Windows protection error

[chaukimathpp]

My system id P-III, 128 DDRAM, 40 MB HDD, 1.44 MBFDD, DVD ROM, Windows 98 SE.


After few minutes of starting computer, the computer shuts down and restarts. A message appears "While initialising device VMPCD Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer in safe mode."

another time the message mentioned "device VCACHE"

I AM NOT ABLE TO OPERATE THE MACHINE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. THE MACHINE GOES INTO SHUTDOWN AND RESTART

I request the esteemed owner / moderator/ members / visitors of this forum to advise me how to solve this.

Thanks and Regards,

PP Chaukimath

[Whyzman]

Hello chaukimathpp,

Welcome tohttp://www.pcguide.com/ubb/pcgubb.gif Forums!

Are you running any antivirus protection? I would use one of the online scans to make sure you're clean.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Also, have you done anything recently to your computer...software, hardware, etc?

[Budfred]

This link (http://www.techadvice.com/w98/E/Exception_errors.htm) might help too. And this is a bit more specific. (http://www.techadvice.com/w98/errors/2/er_00174.htm)

[agentsyphon]

To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of VMPCD.VXD from your original Windows CD-ROM to the Windows\System folder. To do this, follow these steps:

Insert a Windows 98 Startup disk, and then restart your computer to a command prompt.

Select Start computer with CD-ROM support.
Note the drive letter assigned to your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

At the command prompt, type C:, and then press ENTER.

Type CD\Windows\System, and then press ENTER.

Type Rename VMPCD.VXD VMPCD.OLD, and then press ENTER.

Type Ext, and then press ENTER.

At the Please enter the path to the Windows CAB files (a:) message, type drive:\win98 (where drive is the drive letter that you noted in step 2), and then press ENTER. For example:
E:\win98 <ENTER>

NOTE: If you have an OEM installation of Windows, the CAB files may also be located in the following folder:
C:\WINDOWS\Options\Cabs

At the Please enter the name(s) of the files(s) you want to extract message, type VMPCD.VXD, and then press ENTER.

At the Please enter the path to extract to ("Enter" for current directory) message, type C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER.

At the Is this okay? (y/n) message, type y, and then press ENTER.

The file is extracted.
Remove the Windows 98 Startup disk, and then restart the computer.