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Blue Screen Of Death! Help!

I had finally managed to reinstall FS2 (it didnt run for some reason) and now when i try to run it this happens. WAAA!!!! I WANNA PLAY MY FS2

A fatal exception 00 has occurred at 00289F3F7C8 in a VXD WSIPX (brackets)01(brackets) + 00000B78.

**i wrote (brackets) because it would end up as a smilie if i actually put them in

Blue Screen Of Death! Help!

I had finally managed to reinstall FS2 (it didnt run for some reason) and now when i try to run it this happens. WAAA!!!! I WANNA PLAY MY FS2

A fatal exception 00 has occurred at 00289F3F7C8 in a VXD WSIPX (brackets)01(brackets) + 00000B78.

**i wrote (brackets) because it would end up as a smilie if i actually put them in

anyone?
please!

anyone?
please!

It depends. What OS are you running? The file that keeps crashing looks like part of a network protocol layer - WinSock IPX.vxd. If you are running Windows ME (it may be present in WinXP), then there is a program called System File Checker that will look at your critical files (like this VXD)and see if they are damaged. I don't know if this program is in Win98 and I haven't used Win95 in so long that I couldn't remember. I need more info!

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"Time's up, 'Commander'. <<insert demonic laughter>>"
- NEXUS, Warzone 2100

It depends. What OS are you running? The file that keeps crashing looks like part of a network protocol layer - WinSock IPX.vxd. If you are running Windows ME (it may be present in WinXP), then there is a program called System File Checker that will look at your critical files (like this VXD)and see if they are damaged. I don't know if this program is in Win98 and I haven't used Win95 in so long that I couldn't remember. I need more info!

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"Once I destroyed the world with nuclear fire to clear the way for my cybernetic future. I now intend to further shape the world into my own image by surgically removing unwanted growths like yourself!" - NEXUS, Warzone 2100

i'm on 98... what kind of info?

i'm on 98... what kind of info?

I would like to know what kind of networking hardware you have in your system - anything from a modem to a network card (whose drivers could be causing the problem).

As it is, you're in luck (as far as my earlier suggestion is concerned). The machine that I am writing this post on at college has been specifically set by me to have minimal security and I am able to access the start menu to check this:

Windoze 98 does have the 'System File Checker'. You can get to it by going into the 'System Information' application (by default in the Accessories\System Tools section of the Start Menu). From there, clock the 'Tools' menu and select 'System File Checker' and from there, select 'Scan for Altered Files' and start it.

NOTE - If you haven't run this after updating your system's drivers, etc. then some files will have changed and they will give off errors.

When it is running, it may pop up errors about files not having correct signatures. Pay special attention to .VXD's and super special attention to WSIPX.VXD. If that pops up as the cause of an error, then replace it with the one from your Win98 CD.

NOTE Mk. II - If this eats your computer alive, by replacing a driver with an earlier one, then please don't eat me.

However, if this does throw up errors, try to download new drivers for your network card first (if you have one), as I am sure that the problem lies in a network transport layer - IPX.

Also, you could try de-installing the IPX protocol from the Network Properties applet in the Control Panel (I can't check this, as the school has disabled the Control Panel as the user that I am logged on as, which also prevents me from getting out of this hideous 640x480 with 16 colours display).

If all else fails, re-installing DirectX may help (but I can't check that the offending VXD is part of DirectX, as DxDiag will not load - this PC is too slow).

If you don't have the Win98 CD, then tell me and I can probably e-mail you a copy of the WSIPX.VXD from my setup, but I think that another program has caused the crash, as it is a fairly harmless file by itself (in my view).

However, I am not sure about this problem either. Tell me after you have tried these things (the System File Checker should only be used as a diagnostic at first to see if the VXD is corrupted, as you may do more harm than good by putting old drivers among new drivers) and what their results were, as I would like to know what went wrong.

Finally, if anyone knows of a tool or method for identifying what a VXD does and who its manufacturer is, then I would be grateful, as there are a lot of VXDs on my HDD and I would like to know about them.

__________________
"Once I destroyed the world with nuclear fire to clear the way for my cybernetic future. I now intend to further shape the world into my own image by surgically removing unwanted growths like yourself!" - NEXUS, Warzone 2100

I would like to know what kind of networking hardware you have in your system - anything from a modem to a network card (whose drivers could be causing the problem).

As it is, you're in luck (as far as my earlier suggestion is concerned). The machine that I am writing this post on at college has been specifically set by me to have minimal security and I am able to access the start menu to check this:

Windoze 98 does have the 'System File Checker'. You can get to it by going into the 'System Information' application (by default in the Accessories\System Tools section of the Start Menu). From there, clock the 'Tools' menu and select 'System File Checker' and from there, select 'Scan for Altered Files' and start it.

NOTE - If you haven't run this after updating your system's drivers, etc. then some files will have changed and they will give off errors.

When it is running, it may pop up errors about files not having correct signatures. Pay special attention to .VXD's and super special attention to WSIPX.VXD. If that pops up as the cause of an error, then replace it with the one from your Win98 CD.

NOTE Mk. II - If this eats your computer alive, by replacing a driver with an earlier one, then please don't eat me.

However, if this does throw up errors, try to download new drivers for your network card first (if you have one), as I am sure that the problem lies in a network transport layer - IPX.

Also, you could try de-installing the IPX protocol from the Network Properties applet in the Control Panel (I can't check this, as the school has disabled the Control Panel as the user that I am logged on as, which also prevents me from getting out of this hideous 640x480 with 16 colours display).

If all else fails, re-installing DirectX may help (but I can't check that the offending VXD is part of DirectX, as DxDiag will not load - this PC is too slow).

If you don't have the Win98 CD, then tell me and I can probably e-mail you a copy of the WSIPX.VXD from my setup, but I think that another program has caused the crash, as it is a fairly harmless file by itself (in my view).

However, I am not sure about this problem either. Tell me after you have tried these things (the System File Checker should only be used as a diagnostic at first to see if the VXD is corrupted, as you may do more harm than good by putting old drivers among new drivers) and what their results were, as I would like to know what went wrong.

Finally, if anyone knows of a tool or method for identifying what a VXD does and who its manufacturer is, then I would be grateful, as there are a lot of VXDs on my HDD and I would like to know about them.

__________________
"Time's up, 'Commander'. <<insert demonic laughter>>"
- NEXUS, Warzone 2100

thanks!! i'll do that later though and i do not have a cd.

thanks!! i'll do that later though and i do not have a cd.

I hope that I'm not too late to say this, but make backups of any files that you are going to change, so if your computer has a fit with the changes made, it won't be too much trouble. This may be a little difficult with 98, as it has no 'system Restore' function and the Config Backup program will not back up 'non-critical' VXDs like that.
However, it may not be that VXD that is the problem - it could be your Freespace or network settings, so bear that in mind.

__________________
"Once I destroyed the world with nuclear fire to clear the way for my cybernetic future. I now intend to further shape the world into my own image by surgically removing unwanted growths like yourself!" - NEXUS, Warzone 2100

I hope that I'm not too late to say this, but make backups of any files that you are going to change, so if your computer has a fit with the changes made, it won't be too much trouble. This may be a little difficult with 98, as it has no 'system Restore' function and the Config Backup program will not back up 'non-critical' VXDs like that.
However, it may not be that VXD that is the problem - it could be your Freespace or network settings, so bear that in mind.

__________________
"Time's up, 'Commander'. <<insert demonic laughter>>"
- NEXUS, Warzone 2100

ok i'll do that

ok i'll do that

ok where do i look for it? in my freespace2 directory?

Look for what? If it is the VXD, then it will probably be somewhere in the Windows directory (or a subdirectory of that, like System).

However, the System File Checker will probably tell you if it is corrupt. If it is the VXD, then you will need to replace it. System File Checker will ask you if you want to replace the file, and also tell you where it is, so you can back it up.

Do you have a network card? If so, then get new drivers for it (which may solve the problem).

If not, then see if you can 'de-install' (maybe de-activate is a better term) the IPX protocol from your 'network settings' control panel applet.

__________________
"Once I destroyed the world with nuclear fire to clear the way for my cybernetic future. I now intend to further shape the world into my own image by surgically removing unwanted growths like yourself!" - NEXUS, Warzone 2100

Look for what? If it is the VXD, then it will probably be somewhere in the Windows directory (or a subdirectory of that, like System).

However, the System File Checker will probably tell you if it is corrupt. If it is the VXD, then you will need to replace it. System File Checker will ask you if you want to replace the file, and also tell you where it is, so you can back it up.

Do you have a network card? If so, then get new drivers for it (which may solve the problem).

If not, then see if you can 'de-install' (maybe de-activate is a better term) the IPX protocol from your 'network settings' control panel applet.

__________________
"Time's up, 'Commander'. <<insert demonic laughter>>"
- NEXUS, Warzone 2100

ok, i tried the file checker, no .vxd were modified.
So what do i do now?
Do you have MSN or AIM? cause it would be easier to talk live.