error message

[Jack]

Upon restart or boot I get:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VXDIF.DLL is not a valid Windows
image. In my system it is only 1 byte. I would like to
fix a problem if it exists, but since this file is only
one byte I wonder if it is something left over from a
software installation. I have a new Toshiba laptop with
XP installed and cd drag and drop bundled. This error
message started showing up after installing the update
for this cd writing program. My question is: Can I
safely delete this file since my OS doesn't like it
anyway? Thanks. Jack

 

[Nictu]

Before deleting the file why dont you move it to another
directory so that you can retreive it if necessary. If it
boots up ok then delete it. cheers

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Well I did that and the message alert went away and the
machine seemed to boot normally. Only now I am left with
an "error message" DLL did not open. Yikes. Thanks for
your help. Do you have any further suggestions.? Jack

Jack

The file VXDIF.DLL appears to be part of the drivers for the Alps Trackpoint
touchpad. You might want to consult the documentation for this device or go
online to the website of the system manufacturer and check if this is a
known issue. reinstalling the driver may clear the problem.
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[Jack]

-----Original Message-----


Jack

The file VXDIF.DLL appears to be part of the drivers for the Alps Trackpoint
touchpad. You might want to consult the documentation for this device or go
online to the website of the system manufacturer and check if this is a
known issue. reinstalling the driver may clear the problem.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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.Thanks so much for the help. The gap in my knowledge

was how to find the program with which the file VXDIF.DLL
was associated. When you ID'ed that for me I went to
the System restore disk that came with my computer and
attempted to reinstall the Alps driver group. The
Installer went into the temp file where I was able to
view all the drivers. The Installshield would not run, I
assume ( I know this is dangerous) that it was because
the installer found the almost perfect installation
already in place. So I took the direct route, deleted
the defective file(it only had one byte in it) from
sys32, copied the new file from the temp folder(it had
78+kb in it) and pasted it into sys32. The machine now
boots without either of the error messages. I hope this
withstands the test of time, thanks again.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

The flaw in this direct fix is that after pasting the
file into sys 32, the touchpad was inoperative. So I
took the correct route and uninstalled the alps driver
using the control panel link and reinstalled the alps
driver from the setup file from the system restore disk
in the temp folder. I think all is well at this point.

Jack

Very glad you got this sorted. Let us know if you need anything else.

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Microsoft MVP
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