Missing "decpw386" problem - Need a fix

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If decpw.386 does not appear anywhere in your System.ini file (or win.ini), search
the Registry for a reference to it.
Start>Run>Regedit> Edit menu> Find, search for decpw.386 and post back with exactly
what you find.

Be sure to back up the Registry before editing it. Go to C:\Windows and COPY these
two files to another folder: System.dat and User.dat
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
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"D. Kirkpatrick" <sunclad@sunclad.com> wrote in message
news:sunclad-24A8A5.03163421062004@news.verizon.net...
> Greetings -
>
> Well I have Googled all over and cannot find a fix that works. This
> appears to have been a well-documented problem early on with Win95.
>
> I was forced to format the drive and reinstall Windows 95, a custom
> NEC job with a special system software restoration CD. It all went
> well until I was setting up my ethernet card (Belkin).
>
> I accidently selected and "installed" one of the Dec Pathworks
> Ethernet options. When I realised that this was not right, I went to
> the Network panel and removed it.
>
> However, during the boot I now get an error saying the "decpw.386" is
> missing. The boot stalls there waiting for any key to be pressed to
> bypass the error. It alkso suggests removing the program (done) or
> editing SYSTEM.INI.
>
> Of course, the only problem is that SYSTEM.INI has no refrence to this
> missing file.
>
> Dones anyone know of a Windows patch that will fix this that is still
> available for download? Or is there something I can add to SYSTEM.INI
> to trick it into thinking its there?
>
> Or does anyone have a copy of "decpw.386" they can send me and tell me
> where to install it to get this error to go away.
>
> DMK