Invalid VxD error message starting Windows 95 due to SYSTEM.INI changed.
Cause:
Device or driver installation program made a change to the SYSTEM.INI that is not compatible with Windows 95.
Solution:
Restart your computer in 'Safe mode'. Delete the specific 'VxD' file displayed in the error message from the SYSTEM.INI. Restart the computer.
1) Restart Windows 95 in 'Safe mode'.
2) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
3) Select 'Programs' and select 'MS-DOS Prompt'. (The 'MS-DOS Prompt' application window appears.)
4) Type the following at the DOS prompt, and press ENTER:
CD\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
5) Type the following at the DOS prompt, and press ENTER:
EDIT SYSTEM.INI
6) In the '[386Enh]' section in SYSTEM.INI file, locate the 'VxD' causing the error, and disable the line by placing a semi-colon at the beginning of the line.
EXAMPLE: Before the line is disabled, it looks like this:
<device> = VxD
When the line disabled by semi-colon, it looks like this:
;<device> = VxD
7) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Save'.
8) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit'.
9) Type the following at the DOS prompt and press ENTER:
EXIT
10) Restart Windows 95.
