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by denny123

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A client of mine has a notebook running Windows 98 SE. Since about 3 days ago, every time when the system boots up, it complains that a device bi-di.386 is missing. The system.ini does contain the line "device=bi-di.386" in the [386Enh] section. After pressing any key, the system continues with the boot up.

This error happens without any changes to the computer.

Any one knows why this happen?

I believe I can comment out the line in the system.ini but I wish to find out why this happens before I do any thing else.

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by thechas

System.ini is one of the legacy system files that provide support for old "legacy" applications and hardware.

I see no reason to not comment out the line.

As to what the line refers to, there is not enough information present for me to decipher what device or software the file belongs to.

Check device manager for any "?" or "!" next to any hardware devices.

If either mark shows up, you may need to reinstall the drivers for that device.

It is also possible that the line is a leftover from a bad software un-install.

Chas

by skidoggeruk

bi-di suggests bi-directional. Reckon that this may be a leftover from a printer or a portable cd-writer. Both of these might have called for bi-directional chat over the printer port.

Good Luck

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