Post bootup error screen

[jurassicpc]

Am working on neighbor's computer. After she deleted MacAfee online suite,she gets following error screen after bootup and before Windows screen. System is win98SE.

Error references callup of missing file by .ini then lists the following file: C:\PROG~~1\CYBERM~~1\CMAPIENG.VXD. System appears to work fine despite error screen, but I would like to know what causes it.

Can anyone help me.

Andrea,

[galaxian]

It would seem to be a dangling reference in the registry.

Run Regedit and browse to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr
entVersion\SharedDLLs

Select SharedDLLs and in the right window, look for an entry C:\PROG~~1\CYBERM~~1\CMAPIENG.VXD

Select it, right mouse, Delete

Then, browse to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic
es\VxD\

Select each one and look for a reference to CMAPIENG.VXD

(the entry "could" be called CMAPIENG)

Select it, right mouse, delete

Exit Regedit and reboot.

[Dan]

safer to simply open regedit and do a search (edit>find) for the entries mentioned in error message (press f3 after each entry has been found and it will find the next one...)...
before you delete anything be sure to back up the entries in case you make a mistake....

[jurassicpc]

Thanks will try and keep you posted. Blessings,
Andrea

[jurassicpc]

Everything's fine now. I told her the forum helped me, but my neighbor thinks I'm a hero. I know who the real heroes are. Thank you Galaxian and Dan.
Andrea