RTLDI.exe

Whenever I boot my computer, a window appears that reads "RTLDI.EXE will
terminate." What is this ? Where did it come from ? How do I get rid of it ?
--
lostinwoods

I found a few references about this file but only one was in English and it
was dated over five years ago. So, while I don't know what rtldi.exe is, I
doubt that it is a virus or adware. How long has the notice been appearing
and what did you do (add hardware, software, etc.) to the computer
immediately prior to its appearance? You might want to check the contents
of your autoexec.bat or config.sys files and see if either contains a
reference to the file and, if so, rem out the reference. You can also see
if you can pin point it using this method:

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Whenever I boot my computer, a window appears that reads "RTLDI.EXE will
terminate." What is this ? Where did it come from ? How do I get rid of it
?
--
lostinwoods

Ron: Thanks for your help, but I could not find that file in either location
you mentioned. Truth be known, I am actually computer illiterate, and I'm not
sure I even searched those sites correctly. This started after I did a
complete system recovery, and it's not the only problem I've had. I cannot
find the drivers for the ethernet adapter or the PCI controller. I've done
recoveries before, and I used the same discs this time that I've always used,
but I've never had these problems before. When I try to load the drivers I am
prompted to "Insert Windows Second Edition CD-ROM". I do not have this disc,
and I have never had it. I am truly (see my sig.)
--
lostinwoods


"Ron Badour" wrote:

I found a few references about this file but only one was in English and it
was dated over five years ago. So, while I don't know what rtldi.exe is, I
doubt that it is a virus or adware. How long has the notice been appearing
and what did you do (add hardware, software, etc.) to the computer
immediately prior to its appearance? You might want to check the contents
of your autoexec.bat or config.sys files and see if either contains a
reference to the file and, if so, rem out the reference. You can also see
if you can pin point it using this method:

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Whenever I boot my computer, a window appears that reads "RTLDI.EXE will
terminate." What is this ? Where did it come from ? How do I get rid of it
?
--
lostinwoods

What kind of computer and what CDs do you have? Are there .cab files on the
hard drive that have the needed files? To determine this, do a search on:
win98_29.cab and if found, note the location. Then any time a file is
needed, point it to that location.

To open the autoexec.bat file, right click and select edit. To open the
config.sys file, right click, select open with and use Notepad.

Finally, if that message causes no harm, you may just want to ignore it as
some times it is very difficult to track down these oddities.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Ron: Thanks for your help, but I could not find that file in either
location
you mentioned. Truth be known, I am actually computer illiterate, and I'm
not
sure I even searched those sites correctly. This started after I did a
complete system recovery, and it's not the only problem I've had. I cannot
find the drivers for the ethernet adapter or the PCI controller. I've done
recoveries before, and I used the same discs this time that I've always
used,
but I've never had these problems before. When I try to load the drivers I
am
prompted to "Insert Windows Second Edition CD-ROM". I do not have this
disc,
and I have never had it. I am truly (see my sig.)
--
lostinwoods

Thanks, Ron. I checked both files and didn't find it. I did, however, find
the files needed for the Eternet Adapter. I still can't find drivers for the
PCI Controller. I'm not exactly sure where to look, since I don't know what a
PCI Controller is. I have a HP Brio Ba210. I bought it second (at least)
hand. My discs are homemade, I'm really not sure what's on them, but they've
always worked before.
--
lostinwoods


"Ron Badour" wrote:

What kind of computer and what CDs do you have? Are there .cab files on the
hard drive that have the needed files? To determine this, do a search on:
win98_29.cab and if found, note the location. Then any time a file is
needed, point it to that location.

To open the autoexec.bat file, right click and select edit. To open the
config.sys file, right click, select open with and use Notepad.

Finally, if that message causes no harm, you may just want to ignore it as
some times it is very difficult to track down these oddities.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Ron: Thanks for your help, but I could not find that file in either
location
you mentioned. Truth be known, I am actually computer illiterate, and I'm
not
sure I even searched those sites correctly. This started after I did a
complete system recovery, and it's not the only problem I've had. I cannot
find the drivers for the ethernet adapter or the PCI controller. I've done
recoveries before, and I used the same discs this time that I've always
used,
but I've never had these problems before. When I try to load the drivers I
am
prompted to "Insert Windows Second Edition CD-ROM". I do not have this
disc,
and I have never had it. I am truly (see my sig.)
--
lostinwoods

The PCI controller is a motherboard component, so the driver would be part
of the motherboard drivers. However HP doesn't include separate motherboard
drivers with that model, so the default Windows drivers must be suitable,
unless HP has updated the installation CD but hasn't supplied all the
updates.

Look in:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...SeriesId=32891

Then choose Download drivers and software, Windows 98.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Ron. I checked both files and didn't find it. I did, however, find
the files needed for the Eternet Adapter. I still can't find drivers for
the
PCI Controller. I'm not exactly sure where to look, since I don't know
what a
PCI Controller is. I have a HP Brio Ba210. I bought it second (at least)
hand. My discs are homemade, I'm really not sure what's on them, but
they've
always worked before.

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:59:28 -0800, "jseesengood"
put finger to keyboard and composed:

Thanks, Ron. I checked both files and didn't find it. I did, however, find
the files needed for the Eternet Adapter. I still can't find drivers for the
PCI Controller. I'm not exactly sure where to look, since I don't know what a
PCI Controller is. I have a HP Brio Ba210.

Is it a PCI modem?

How to use Registry Editor to identify an unknown PCI device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298837/en-us

PCI Vendor and Device Lists:
http://www.pcidatabase.com/

You can also retrieve PCI device info (eg vendor and device IDs) using
PCItree:
http://www.pcitree.de/

Alternatively, try running msinfo32.exe.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

Thanks, everyone, for all your help. I have all of my drivers now, and
everything seems to be O.K.. I still have the aggravating RTLDI message, but
I guess I can live with it. I'll probably stumble onto the answer by accident
one of these days. Once again, thanks to all.
--
lostinwoods


"Franc Zabkar" wrote:

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:59:28 -0800, "jseesengood"
put finger to keyboard and composed:

Thanks, Ron. I checked both files and didn't find it. I did, however, find
the files needed for the Eternet Adapter. I still can't find drivers for the
PCI Controller. I'm not exactly sure where to look, since I don't know what a
PCI Controller is. I have a HP Brio Ba210.

Is it a PCI modem?

How to use Registry Editor to identify an unknown PCI device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298837/en-us

PCI Vendor and Device Lists:
http://www.pcidatabase.com/

You can also retrieve PCI device info (eg vendor and device IDs) using
PCItree:
http://www.pcitree.de/

Alternatively, try running msinfo32.exe.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

Try using MSCONFIG to find the source of loading the RTLDI file - it may be
listed in the Startup list. If so, make a note of the content of the line,
and post back with the detail - and we can then see what we can find

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Thanks, everyone, for all your help. I have all of my drivers now, and
everything seems to be O.K.. I still have the aggravating RTLDI message,
but
I guess I can live with it. I'll probably stumble onto the answer by
accident
one of these days. Once again, thanks to all.
--
lostinwoods

I've been through MSCONFIG from top to bottom and I can't find any mention of
RTLDI. ALL I can find out is that it is a Direct Runtime Loader from BitWagon
Software. When It pops up on my computer, the complete message reads
"Interface Failure - Failed to register with Service Provider. RTLDI.exe will
terminate". It's all Greek to me.
--
lostinwoods


"Noel Paton" wrote:

Try using MSCONFIG to find the source of loading the RTLDI file - it may be
listed in the Startup list. If so, make a note of the content of the line,
and post back with the detail - and we can then see what we can find

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"jseesengood" wrote in message
...
Thanks, everyone, for all your help. I have all of my drivers now, and
everything seems to be O.K.. I still have the aggravating RTLDI message,
but
I guess I can live with it. I'll probably stumble onto the answer by
accident
one of these days. Once again, thanks to all.
--
lostinwoods