Extracting Taskmon.exe In Windows 95-98 How-To
Extracting Taskmon.exe In Windows 95-98 How-To
The Windows installation files on your hard drive. On many newer computers, the Cab files that contain the Windows installation files are stored on the computer's hard drive. If you are sure that this is the case, see the section How to extract files that are located on the hard drive.
The Microsoft Windows 95/98 Installation CD. If you do not have the Cab files on the hard drive, see the section How to extract files that are located on the installation CD.
1. Type the following and then press Enter:
dir /s \precopy1.cab
This will search the hard drive for the location of the Cab files. If the file is not found, it is likely that the Cab files are not on the hard drive. Skip to the section How to extract files that are located on the installation CD.
2. Write down the location that follows "Directory of," for example, C:\Windows\Options\Cabs.
3. Change to the directory whose location you wrote down in the previous step by typing cd followed by the path. For example, to change to the location shown in step 2, type the following command and then press Enter:
cd \windows\options\cabs
4. What you do next depends on which operating system you are using:
NOTES:
If after entering any of these commands, you see a messages such as "File not found," type the command again to make sure that it was typed exactly as shown.
If you see a message asking if you want to overwrite a file, (Yes/No/All) type Y and then press Enter.
If you have Windows installed to a different location, please make the appropriate substitutions.
If you are using Windows 98, type the following commands and press Enter after each one:
extract /a precopy1.cab wsock32.dll /l c:\windows\system
extract /a win98_40.cab explorer.exe /l c:\windows
extract /a win98_40.cab rundll32.exe /l c:\windows
If you are using Windows 95, type the following commands and press Enter after each one:
extract /a win95_10.cab wsock32.dll /l c:\windows\system
extract /a win95_10.cab explorer.exe /l c:\windows
extract /a win95_10.cab rundll32.exe /l c:\windows
If you experience no error messages, then you are finished with the extraction process. Go on to the section Edit the registry. Caution: On occasion, other files, such as taskmon.exe can also be corrupted beyond repair and must be replaced. Use the same procedure seen above in replacing these files.
1. Insert the Windows 98 Startup disk in the floppy disk drive.
2. Insert the Windows 98 installation Cd in the CD-ROM drive.
3. Turn off the computer and wait thirty seconds.
4. Turn on the computer. The computer will start to a startup menu.
5. The default menu item is Start Computer with CD-ROM Support. Do not change this, but instead press Enter.
6. Allow the computer to finish booting to a A: prompt. This could take a few minutes.
7. The next step is to change to the CD-ROM drive. Because you are using the Startup disk, the drive letter will be one letter greater than the drive letter that usually represents the CD-ROM drive. For example, if the CD-ROM drive is the D: drive in Windows, it will now be the E: drive.
Type the following, changing the drive letter as necessary, and then press Enter:
E:\Win98 (If the installation disk is for Windows 98)
Also see:
Windows 98 Support Center
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