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Well, getting closer to the end of the road (sigh). Got my dual boot working, got my bad recycle bin recreated, ran Windows update and downloaded a boatload of security updates plus some kind of network adapter update, which apparently was not a good idea as it killed a file called WOL558.vxd, and now I can't connect to the internet.

I located this file online and since I'm dual boot, I have pretty easy access to anything on the Win 98 drive. Where should I put this file? Is it ok if I just put it there (wherever "there" is) and restart, or do I need to do this opening up/removing/replacing cards business I'm reading about here & there?

I want to do it right, not quick.

- Bob

Hey Bob,

If you are sure that the `network adapter update` is what caused the problem then you should be able to remove it from add/remove programs, this might restore the file.

Alternatively to answer your question you could copy WOL558.vxd into the following location

• C:\WINDOWS
• C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32

Remember to copy it into the windows folder of your 98 partition.

That file is part of youre network driver , it might be better to uninstall and reinstall the driver completly:

82557-based 10/100 ethernet pci adapter

OK - ended up getting it off Intel's site and all seems fine now. Thanks for the help (here and in my last few posts). You guys truly rock!

- Bob

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