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by arichart Jan 9, 2003 last reply Jan 10, 2003

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I am trying to install WIN98SE on an older system. All goes well until windows boots up for the first time and I get this error "Invalid VxD dynamic link call to device number 3, service B. You windows configuration is invalid. Run the Windows setupprogram again to correct this problem." I have taken out the sound card and the NIC and reinstalled W98, but this still doesn't help. Any ideas?

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by dmiles Jan 9, 2003

The service to the Programmable Interrupt Controller Device is causing a driver to load in Windows 98SE that may be corrupt

by arichart Jan 10, 2003

Thanks to everyone who tried to help!

by thechas Jan 9, 2003

You may have bad RAM, or RAM that does not function under Windows.

I had similar problems with one system until I switched to different RAM modules.

While the RAM counted up fine in BIOS POST, it just would not work with that motherboard underWindows.

I usually need to delete the .vxd files in the C:\Windows\System32\ folder and sub-folders in order to correct the problem.

If possible, install at least 128MB of RAM, but not more than 511MB.

Chas

by arichart Jan 10, 2003

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by cactus pete Jan 9, 2003

Microsoft has the following KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306482

[remove any erroneous spaces from the url]

Basically, it says you have a blank system.ini file...

by cactus pete Jan 9, 2003

More hits at MS:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299976

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;234069

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