I gave my windows 98 computer to my Sister. When I tried to install the Sidewinder Precision2 joystick I get a message to place the Windows98 source disk into the drive to retrieve the following file:

D:/Progra~1 Common~\aol\acs\netwving98SE\hidclass.sys. I then get the following error message:

"hidclass.sys on windows98 second edition cd-rom cannot be found.

Question: How do I get this file??

Thanks.

West

Search for BASE5.CAB on your hard drive. The hidclass.sys file is contained within it.

04-23-1999 10:22:00p A---		23,520 hidclass.sys

You might try it this way/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323921/en-us

The location of hidclass.sys in C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\whatever... is only for AOL client installation backup purposes.

The file must be located in %windir%\system32\drivers [where %windir% is usually C:\windows].

That is the only way Win98/ME OS will recognize and use hidclass.sys.

To extract the file to proper location [example using D as CD/DVD drive = change if different on your computer] use a batch file like this:

@ECHO OFF
EXTRACT/Y D:\WIN98\BASE5.CAB /L %windir%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS HIDCLASS.SYS
EXIT

The one from C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\whatever... can be safely deleted, will not affect the way the OS works.

HTH

Edited May 20, 200620 yr by MDGx