http://search.support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1&spid=1139 MSKB
Search "winoa386.mod"; Windows 98; Filtered; Full Text; All Words;
Anytime; comes up with two. Both suggest you need a "Winoa386.mod" as
say how to get one back. Post back, if doing so brings back the original
problem.
Cannot Start a Command Prompt or Restart in MS-DOS Mode
(195176) - When you try to start a command prompt in Windows, or restart
your computer in MS-DOS mode, or start an MS-DOS-based program, you may
receive one or more of the following error messages: Windows cannot find
MS-DOS Prompt.pif. This program is...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;195176
That first article fails to mention there won't be a "winoa386.mod" in
the .cab's; it will be "Winoa386.new".
Err Msg: A Device Attached to the System Is Not Functioning
(139434) - When you try to run a Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 program in
Windows, or try to start an MS-DOS session, you may receive the
following error message: A device attached to the system is not
functioning When you click OK, the program or the MS-DOS...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;139434
That second article fails to mention that, in Win98SE...
"Winoa386.new" is inside "WIN98_51.CAB", not the same as for FE.
It does say to Extract the ".new" to C:\Windows\System, & then Rename it
to ".mod".
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
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"Helen" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B28E0E44-58E9-421A-A4DD-***@microsoft.com...
| System was hanging right after the desktop screen came up after
stating up.
| Had to power off.
| After some research, found that name occurred in 5 files, one of which
was
| winoa386.mod.
| I took a chance on renaming the file with a different extension name
in Safe
| Mode. Restarted in normal mode and everything seems to work okay.
| Would like to know what program calls WINOLDAP?
| Why did renaming the file seem to solve the problem
| Thanks loads,
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| hwhamilton