DEVICE REFUSED TO LOAD

I have one computer configured as the host and one as the client. Have doublechecked all file sharing, protocols, adapters, clients, dhcp, dns, gateways, everything....and in doublechecking, discovered that the ICS adapter in "device manager" was flagged as "The NDIS.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load the device drvier. (Code 2)"

I can update the driver until the cows come home, but nothing gets rid of that yellow exclamation point except safe mode and uninstall ICS (which is ONLY installed on one computer, the host). Reinstall the device, driver, ICS, and the yellow exclamation point comes back at ICS reinstall.

Detailed analysis of the device loader revealed that it was fine...It can load and operate everything else. It is the driver "ICSHARE.VXD" that is not ok...example: the following in the bootlog "[00031FD6] Dynamic load failed ICSHARE.vxd : [00031FD6] Device refused to load". This repeats several times with varying numbers in the parenthesis as the "loader" loads different devices and drivers which require the use of ICSHARE.VXD.

I will settle for a LAN for right now, Bob, and will spend tommarrow searching through the site you offered to find the directions on how to just set up that. But I won't be satisfied until I can get both computers able to access the internet at the same time. Right now, both can access the internet separately, but that's it. No network, LAN, ICS, nothing else works at this point.

I have followed web site after web site, step by step directions for ICS, but without a ICS adapter working, ......sigh.

Keep em coming, fellas!

to do anything with ICS, as long as your basic LAN (network adapters + drivers + cross cable, workgroup names, protocol and services in Control Panel network, file sharing) isn't fully operational, and you can 'see' the other computer on both computers in My Network Neighbourhood. That's the first priority.

And how about buying a router to make the LAN and connect to the Internet on both computers simultaneously?

Kees

WORKED ON LAN/ICS PROBLEM FOR TWO DAYS...WILL START ALL OVER FROM SCRATCH IN THE MORNING

JUST A LAN WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY AT THIS POINT...SOMETIMES, THESE PROBLEMS CAN WEAR YOU OUT!!!

I'M NOT BUYING A ROUTER...THE COMPUTERS ARE ONLY 40 FEET APART...EVERY NIC AND CABLE HAS BEEN TESTED....EVERYTHING HAS BEEN UPGRADED...NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULDN'T WORK....MAYBE A KEY FILE IN THE COMPUTER IS CORRUPT (RAN SCAN AND SFC THOUGH)....I LOST THE WINDOWS TROUBLESHOOTING PROGRAM SOMEHOW DURING MY CRASH LAST WEEK.....

WILL START FROM SCRATCH AGAIN.....I WAS JUST HOPING SOMEONE COULD OFFER AN INSIGHT.....

CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, NOTHING ON "DEVICE REFUSED TO LOAD"

Let's try this tidbit. Very few people can install Windows from scratch. Here's why. Many were never told about motherboard or other driver packages. They expected all they ever needed would be on the Microsoft CD.

It's a common problem but with such an old OS many will not state this issue since you would be a grizzled (seasoned) owner by now.

Bob

Sandanddust,

It's a well known fact (in these forums anyway) that some IE security patch disabled the Windows 98 troubleshooters, somewhere in 2002, I think. Microsoft never cared to re-enable it again.

Here's a discussion on it, with a link to a way to get them working again: http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6618-0.html?forumID=6&threadID=102214&messageID=1172559&tag=

Hope this helps.


Kees