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To: bosquedog who wrote (25893)	2/24/2002 5:47:53 PM
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And this microsoft article will fix your system up. support.microsoft.com Virtual Device Driver Error Message in 16-Bit MS-DOS Subsystem (Q254914) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows 2000 , Server Microsoft Windows 2000 , Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 , Advanced Server Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see Q314452 . IMPORTANT : This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe. SYMPTOMS 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. -or- 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. 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. RESOLUTION WARNING : Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate and click the following value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers\VDD On the Edit menu, click Delete . On the Edit menu, click Add Value . Type VDD in the Value Name box, click REG_MULTI_SZ for the Data Type , and then click OK . The Multi-String editor appears. Leave this entry blank and click OK . Quit Registry Editor. STATUS Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION These error messages can also occur in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 if this key is manually deleted for testing purposes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------