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[Sunners]

Howdy puter geeks... I've had this msg thingy on start up for a few months now but its only starting to annoy me now... so thought I'd share it :) anyway this is what I'm getting.... any help muchos appreciated :D I'm thinkin its not too serious coz when I press a key to continue it just goes on as normal... but anyway.. oh n don't dare mention formatting :p


Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application.

The Windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file refers to this device file, but the device file no longer exists.

If you deleted this file on purpose, try uninstalling the associated application using it's uninstall or setup program.

If you still want to use the application associated with this device file try reinstalling that application to replace the missing file.

vsdata95.vxd
Press a key to continue


:D

[Morph]

You un-installed zone-alarm by any chance?

[Sunners]

I think I possibly did yus....

[Morph]

re-install it then

[The Mullet of G]

lol yup thats pretty much the reason I never use zone alarm, its a messy uninstall.

[The Mullet of G]

ok heres a possible solution, click the Start button to open your menu thingy then click run, type in Regedit it will bring up the registry editor in here click the plus next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then System then CurrentControlSet followed by Services then finally Vxd you should see a long list of Vxd's locate Vsdata95 highlight it and press the delete key or right click on it and select delete, quit the regeditor and restart your pooter voilla error message should be gone :D

[Morph]

Was gonna suggest that, be she dont like editing the registry!

This is zone alarms answer.....

- Uninstallation Step 1.
If you want to uninstall ZoneAlarm , first run the Uninstaller program: click on the Start menu|Programs|Zone Labs|Uninstall ZoneAlarm. The uninstaller will guide you through the process; answer "Yes" to any files it prompts you to delete. You must also say "Yes" to allow TrueVector to shut down.

A. To make sure that you can see the ZA/ZAP system files, if they are still on your computer, click Start, Help, then type either "hidden files" or "show all files" - one of these should tell you how to make sure ALL files are visible (including Hidden; System; Protected; and Operating System files). Follow the instructions given. Be sure to change these settings back after you are done.


B. Verify that the following have been removed:

- Directories:

1) Zone Labs from C:\Program Files
2) zonelabs from C:\Windows\System
3) Zone Labs from C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

- Files:

1) C:\Windows\System\vsdata.dll
2) C:\Windows\System\vsdata95.vxd
3) C:\Windows\System\vsmonapi.dll
4) C:\Windows\System\vsnetutils.dll
5) C:\Windows\System\vspubapi.dll
6) C:\Windows\System\vsutil.dll
7) C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\zonealarm
8) C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\zonealarm

NOTE: Please verify that none of the files listed above remain in the directory C:\Windows\Temp.

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- Uninstallation Step 2.
Delete the directory "C:\Windows\Internet Logs".

NOTE: If you want to save your alert logs (ZAlog.txt), you should copy them from the Internet Logs directory to a different location before deleting the directory.

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- Uninstallation Step 3.
Make sure your Recycle Bin is empty.


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- Uninstallation Step 4.
It is not generally necessary to remove registry entries if reinstalling ZoneAlarm. However, should you choose to do so, the following registry entries aree associated with ZoneAlarm:

Important Advisory: Deleting registry entries incorrectly may cause serious problems to your operating system (OS) which may necessitate the need to reinstall the OS. Please make sure you are able to perform these deletions correctly before you decide to edit the entries.

For information about how to edit the registry in Windows, type "regedit.exe" from a command prompt. Click "Help," then "Help Topic." Click "Changing Keys and Values."

Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To enter the registry, go to Start/Run and type: "regedit." Use Control-F to find and F3 to Find Next.

Registry Entries:

- Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zone Labs and all its subkeys and values
- Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\ZoneAlarm


These registry items start the services required for ZoneAlarm:

- Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
- Value: MiniLog and Value: TrueVector
- Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\VxD\VSDATA95


This is a database that contains a long list of values, but only these values are related to ZoneAlarm and TrueVector:

- Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\SharedDLLs
- Values:

C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\tutorwiz.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsdata.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsdata95.vxd
C:\Windows\System\vsmonapi.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsnetutils.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsnetu.dll
C:\Windows\System\vspubapi.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsutil.dll
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\html.tdr
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\vsdb.dll
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\minilog.exe
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\vsmon.exe
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\vsruledb.dll


For each user who has run ZoneAlarm, there are registry keys in

- Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zone Labs


The following keys allow the user to modify the sound that is played when there is an alert through use of the Control Panel Sounds applet:

- Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\InternetAl ert
- Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ InternetAlert\.current


The following keys tell Windows the ZoneAlarm Desk Band is a part of the application:

- Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{long string of characters}\InprocServer32 (NOTE: The string of characters will vary from system to system.)
- Value: C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zoneband.dll


The following keys are related to ZoneAlarm's MailSafe Feature:

- Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZAMailSafe


For ZoneAlarm, The following keys can be removed:

- Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zl0
- Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZAMailSafe
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- Uninstallation Step 5.
Reboot your machine.

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- Uninstallation Step 6.
If you experienced difficulty deleting ZoneAlarm files or folders, try removing the items mentioned above AFTER following the steps here.



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[Sunners]

Originally posted by The Mullet of G
ok heres a possible solution, click the Start button to open your menu thingy then click run, type in Regedit it will bring up the registry editor in here click the plus next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then System then CurrentControlSet followed by Services then finally Vxd you should see a long list of Vxd's locate Vsdata95 highlight it and press the delete key or right click on it and select delete, quit the regeditor and restart your pooter voilla error message should be gone :D

:shock: And its goooooooooone!!!! :D Cheers G n Morph! :cheers: