Re: Repairing Usn Journal

In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Bob wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:43:01 GMT, spam@xxxxxxx (Bob) wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:05:30 -0400, Mark V
>><notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Please give us a follow-up on this.
>>
>>I removed everything from the Registry that has to do with
>>Symantec and Norton Utilities 2002 based on the instructions for
>>manual uninstall from Symantec.
>>
>>Now I get the following error:
>>
>>+++
>>Application popup: 16 bit Windows Subsystem :
>>SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers. VDD.
>>Virtual Device Driver format in the registry is invalid. Choose
>>'Close' to terminate the application.
>>+++
>>
>>When I closed the application I was trying to install, the
>>system placed a RunOnce in the Registry. I know because I use
>>RegMon to report all startup activity.
>>
>>I rebooted but the problem persists. What do I do to fix this?
>>
>
> More information. I have backup disks so I ran one and looked at
> that part of the Registry. Sure enough there was a key having to
> do with Symantec, which I was told to remove by the uninstall
> instructions.
>
> The missing key is
>
> C:\Progra~1\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL
>
> There is no C:\Program Files\Symantec anymore - I deleted it in
> accordance with the uninstall instructions.
>
> What a farce this is turning out to be.
>
> Any suggestions on how to fix this.

Well, there is alway "start over clean". <G>
Then at least you can rule out third party software issues at the
outset. Should problems remain, it seems likely to me that
hardware is at the heart of the problem.
.

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