VSHINIT.VXD missing

[Acriku]

Hey, a while ago I booted up my computer and found a screen saying something like this:

Cannot find device file. The windows registry or SYSTEMS.INI file refers to this device file, but file no longer exists.

C:WINDOWSSYSTEMVSHINIT.VXD

Press any key to continue...

When I hit the any key, it boots up as normal and goes on its merry ways. But when this happened, the registry was backed up from a previously saved back up, a while ago, and now a lot of my programs installed after the backup was made do not work, or work but cannot be uninstalled, etc.

Anybody know where I can find this file to replace it, or have any idea why it happened in the first place? Virus maybe?

[Gobalopper]

Do a search for that filename, there are a few sites that might tell you what it is from. It might just be from a program you uninstalled.

[Acriku]

I'll try that, and I remember distinctly that I have not installed or uninstalled any programs prior to the booting up. And even then, doesn't it ask to remove any file that might be shared by another?

[gryphon]

Did you have a version of McAffee virus scan ones ?

If so, try to delete the gerestry entry linking to it.

[number6]

Here's a link from MS:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=280135

They step you through editing the registry. You should also check your system.ini file for the device "VSHINIT.VXD" and rem out the line. I believe you rem out lines in ini files with a ";" in front of the enrty. Better yet just delete the offending line from your system.ini file.

[gryphon]

Was the problem solved after your reboot last night ?

[Acriku]

Yep, thanks :) It does not go to that screen anymore, but the damage, sadly, was already done. It imported my backup reg file that screwed up my registry, heh it's all messed up :)