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Thread ID: 87110 2008-02-08 08:17:00 Vista install error Jack Greenhill (13386) Press F1
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638486 2008-02-08 08:17:00 When I Try to install windows vista home premium on my pc, it gets almost complete and restarts. It says the message windows failed to start ndisrd.sys missing or corrupt and displays the error code 0xc0000098. Any Ideas? I have all the minimum requirements for vista and I am using a external DVD Drive. I am 11 years old and I got vista for my birthday and mum and step dad has just spent alot of money on it and i am really upset, so please could you help me. I have a computer running XP Home Service Pack 2 and 760MB Ram and 1.9Ghz Procssor and it has a 30GB Hard Drive with 20GB of Space and it is the upgrade version of vista home premium. Jack Greenhill (13386)
638487 2008-02-08 08:25:00 Welcome to Press F1 jack.

Is this a Upgrade or a fresh install ?

Can we have some system Spec's Please.


I have all the minimum requirements for vista

What the Minimum Spec's say and what will actually work sometimes is different.
wainuitech (129)
638488 2008-02-08 08:31:00 That file ndisrd.sys looks like it belongs to a worm. Its not part of Vista

Altho, it may not affect Vista.

Doing a search in Google, some people say its not part of Vista.

And most entries say it belongs to a Spyware worm

I maybe wrong. Any Vista users want to check and see if this file is part of Vista.

Other than that try an IDE DVD.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
638489 2008-02-08 08:33:00 Back up all your docs/files etc and do a clean format as in This link (www.winsupersite.com)

NOTE: THIS WILL ERASE *EVERYTHING* ON THE HARD DISK!
jwil1 (65)
638490 2008-02-08 08:37:00 I looked around, and it's either what Speedy suggested, or the system cannot access certain services. Could be related to the external drive.
Is it a clean install?
Try a built-in drive, maybe you can't install it from an external one.
georgeks (9122)
638491 2008-02-08 08:38:00 ndisrd.exe doesn't exist in my system. Which reminds me, I think I cleaned up my neighbour's PC of a similar worm. qazwsxokmijn (102)
638492 2008-02-08 08:41:00 ndisrd.exe doesn't exist in my system. Which reminds me, I think I cleaned up my neighbour's PC of a similar worm.


not ndisrd.exe, ndisrd.sys.
Jack Greenhill (13386)
638493 2008-02-08 08:44:00 not ndisrd.exe, ndisrd.sys.
Oops, wrong extension. But it still doesn't exist in my system.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
638494 2008-02-08 08:46:00 Info for this worm is here (www.trendmicro.com)

There's like 11 variants of it around.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
638495 2008-02-08 08:58:00 Welcome to Press F1 jack.

Is this a Upgrade or a fresh install ?

Can we have some system Spec's Please.

What the Minimum Spec's say and what will actually work sometimes is different.

I think he said it in the 1st post

XP Home Service Pack 2 and 760MB Ram and 1.9Ghz Processor and it has a 30GB Hard Drive with 20GB of Space and it is the upgrade version of vista home premium.

I dont think thats enough for Vista
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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