vredir.vxd is VREDIR Virtual Device, and from what I've been able to find,
is related to Microsoft Video Drivers (personally I'd have thought it to
have something to do with either RPC or networking).

As far as disabling it goes, you can't. You can however, use SFC to restore
a copy from your Windows CD.

Start Run, type: sfc

Select to restore a single file and set the "Restore From" path to D:\WIN98
(where D is your CD-Rom drive), and the Restore To path to C:\Windows\System

Info:

Description of the System File Checker Tool (Sfc.exe):
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=185836
and
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/sfc.htm

System File Checker Tool Extracts Incorrect File Versions
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=192832

Error Message: System File Checker Identified that the Following File may Be
Corrupted. File: EXTRAC32.EXE...:
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=264865

System File Checker May Not Replace Older Files:
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=182725

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"jc calling" thank you for you valued help wrote in message
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does not say anything, but when I went into the step by step mode and said
NO to loading the vredir.vxd, it started up ok.

what is vredir.vxd, for so I can disable it and then reinstall it
properly.

J



"Steven Burn" wrote in message
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What does it say about the vredir.vxd file?

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"jc calling" thank you for you valued help wrote in message
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thank you for you reply.

after doing this I still can not start up the laptop pc, I have now
done
a
step by step start up and all ok up to the vredir.vxd file and nothing
after
this, just hangs.

any ideas why

thanks

J


"Steven Burn" wrote in message
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Start Shutdown Re-start in MS-DOS Mode

At the prompt, type:

deltree c:\windows\history

When prompted, press Y to delete the folder (windows will re-create
a
new
one for you)

Re-start your computer or type WIN to return to Windows without a
re-start
(not reccomended)

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"jc calling" thank you for you valued help wrote in message
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I have windows 98 in my laptop and it is not starting up it seems
that
the
files in the history folder are of the incorrect file name length.

how can I remove these files as just deleting them has not worked,
it
still
shows up that the files are there after deleting them.
also I have done a delete temp files in the properties of internet
explorer.

I can get into safe mode, but it will not start-up normally.

done a disk defrag and a scan disk and surface scan, still not
starting
up,
what else can I do to get it to work,

thanks in advance for any help given.


J