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windows 98 cannot boot up,missing TDIM.S

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by cheryld

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I have an less than perfect work situation. A co-worker downloaded something from the internet and now cannot boot up Windows 98. The missing or added file is TDIM.sys.vxd. I tried to rename it so windows would boot up but to no avail. This is a troublesome problem since this co-worker is also my boss. Please if anyone can help.I do not know what it was she downloaded(won't say).I thought it was a video driver problem but am not sure.
thanks for anyone's help

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by wcp

There are two options.

1. Use Scanreg to restore the Registry to a previous state when everything was O.K.

Boot the computer using a Windows 98 Startup disk.
From A:>, type C:
From C:>, type CD Windows\Command
Type Scanreg /Restore

By default, Windows 98 saves 5 known good Registries. Choose the last date before your boss downloaded the file from the Internet. If you cannot find such a date, then use the next option.

2. If you can boot to the Safe Mode, you may use Registry editing to delete the troublesome file from the Registry.

Editing the registry is risky, so be sure you have a verified backup before saving any changes.

Start | Run and type regedit
Edit | Find and type TDIM.SYS in the box.

Delete every line that was found.

by opatzg9

Append to the above scanreg, edit through the win.ini and system.ini autoexec.bat/config.sys removing it from those as well. Note the section its in, you can leave it there as well and merely put REM in front of the line to stop it from executing.Good Luck!

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