Microsoft KB Archive/140903

= WFW TCP/IP Files May Result in Problems with Windows 95/98 TCP/IP =

Article ID: 140903

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q140903



If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:

315854 Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center



SYMPTOMS
When you use the ping or winipcfg command, you may receive "Fatal exception" or "Fatal IP Error" error messages. Also, the ping command may return the following results:

Pinging 125.50.25.5 with 32 bytes of data:

PING: transmit failed, error code 10043.

PING: transmit failed, error code 10043.

PING: transmit failed, error code 10043.

PING: transmit failed, error code 10043.



CAUSE
Error code 10043 indicates that the TCP/IP stack is not being initialized. This error can occur if you have TCP/IP files with a .386 extension in your Windows folder from the Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 32-bit TCP/IP stack.

NOTE: This can also occur if tcp/ip is not installed.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rename the following files in the Windows folder. Rename these files to have a different extension, such as an .old extension:

Vdhcp.386

Vip.386

Vnbt.386

Vtcp.386

Vtdi.386

NOTE: Do not delete these files if you are using America Online (AOL). Deleting these files could result in an inability to connect to AOL.



MORE INFORMATION
TCP/IP files with a .386 extension are typically stored in the Windows\System folder. If these files are stored in the Windows folder, they are loaded before the Windows 95 or Windows 98 versions of the files in the Windows\System folder.

The following files with a .386 extension are included with Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows 95 and are stored in the Windows\System folder:   Name        Size     Date Vdhcp.386  27,961   07-11-95  9:50a Vip.386    62,614   07-11-95  9:50a Vnbt.386   95,969   07-11-95  9:50a Vtcp.386   47,377   07-11-95  9:50a Vtdi.386   5,687    07-11-95  9:50a

Additional query words: Vdhcp Vip Vnbt Vtcp Vtdi 386

Keywords: kberrmsg kbfatalexerr0d kbfatalexerr0e kbprb KB140903

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