...Error Message : VDD

[Ace]

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I am trying to install certain software, when I open the
exe file for this application, I get this error message:

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers.VDD
Virtual device Drivers Format in the Registry is invalid

How can I resolve this situation ?? Your help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks
Stace

 

[Guest]

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Virtual Device Driver Error Message in 16-Bit MS-DOS Subsystem
;254914]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];254914

The article is pretty straight-forward. You'll need to use
regedt32.exe.regedit.exe cannot create Reg_Multi_Sz strings. If you need to
recreate the VirtualDeviceDrivers key; highlight the key (in the left-hand
pane), then Edit|Delete Then (in the left-hand pane) position the cursor on
the "Control" key, (so you'll be creating directly under "Control") then
Edit|Add Key, then for the "Key Name:"
VirtualDeviceDrivers
You can leave the "Class:" blank Then proceed with steps four through seven.

Make sure your doing this logged on as local administrator.


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"Ace" wrote:
|I am trying to install certain software, when I open the
| exe file for this application, I get this error message:
|
| SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers.VDD
| Virtual device Drivers Format in the Registry is invalid
|
| How can I resolve this situation ?? Your help is greatly
| appreciated.
|
| Thanks
| Stace
|