Ifshlp.sys

Hi Good Folks,

I've just been through the MS Knowledge base looking for info on a boot
error I got this morning that said I was missing Ifshlp.sys. I have the
file now (I checked) because I used my boot disk to get to System Restore.
In the MS article there was no explanation of what might cause this file to
vanish. I had Ifshlp.sys yesterday for sure: Windows loaded without a
glitch, 'puter ran like a top (no blue screens, no errors, no lock-ups), and
shut down perfectly at the end of the day. I've had one lock-up/poweroff
today since the restore--caused by MailWasher (it occasionally throws me a
blue screen, but it's one I can actually use "enter" to get out of most of
the time).

Anyone know what might have happened with Ifshlp.sys?--I'd like to avoid
having a problem with it again. Norton AV has found nothing, and the
computer is shut off every night (I have a dial-up connection).

carol

Mike
Sat Jan 31 09:42:01 CST 2004

Carol,

Did you read MS KB258471 - "Error Message: The Following File Is Missing or
Corrupted: C:\Windows\Ifshlp.sys" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=258471?
You problem could be as simple as a missing, damaged or corrupted copy of
msdos.sys.

BTW that NAV finds nothing unfortunately shouldn't be taken as the whole truth
and nothing but.... one reason being that it makes no attempt to search for
and fix many commercial parasites and the like, not that these are, hopefully,
likely to be the cause of your problems.

--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


caroloyl <pandoranospam@getgoin.net> wrote:

> Hi Good Folks,
>
> I've just been through the MS Knowledge base looking for info on a boot
> error I got this morning that said I was missing Ifshlp.sys. I have the
> file now (I checked) because I used my boot disk to get to System Restore.
> In the MS article there was no explanation of what might cause this file
> to vanish. I had Ifshlp.sys yesterday for sure: Windows loaded without a
> glitch, 'puter ran like a top (no blue screens, no errors, no lock-ups),
> and shut down perfectly at the end of the day. I've had one
> lock-up/poweroff today since the restore--caused by MailWasher (it
> occasionally throws me a blue screen, but it's one I can actually use
> "enter" to get out of most of the time).
>
> Anyone know what might have happened with Ifshlp.sys?--I'd like to avoid
> having a problem with it again. Norton AV has found nothing, and the
> computer is shut off every night (I have a dial-up connection).