Hello Dwayne, The system is now restored, I'll make a note of this for future reference. Thanks, Vern Dwayne Reid wrote: > > At 12:02 PM 5/19/03 -0700, Vern Jones wrote: > > >Has anyone had trouble with the install using Windows98SE, It crashed > >explorer in my system so that the boot process couldn't finish. I also > >tried the install in a second Windows98SE system with the same results. > >The solution was to reinstall Windows98SE. > > You don't need to re-install Win 98SE - just replace 3 files in the > /windows/system directory. Those files are: > > asycfilt.dll (same size but different contents) > hid.dll (old 36864, new 18192) > shlwapi.dll (old 282896, new 395264) > > shlwapi.dll is the file that causes the Explorer erorr, hid.dll causes > mouse packets to be dropped. you can copy those files from another Win > 98SE installation or write me - I can send copies if required. > > Microchip is aware of and has fixed the problem: the following is a message > I received from Microchip Tech support: > > >From: Tech.Support@microchip.com > >To: Dwayne Reid > >Subject: Re: [PIC]: PICkit1 installation problems on Win 98SE machine > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.8 June 18, 2001 > >Message-ID: > >Sender: Mike.Rylee@microchip.com > >Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 12:47:45 -0700 > > > >Dwayne, > > > >Hello. Many thanks for your detailed emails regarding the PICkit. We > >have resolved this issue and it will be released on v1.1 of the PICkit CD > >as well as on the pickit section of the microchip website for users to > >download. The root cause of the problem was the installer writing over > >those windows system files which you have mentioned. On some win 98 se > >machines no symptoms are seen after installing the pickit software. On > >other machines after installing updates, service packs, etc. those system > >files are changed which causes a problem when they are being overwritten > >with a different version of the dll. Thanks again for your feedback and > >we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. > > > >Best Regards, > > > >Mike Rylee > > I also received a copy of the new installation setup file by email on 08 > May 2003 - it seems to work just fine. > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA > (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax > > Celebrating 19 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2003) > .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- > `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' > Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. > This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited > commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body