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Old 14th October 2003, 02:55   #1 (permalink)
misterblue
 
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How do you stop a vxd?

Some help please to get my PC to boot in less than 5 mins.

Running win 98, I have identified 2 duplicate vxd files which if the computer is left to its own devices, causes it to crash on start up.

If I use the step by step confirmation, and stop the duplicates (but not the originals) loading then the PC runs fine.

The vxd files are for my isdn line and are called gisdngen.vxd and gcapi20.vxd.

Stop them for me, pleeeeaaase....

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Old 14th October 2003, 07:11   #2 (permalink)
The Oracle
 
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misterblue,

First check:

Start >> Programs >> Startup

And see which programs are loading there on startup. There is a good chance any program in there, is not needed when you start Windows.

Then go:

Start >> Run

And type MSCONFIG and press Enter.

In there you will find all the programs that load when you start Windows. In the Startup Tab, turn off the extra VXD program. Do not go crazy in there turning programs off. Just do a few at a time and reboot. If you get problems, go back and turn them back on again.

Take Care,

Richard
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Old 14th October 2003, 18:51   #3 (permalink)
KYGMSY
 
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Try removing and uninstalling the hard / software and reinstall it.

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