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VTCPRACT Err Msg: The Network Telesystems PPP/SLIP...

Article ID: 146438

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q146438

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows 95 or Windows 98, you may receive one of the following error messages:

- VTCPRACT

The network telesystems PPP/SLIP virtual device driver is not installed, so the networking telesystems TCP driver will not be loaded.

- VTCPRACT

Neither the Network Telesystems nor the Shiva PPP/SLIP virtual device driver is installed.

CAUSE

These error messages can occur if an incomplete set of third-party networking drivers is installed.

RESOLUTION

To work around these error messages, disable the following three lines in the [386Enh] section of the System.ini file in the Windows folder:

   Device=<path>Vntstimd.exe
   Device=<path>Vntspsd.386
   Device=<path>Vtcprac.386

To disable a line in the System.ini file, place a semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line.

NOTE: This also applies for the files "vntstimd.exe" and "dial.386" which are contained in the same section [386Enh].

MORE INFORMATION

VTCPRACT is part of the Delphi Online service.

The product discussed here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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