re: Invalid VxD dynamic link call to device number 3
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 9:59 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(3939 messages posted)
Pritesh Gandhi wrote:
|[...]when we start [the computer] it give[s] me this message[:]
|"Invalid VxD dynamic link call to device number 3 service B"
|and then it was shut down [automatically]
"VxD" refers to a Windows virtual device driver.
The first thing you try when you are having problems with Windows
is the troubleshooting mode.
If you start the system in Safe Mode, VxDs won't be loaded.
If the data on that box isn't backed up, do that before proceeding.
Next, test your RAM. Use the tool linked here:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1127346860
Follow the link and look for the word "Free".
Note: Chris Brady has replaced his previously excellent page
with an uninformative advertisment. Here is a copy of the old page:
http://www.digital-handyman.com/ftp/Memtest86%20-%20Memory%20Diagnostic%20Page.txt
If you want to reseat, swap, remove, or replace your memory modules,
use the technique described on the Annoyances page linked.
Not following proper anti-static procedures
can destroy semiconductors simply by touching them.
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