Boot Problem: Error loading device driver MDISHLP.SYS

Hello

If I've already posted the following message, I ask your indulgence. I wrote it. I thought I'd posted it but I cannot find it anywhere. Regardless, here goes:

A friend of mine has a Dell 800 MHz system with Win 98SE loaded and has encountered a boot up problem which is foreign to me.

As her computer boots, the following messages are displayed:

QUOTE:

Invalid value for binding specified.

Error loading device driver
MDISHLP.SYS

Error 7323
One or more transport drivers failed to load.

UNQUOTE:

Windows continues to load.

I have the identical OS and can find no trace of the file MDISHLP.SYS on my machine. The best I can do on the Internet leads me to believe it may be a `foreign' file [foreign to Win 98 that is] and may in fact be a Unix file: from where I don't know.

What is meant by `invalid binding'?

Can any member shed light on the above? Could it have gotten there via a virus, trojan or pirate ware? Ad-Aware doesn't detect it.

I'm mystified.

Thank you.

 

Welt,

It appears that an error is in the TCP/IP protocol configuration.

Check the Bindings Tab that lists the network protocols that are bound to the Dial-Up-Adapter. The check box beside any protocol that you don't need, to connect to the dial-up-server, should be deactivated.

It may be necessary to reinstall and reconfigure the the TCP/IP Protocol.

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q138789

Hope this helps.

 

In addition to the above.............
Error 7323: Error loading network device driver ndishlp.sys:

This might be caused by an improperly installed network driver or the failure of a proper removal when the computer does not have a network card installed.

Also see these and use your best judgment for appropriateness:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/24hrsupporthelpdesk/message/12123?source=1

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win98/Q_20421501.html

http://forums.techguy.org/t107127/s292af45053d395c21473b522f83fd4a0.html

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Bear in mind that when dealing with network components {installs/uninstalls} you will have to have the win98 CD or the cab files stored on the harddrive. The CD will be asked for!

 

Welt,

Please Clarify, Is it :

Or as goddez1 states:

If its's NDIS, then it is a Network Driver Interface Specification Driver.
See this KBA Article By MS:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q243/1/99.ASP&NoWebContent=1
At the bottom of their page is a Driver to Download.

Please Post Back. Hope this helps.

 

ERROR CORRECTION

Hi irdreed

I was misinformed. It really was:

`Error loading network device driver ndishlp.sys'
`Error 7323'

When I learned this, I asked for/ received/ and remarked out a line in Autoexec.bat file and all now is well.

The revision I made and which worked, read as:

REM C:\windows\net start

On behalf of my friend and myself, thanks to all who responded.

 

I figured it was ndishlp.sys since this error was found umpteen times on a search and a reference to mdishlp was nowhere to be found. Since "N" and "M" are neighbors on the keyboard, I assumed a typo was made.

Guess this was good assumption on my part.

Thanks for the update, your welcome and I'm glad this problem was worked out.