Bad file

October 19, 2007

I am having trouble with a file when my computer starts up. It is:

C:\>:\windows.asp4doc.com

is this an easy fix?

October 19, 2007

Re: Bad file

"Michelle07" <Michelle07@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I am having trouble with a file when my computer starts up. It is:

>

> C:\>:\windows.asp4doc.com

>

> is this an easy fix?

Probably yes: locate in C:\ root drive

AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS

and rename them to

XAUTOEXEC.BAT and XCONFIG.SYS

and reboot.

(These two MS-DOS startup files are "legacies"

from Win95. Win98 does not need or use them.

So DOS error messages may be irrelevant.)

Next time you post with a query about an error

message

1. Give the error message verbatim as it appears

on your screen. E.g. DOS error messages include

"Bad Command" but not "Bad File."

2. Identify the functional problem (if any). It is

important to know whether the PC starts Win98

and runs OK after an error message. (This

often happens, which is the main clue to how to

prevent non-functional error messages.)

--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)

October 19, 2007

Re: Bad file

"Michelle07" <Michelle07@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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| I am having trouble with a file when my computer starts up. It is:

|

| C:\>:\windows.asp4doc.com

|

| is this an easy fix?

I believe what you're seeing is an error related to asp4dos.com, not

*doc.com.

The file is related Aureal sound devices. Aureal is no longer in business.

To correct the actual error:

Search the Internet for the 1189 complete driver [w9x1189_full.exe]. Then

install the a3ddrivers312.exe update. These are the generic drivers for the

various Aureal cards. One aspect though, the 3.0 chip version may need

specific drivers as these were designed by individual manufacturers. So if

you would post the present sound device from Device Manager, perhaps you can

be directed to the proper files for those cards if necessary.

After installing these two files, check for the actual sound device in

Device Manager, as there may be one additional update for specific cards.

As a temporary fix, you can do as Don suggested, however, the autoexec.bat

may contain other needed aspects within it. So post the contents so they may

be reviewed. The config.sys may also contain needed aspects depending upon

how old certain devices are in your system, so a post of that would be

prudent as well.

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

October 19, 2007

Re: Bad file

Hmm, message posted but did not appear here, trying again.. with an

addition.