extracting files from the Windows cd

So you think: 'I didn't have this problem right from the beginning, so the kernel32 on my Windows cd must be perfectly all right, now won't it?'

Will it? It will be, but in your configuration it will probably conduct its business in the exact same manner as the file that is currently misbehaving in your System folder. Computer files can get 'corrupted', but with kernel32.dll that is rather unlikely.

Remember that it is problably the application that causes the invalid page fault that should be reinstalled, and not the module in which the fault was caused. However, if you're not convinced you can put the 'original' kernel32 from your cd back on your disk. But on the cd all the system files are stored in cabinet files (.cab). Where is kernel32 and how can you get it on your disk?

This is the way extract a file from the Windows cd if you have Windows 95 or aren't able to start up Windows anymore. With Windows 98, you can do this a lot faster using System File Checker.

1) Insert the Windows Startup Diskette and restart your computer;

2) Wait untill you see a menu and choose to procede with cd-rom support;

3) The DOS-prompt will be A:\>. Insert the Windows cd and type EXT;

4) You are asked from which directory you want to extract; type X:\WIN9x (replace x with 5 or 8, and X with the letter of your cd-drive, mostly E:\ and not D:\ because in this mode D:\ is the virtual RAM-drive; if you have more than one partition, the cd-letter is higher up the alfabet, according to the number of your partitions);

5) You are prompted to type the name of the file you want to extract. Type kernel32.dll;

6) The file you want to extract to, is X:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM (X being the drive with your Windows folder, almost always C:\);

7) The information you have given will be displayed and you will be asked to confirm it;

8) After you have confirmed, the file will be traced on the cd. When found, you will be asked to overwrite it. Choose all (type a) and press 'enter'.

9) The file will be extracted and replaced. This will take a while, don't forget you're in DOS mode.

Will it make any difference? We would be surprised if it would. But at least you can't say you haven't tried when someone at a help desk asks you: 'Have you tried extracting the file from you cd?'


	'Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll': solutions

Extracting the Original Kernel32.dll