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@tim5861 wrote:

message-invalid virtual device drivers-530at-please HELP!!!!!!

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System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers\VDD. Virtual Device Driver format
in the registry is invalid."


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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=314452

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254914/EN-US/

After you install some programs, one of the following error messages may appear when you attempt to run 16-bit programs:
16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
drive:\program path
XXXX. An installable Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
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16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
drive:\program path
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers. VDD. Virtual Device Driver format in the registry is invalid. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
In some cases, clicking Ignore allows the program to run properly, but the error message continues to be displayed when you start 16-bit programs.
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CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the following registry value has become corrupted:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers\VDD
This issue may occur after you install a 16-bit program, or a program that uses a 16-bit installation program, that is not Windows 2000 compliant.
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Message Edited by SpeedStep on 05-13-2005 06:54 AM