE The error message can be caused by one of the following: •SCSI controllers •Controllers that incorrectly assume maximum total physical memory of 16 megabytes (MB) •Controllers that use their own DMA controller (as OPPOSED to one of the pre-defined DMA channels on the system board) and whose BIOS lacks support for Virtual DMA Services (VDS) •A damaged or missing Vfd.vxd file in the Windows\System folder RESOLUTION Follow these steps to enable double-buffering support 1.At the MS-DOS prompt, type attrib -r -s -h c:\msdos.sys, and then press ENTER. 2.Type edit c:\msdos.sys, and then press ENTER. 3.Add the line DoubleBuffer=1 to the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file, save the changes, and quit MS-DOS Editor. 4.At the MS-DOS prompt, type attrib +r +s +h c:\msdos.sys, and then press ENTER. 5.Restart the computer. If following these steps does not resolve the behavior, repeat steps 1-5, and change the line in the Msdos.sys file to DoubleBuffer=2. If the Vfd.vxd file is missing or damaged, extract a new copy from your original Windows disks or CD-ROM to the Windows\System folder. ok but how do i get to the ms-dos promptQuote from: sk8tmaniac on August 23, 2007, 01:42:12 PM ok but how do i get to the ms-dos prompt have you got a boot floppy? I would try to turn the machine on and let it sit with the error on the screen for about 1 day. Than do a reboot. The error is because a system battery has lost its power from sitting un-used for a long time. Let it charge and than try to do some of the fixes listed here.... CMOS batteries charge ? ? That's a new one on me....im not sure if i have a boot floppyTravel to bootdisk.com and DLoad the WinME bootdisk package...get the one with CDRom support. Then unzip it to clean floppies and you should be good to go.

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I have a windows ME computer. It hasnt been used in a few YEARS and has never really had any problems. But the other day when i tried to start it up, i got a blue screen a few times. I have seen two different messages. One i cant remember and the other that says "Could not load VFD.FXD. Please run setup again. SYSTEM HALTED" Can anyone tell me wat that is that would be greatCan you BOOT in safemode ?You need to write down and post the entire error message...at this point it would be sheer guesswork.
More info on the machine and what happened prior to this would be good also...no i can not boot in safe mode.... i seems the other message is gone so the only one i get now READS " While INITIALIZING device VFBACKUP VFBACKUP could not load VFD.FXD. Please run setup again. SYSTEM HALTED"I'm sorry i made a mistake it is not VFD.FXD it is VFD.VXDCould be the HDD going a bit flakey or maybe the CMOS battery is flat

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When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

VFBACKUP could not load VFD.VXD

CAUSE

The error message can be caused by one of the following:

•SCSI controllers

•Controllers that incorrectly assume maximum total physical memory of 16 megabytes (MB)

•Controllers that use their own DMA controller (as OPPOSED to one of the pre-defined DMA channels on the system board) and whose BIOS lacks support for Virtual DMA Services (VDS)

•A damaged or missing Vfd.vxd file in the Windows\System folder

RESOLUTION

Follow these steps to enable double-buffering support

1.At the MS-DOS prompt, type attrib -r -s -h c:\msdos.sys, and then press ENTER.

2.Type edit c:\msdos.sys, and then press ENTER.

3.Add the line DoubleBuffer=1 to the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file, save the changes, and quit MS-DOS Editor.

4.At the MS-DOS prompt, type attrib +r +s +h c:\msdos.sys, and then press ENTER.

5.Restart the computer.

If following these steps does not resolve the behavior, repeat steps 1-5, and change the line in the Msdos.sys file to DoubleBuffer=2.

If the Vfd.vxd file is missing or damaged, extract a new copy from your original Windows disks or CD-ROM to the Windows\System folder.

ok but how do i get to the ms-dos promptQuote from: sk8tmaniac on August 23, 2007, 01:42:12 PM

ok but how do i get to the ms-dos prompt

have you got a boot floppy?

I would try to turn the machine on and let it sit with the error on the screen for about 1 day. Than do a reboot.

The error is because a system battery has lost its power from sitting un-used for a long time. Let it charge and than try to do some of the fixes listed here....

CMOS batteries charge ? ?

That's a new one on me....im not sure if i have a boot floppyTravel to bootdisk.com and DLoad the WinME bootdisk package...get the one with CDRom support.
Then unzip it to clean floppies and you should be good to go.

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