Missing APPS.INF file - a blonde moment....

[RacybabeUK]

Running Win 98 SE and got the message missing Apps.inf file - use set up disc and reinstall. I have tried to find this file on the CD but it is not there!!

How do I reinstall this missing file please?

[morriswindgate]

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winme/r1029088211

[RacybabeUK]

Thanks for that link - i went to it but it relates to ME as there is no option to choose "file extract" after typing in msconfig and enter.

[morriswindgate]

You may have to do this by hand, searching through your .cab files. When you find it just right-click on the file and choose extract you will then get a window so you can place the file in the right place. It is the same in WIN98

Just make sure that the target folder is C:\WINDOWS\INF

This is the MS way of doing it:
Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition
In Windows
To extract files in Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition, use the System File Checker tool. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type sfc, and then press ENTER.
Click Extract one file from installation disk.
In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type drive:\windows\path\file (where drive is the drive on which the Windows folder is installed, generally drive C, path is the location in the Windows folder is the destination of the file that you are extracting, and file is the file that you want to extract).
Click Start. Next to the Restore from box, click Browse, and then locate the Windows installation files. If you are using an OEM version of Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition, the installation files are on the hard disk in C:\Cabs, by default. If you are using a retail full version or upgrade version, you can also insert the Windows installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then locate the Windows installation files.
Click OK, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

And the one you want is located in cab file 44 on your windows disk.

[RacybabeUK]

thank you very much - i have printed out your instructions and have successfully reinstalled the missing file!!