booting up

Try this first:

Write down the EXACT reference to the duplicate device (blahblahblah.vxd). Once you boot up Click Start->Run and type in Sysedit and click ok. Now highlight the window that says System.ini.

Look through the file for a reference to the file you wrote down. Place a semicolon ( at the beginning of that line. Do a Save and see if that does it.

In most cases it will but I have come accross situations were the reference is actually in the registry and then you have to find that refence. Do the first suggestion though to see if that does it. I always hesitate a suggestion to mess with the registry.


Good luck.

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Most of the VXD, system.ini errors at bootup can be eliminated by removing the appropriate key(s) from the registry.

Try this -

Start->Run->regedit [enter]

Navigate to this key -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD

In the right panel, check for the exact vxd(the one in the error message), delete that key, exit the registry editor. Restart the computer, does that help?

Thank you but still nothing done everything that u said but when i got to the folder that said VxD on it in the right box there was a
ab name (Default) Data (value not set)
Was the only thing in that box on right

any more suggestions?
I'm a dummie on these things

Neglect the earlier post...I was confused with the vcd/vxd...

This link should help -

Error Message: A Device Has Been Specified More Than Once in the System.ini File